We created our own Astra Militarum Regiment inspired by history! | Warhammer 40,000

We created our own Astra Militarum Regiment inspired by history! | Warhammer 40,000 | Duncan Rhodes

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Inspiration for creativity can strike at any moment and is always fun to embrace especially when creating your own Warhammer 40,000 regiment or squad, whether it's Space Marines, Astra Militarum, Sisters of Battle, Necrons, Orks, the list goes on. In this fun tutorial, we show you how we created our very own regiment inspired by my other hobby...any guesses lol?
We show you how to approach creating your own home brew regiment or squad from thinking about conversions and kit-bashing including doing some simple sculpting to colour schemes. So go grab your bitz boxes and let's get creative.
If you have any great ideas for 40K regiments inspired by history or just sound cool then let us know in the comment section, we'd love to hear from you.
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Paints used:
Mechanicus Standard Grey Spray (Citadel)
Kantor Blue (Citadel)
Griffon Claw (TTC)
Mournfang Brown (Citadel)
Sanguine Scarlet (TTC)
Cuirass Leather (TTC)
Carcharadon Grey (TTC)
Death Reaper (TTC)
Sir Coates Silver (TTC)
Spartan Bronze (TTC)
Battle Mud Wash (TTC)
Barbarian Brawn (TTC)
Flesh Wash (TTC)
Dwarven Skin (TTC)
Elven Skin (TTC)
Glistening Gums (TTC)
Doom Death Black (TTC)
White Star (TTC)
Ivory Tusk (TTC)
Demon Red (TTC)
Altdorf Guard Blue (Citadel)
Skrag Brown (Citadel)
Dungeon Stone Grey (TTC)
Boar Hide (TTC)
Mythril Blade (TTC)
Glistening Gold (TTC)
Paint conversion chart can be found here: www.duncanrhodes.com/ttc-paints/
or here:
gerinfact.github.io/ttc_citadel/
(Thanks Marcel)

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@nickster5207 Жыл бұрын

I think Napoleon would be laughing in his grave if he knew that a bunch of British dudes liked to dress up as Frenchmen and march under his flag for fun.

@kevlonk Жыл бұрын

The best part is, I doubt Wellington would disapprove.

@MrJayberry176 Жыл бұрын

Knowing the british they would just mispronounce everything and say its actually british guys, trust me.

@manugarcia3578 Жыл бұрын

Deal with it. lol Vive la France !

@AtheAetheling Жыл бұрын

@@MrJayberry176 The Brits are fascinated by Napoleon, and don't mind admitting it because it isn't personal for them like it could be for other nations. There were even several Royal Navy ships named after some of Napoleon's Marshals.

@VivienVoillot Жыл бұрын

@@AtheAetheling I always wondered why ? By mockery because they have been asskicked ? Because they turned coat and swron allegeance to whoever was sitting on th BE throne ? Or just as an appreciation of military talent ? My last guess would be because they ran out of name to give :D

@kevlonk Жыл бұрын

Converting your own Napoleonic War inspired Guard regiment? That's soldiering.

@user-qg4st8ih1d Жыл бұрын

*Commenting* about converting your own Napoleonic War inspired Guard Regiment? Now *that’s* soldiering!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Oh yes! We soldier on

@MikeKnell2884 Жыл бұрын

Wait till Major Sharpe hears about soldiering flying over peoples heads. Then more substantial items will start flying. And then you will have real soldiering. Not just marching up and down a square.

@randomname3109 Жыл бұрын

using melted metal to bond metallic surfaces? that's soldering!

@crawbag0311 Жыл бұрын

Dang it. Wasn't quick enough for the Sharpe quip. Well played.

@XINGY342 Жыл бұрын

Duncan's Grenadiers will now have to fight Peachy's Ventrillion Nobles for the ultimate showdown of the regiments.

@Fidgottio Жыл бұрын

That would be a good video on The Painting Phase

@nightlordAL Жыл бұрын

That'd be bloody brilliant

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching everyone! We hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have fun creating and kit-bashing your own regiments, kill-teams or squads! Let us know if you have done any yourself in the comments below, we'd love to hear from you! Cheers Dunc & Rog

@ninjaturkey100 Жыл бұрын

Now - if you aren't good at greenstuffing like me, Wargames Atlantic makes a set of French-inspired sci-fi troops in their Death Fields range. Good enough for most I should imagine!

@waaawman Жыл бұрын

Love their stuff!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

They do some great stuff for sure!

@handlesrstupid123 Жыл бұрын

this would be good sculpting practice to pick up the skills. the hat texture will hide many mistakes. plus you can just make 10 or 20 for ethier vets. conscripts or maybe your sacrificial bump squad up front

@cell32005 Жыл бұрын

Yep, they're called Grognards and they come with a ton of head(wear) options like kepi, adrian helmet and bearskin, all with and without gasmasks.

@sweatilaa5325 Жыл бұрын

Les Grognards and Bulldogs are great kits for this! The Raumjäger kit is also a nice one for a Steel Legion alternative or for sci-fi Wehrmacht parachute troopers

@solidzaku2 Жыл бұрын

What a clean paintjob. You could even say it's looking Sharpe.

@CharlieNoodles Жыл бұрын

I Sean what you did there

@universalflamethrower6342 Жыл бұрын

I have Bean waiting for a paintjob like this.

@Xoguran Жыл бұрын

Glad they didn't lost the King's colors.

@Briselance Жыл бұрын

@@Xoguran They would have lost the King's friendship.

@radomircita9420 Жыл бұрын

Sharpe's two thin coats is the next installment

@RaptorShadow Жыл бұрын

Something I really appreciate is that even though Duncan has his own paint range, he still uses other ranges where he feels they're the appropriate colour.

@Inzanepiratical Жыл бұрын

My dad was a huge reenactor (French fur trader/ww2 correspondence) and it was a huge part of my childhood. He was the one who got me into the miniatures hobby! Greatest painting teacher AND a reenactor? So glad to see you dressing up and enjoying living history!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic story. Thanks for sharing 😊

@stujm84 Жыл бұрын

"La Garde meurt, elle ne se rend pas!" Great kitbash Duncan. Would be cool to see more like this, especially with nods to actual historical armies. Admittedly, the Imperial Guard is so good for things like that!

@radomircita9420 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see Hussian Zealots regiment with flails attached to their lasguns

@bakauf4300 Жыл бұрын

An old regiment made to be in the Astra Militarum. Eagles everywhere. A trooper with a two headed Imperial Eagle standard would really finish these guys off. Cool idea, this lot. 👍

@romanklaeger5397 Жыл бұрын

For those of us not keen on doing this amount of work for a single miniatur: Les Grognards from Wargames Atlantic are just that.

@MajorSvenGaming Жыл бұрын

Second this, they are fantastic models.

@nakenmil Жыл бұрын

This seems like a great guide to make things like kitbashed Vostroyans, or even something inspired by the Janissaries, for example.

@philt8442 Жыл бұрын

Spooky timing as I’m making a French inspired Imperial Guard regiment too 😂 awesome work ❤️

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Nice indeed!

@Short_Shots Жыл бұрын

Canonically, it is possible that the Napoleon was secretly the Emperor of Man

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Rumour has it 🤣

@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t Жыл бұрын

He was having issues with his ability to control how he appeared to others, and people remembered him as being much shorter than he intended.

@felixflitou Жыл бұрын

That would explain the authoritarianism and slavery of the Imperium 🤔

@KuK137 Жыл бұрын

@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t That's urban legend because dumb englishmen didn't notice continental units were bigger so he was pretty tall...

@uwesca6263 Жыл бұрын

@@KuK137 he was often surrounded by grenadiers. Those are usualy a bit larger than normal soldiers and had a huge hat. In the end it was just probaganda that napoleon was a small man that compensates...

@thenovideoman5886 Жыл бұрын

The true appeal of the guard for a collector- customisable. Now that Mordians, valhallans, and many more are gone us guard collectors need to get creative. You've done an amazing job at that.

@Khrist75 Жыл бұрын

As a French, i think it's a vibrant hommage done to Napoleonic armies. Pretty well done Duncan !!

@mandowarrior123 Жыл бұрын

As a Frank (or Frenchman/Frog)* but I'll excuse your French. You could also say 'Being French,' or 'as a French person' but they are less appropriate. Shame about the old jokes of the French Franc being a redundant currency (all Franks are French, hur hur)

@samwise7538 Жыл бұрын

@@mandowarrior123 'Being French,' or 'as a French person' would be wholly more appropriate than saying "as a Frank" since that's not a word for French people and hasn't been for many centuries now...

@mirage809 Жыл бұрын

A full on sculpting tutorial from Duncan? Today is a good day. Also, Napoleon really knew how to make his army look good. That uniform design is pure class and I can see why it still inspires people after more than 200 years.

@Rajdane Жыл бұрын

As a Frenchman, this just put a smile on my face ❤

@MrCrystalwarrior1 Жыл бұрын

Thank all the Gods that I'm NOT the only one who creates Astra Militarium regiments for other gamers using historical uniforms/figures and LOTS of Green Stuff to get unique looking, fun to paint minis. I'd never used E45 cream this way before (I use it on my crusty feet after a long day walking round all the charity shops that I get my terrain bits from :-D), so this is definitely going to be something fun to try for myself :-) Fantastic to see such inspiring videos, so a HUGE thank you, Duncan, for posting this.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure :-)

@madmerlinsart Жыл бұрын

Vive Le Space France! Lovely tutorial, and very inspiring. I've been holding onto so Les Grognods from Wargames Atlantinc's Death Fields range, with the hopes to make a Vostroyan Firstborn army. But with the intention to possibly use it at tournaments I'd much rather have official GW components. This video has given me a new approach to that project. Now to just finish other projects first, lol.

@guillaumedumas6555 Жыл бұрын

Vive l'Empereur !

@vatiti9573 Жыл бұрын

As both a fellow French and Napoleonic era fan (I know, those two facts often come together XD), I must say that this miniature is wonderful, and GOSH YOUR UNIFORM ! I used to do some research on the subject of how uniforms were, were made and worn under Napoleon a while ago, and everything in yours in ON POINT, it's incredible.

@Adahn5 Жыл бұрын

I love it! This is amazing, Mr. Rhodes. This is such a creative kit-bash too.

@Matt-tb5un Жыл бұрын

This is a cross of my two favorite wargames! So cool. Bravo Duncan!

@TheBowTizzle Жыл бұрын

I work as a historic interpreter playing an infantryman in the Army of the Potomac. It inspired me to want to build a Civil War themed Astra Militarum regiment. Glad to see I'm not the only one with this idea 😁

@col.hertford9855 Жыл бұрын

Nice Duncan, glad you got a proper geek out moment!!! Love the napoleonic stuff.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@artycharr Жыл бұрын

I cant wait to keep a sharpe eye out for all the soldiering thats about to occur!

@wingnoot338 Жыл бұрын

Well, I for one did NOT know about the re-enactment. You keep getting cooler and cooler!

@cordial001 Жыл бұрын

I don't really do complex conversions myself, but I always try to add little touches to make a squad 'my own'. This has inspired me to maybe go a bit further :)

@Epolas06 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this amazing kitbashing Duncan. It looks like a super cool project to complete for whoever would follow your steps. I enjoyed the video as a crossover of my two favourite universes. Very creative.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 😊

@th3ir0nf0x Жыл бұрын

I know this isnt a gaming channel but would love to see these guys against Peachy's Ventrillian Nobles!

@trippsclips903 Жыл бұрын

I've been really thinking about doing some Caroleans with the new Krieg plastics and that musket conversion has been killing me. Thanks for the video!!

@fakestreetspirit 10 ай бұрын

You're an absolute inspiration. Thank you for uploading this great video. The Space Red Coats will have this Guard for breakfast - line always beats column tactics.

@chrisboyle6175 Жыл бұрын

My custom Astra Militarum army has a detachment based on the 95th Rifles (because if you're into the napoleonic war and don't like Sharpe I'm sorry, there's no saving you) so this is super helpful regarding the rifles! Thank you so much!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome! And, of course, it's our pleasure to help a little 😊

@GrumpyThump Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see one of the heavy ordinance batteries for these guys. Love these videos so much. Keep the conversions coming!

@jimmychengdu Жыл бұрын

very creative concept ,definitely going to try this , thats thinking out of the box for sure

@michealhayward8767 Жыл бұрын

I'm currently converting and painting my guard based on my dad's regiment, The Household Cavalry. Waiting for the rough riders to appear to start on that conversion journey. Just got to figure out how to do the helmets. I have loved watching your work Duncan. Get job.

@soddof7972 Жыл бұрын

My Father in Law was in Royal Scots Dragoons and I would love but have no time to make kilts and bearskins on a guard army along with household cavalry rough riders.

@michealhayward8767 Жыл бұрын

@soddof Bearskins are easy. Just order them from Anvil Industries. Kilts, you can also order, but it shouldn't be too difficult to do with greenstuff.

@QuentinMEREL Жыл бұрын

Pour l'Empereur et l'Imperium de l'Humanité ! Great video as usual! Always inspiring. And now I want to paint a mini, thanks Sigmar it is Sunday ;)

@Blaxkleric Жыл бұрын

Excellent conversion. Presumably as its all GW bitz you can field them in official GW tournaments too..? Nice to see a painting tutorial which isn’t just a pair of hands.!!! ;-)

@keenforson478 Жыл бұрын

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@Banana-qf2km Жыл бұрын

You know, i had the exact same idea for my guard regiment using the new guard kit , really love the look you gave them and some great inspiration to make them look even better. Definately gona be coming back to this video allot. Vive l'empereur!!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching 😊

@Rafal0905 Жыл бұрын

Looks like my old vostroyan firstborn. Also, thank you for the video on how to paint Vostroyan tanks a few years ago, but still in use! :)

@titouanlesourd1642 Жыл бұрын

LA GARDE MEURT MAIS NE SE REND PAS. Just here to pay my respects from a French "citoyen" to a British artist. Beautiful job.

@caitlynwarrington8690 Жыл бұрын

Nice work on the conversion and the painting explanation. He looks great!

@OliveGarden420 Жыл бұрын

my favourite thing is seeing a nice green stuff sculpt all primed and ready to go.

@thepavl Жыл бұрын

This is excellent ! Great job Duncan!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

@BazKami Жыл бұрын

When I first saw the screen shot, I thought it was part of the War Games Atlantic miniature Les Grognards set. This one looks fun to paint, I will pick up a set.

@mattiasgamin9640 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Reenactment is great fun and so is painting miniatures. So great combination of interests. :-) And great conversion and great end result!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@dekai7992 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff! This approach may actually be a great starting point for plastic Vostroyans, an army I fell deeply in love with when they were released alongside Cities of Death, but who were super intimidating for me because they were all white metal. Great inspiration, thanks a lot!

@duaneepps7346 Жыл бұрын

WHAT AN INTRO!!😍 You look right at home in that uniform.

@jonesdaevilone Жыл бұрын

DAMN Duncan!! Lookin' fly

@patrickbateman7941 Жыл бұрын

As always you did an amazing job Duncan ! Thank you for sharing your passion with US

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Siege181 Жыл бұрын

Oh and btw, love the Two Thin Coats paints! Great consistency and you have the BEST bottle design! Looking forward for the general release of the 2nd set (couldn’t afford to back on kickstarter, I apologise!) and hope you keep them coming!

@sarudon8412 Жыл бұрын

Duncan is a reenactor! I geeked out over that. As a fellow reenactor i appreciate! Viva la France from your muskrat cousins here in SE Michigan!

@mlpman246 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding uniform, Duncan!

@mandowarrior123 Жыл бұрын

Best video yet, well done Sir Tuthin.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure sir

@PM9Video Жыл бұрын

Phwoar, cracking! Awesome stuff

@Taffer-bx7uc Жыл бұрын

Very nice. Not too over the top and insane looking. Looks very practical and believable. Also like that you put the type of bush and paints used in the video too. And you have a ASMR voice as well.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@dondongman Жыл бұрын

I watched the gw video on painting angron but it's not the same as watching you paint a daemon primarch. I can't wait to see you paint him.

@dannyboy5514 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys!

@matthewwheelden9263 Жыл бұрын

Love it. Remember seeing you at a show last summer but not being able to remember where I recognised your face from.

@HA1LILPALAZZO Жыл бұрын

this video has inspired me into sorting out a squad of verteran guardsmen and to make each member of the squad from a different regiment as if they are survivors in a campaign that have come together

@fuckyougoogle5915 Жыл бұрын

Looks absolutely epic! That Corsican egomaniac would be proud!

@edwindrood2816 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I kitbashed an old high elves army (all metal days) and it took a long time using the tiny hacksaw and pinning wings and arms and swords (looking at you, Hoeth)

@weirdduck7968 Жыл бұрын

Merci Dunc!😄 Very good tutorial!

@iancottell3621 8 ай бұрын

love the kitbash stuff

@maximes4925 Жыл бұрын

One of the best painting I've seen on youtube. And I m not saying that only because I m french.

@lexfrenchy8159 Жыл бұрын

Great work here, once again, Duncan! Also, as a french man myself with british friends, that kind of video, or project, is a good way to make fun of each others ^^. So, thank you for that.

@meph3676 Жыл бұрын

this was one of my soultion to the scale change, own regiment and giving money to deserving miniture companies while still playing with a lore i love

@kiesminis Жыл бұрын

Awesome conversion Duncan

@damienthecadian8164 Жыл бұрын

Magnificent! Well done!

@Lucastmiller123 Жыл бұрын

fantastic job, this guy looks amazing

@bloodsalt Жыл бұрын

That’s bloody awesome 🎉

@harryhamilton298 Жыл бұрын

Great conversion!

@Thorolf_Sigvald Жыл бұрын

This is beyond awesomeness !

@necpwnz Жыл бұрын

Now THIS is conversion! Well done, also nice hobby and costume you have as well!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@kelimar3014 Жыл бұрын

This is great! I was just thinking of doing a Napoleonic era guardsmen build.

@kevinpotter7311 Жыл бұрын

Love this idea 💡

@vaudevillian7 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, I used to be in the NA in the 3eme Garde and in the GWS with the 8e RI. My current Militarum regiment is based on the French Foreign Legion, primarily of the 40s - 60s visually

@manofaction1807 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the "inspiration!" I'll be adding a platoon of these for laughs to the Task Force: Golgotha outfit I have.

@SobotRex Жыл бұрын

Would love to see more Napoleonic tutorials on the site ;)

@nathanwhitmore3980 Жыл бұрын

Very thorough!

@papazoulou9326 Жыл бұрын

This is great, as I needed colour schemes for my french-inspired "Corps de la mort de la guerre"

@loupiscanis9449 Жыл бұрын

Thank you , DRPA . What no , Cuffs Collers or Turnbacks !! 🐺

@the_arcanum Жыл бұрын

Le 45e de ligne ! Valmy ! Austerlitz ! Friedland ! Waterloo even. Nice choice, Duncan you wear it well :D

@nightlordAL Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work, excellent made video. Stuff converting and painting 120 of these

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

It would be a challenge for sure! But as a Kill Team...now there's an idea

@TimSimpson Жыл бұрын

nicely done brother!

@stevejennings2394 8 ай бұрын

Good stuff!😊

@wojciechgrzybek4122 Жыл бұрын

Great job! Respect. 👍

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍

@YanniCooper Жыл бұрын

If you're doing a lot of GS work, put a dab of hand cream on the back of your off hand, then you can relubricate your sculpting tools super quickly. When you're done you can just just use what's left for its intended purpose. Also, most any hand cream will work...

@CoAndCoLaptopAccount Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@Hobbyrepubliken Жыл бұрын

More conversions and kitbashes pls!

@onkelgroen Жыл бұрын

I love kitbashing!

@jacklovell3181 Жыл бұрын

I had always intended to do a regiment of British regulars from the American Revolution but I could never find the peices I was looking for, this vid has helped inspire me to start looking again.

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Awesome! have fun with it

@TheeYellowDart 10 ай бұрын

Duncan, would love to see your take on the Praetorian Guard regiment!

@Falpastymonster Жыл бұрын

Well this was tremendous

@321k8 Жыл бұрын

Epic video good job!

@DuncanRhodesDRPA Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@user-tc9sk4ei9y Жыл бұрын

Well done! Now you just need like another 49 of those, that's would be a good start for a combat patrol =)

@CMZPICTURES Жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@sohlebacchus2767 Жыл бұрын

Awsome, more please 😇❤

@peters.9463 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I did not know that you are an reenactor! Very cool! I once saw the reenactment of a battle of the napoleonic era here in Austria. It was amazing! Not only what all the reenactors set up but also how many they were. They had not only infantry but artillery and even cavalry! Very interesting and impressive! The conversion you made is very nice! I like the way the musket looks. I used a miniature from the "Les Grognard" set from Wargames Atlantics to try out a paint job inspired by the Austrian line infantry from the napoleonic era. This set has great fur cap heads, ideal for french grenardiers by the way. I used the shako for my mini. I want to create an army in the style of the Austrian army from that time, so white coats for infantry, brown for artillery and, at least in my case, green for the cavalry. I have chosen a specific cavalry regiment, chevauleger, with green coats. All lapels are red and the left shoulder too. That should tie the army a bit together, I hope ;) I will mainly use the GW models and I am not yet sure if I will go for the shakos for all the models from the Wargames Atlantic models. I also tried to copy the typical Austrian helmet from that era with the helmet from the Elucidian Starstriders kill team, one with a visor. That looks good so far, but the paint job is not yet completed. I hope I will be done with that army this year! Thanks for your videos! They are always very inspiring!