Looks fantastic. I used Luftwaffe blue for my FJ guys, and while it is kind of bright I found that it darkens down with a coat of Sonic Tonic and looks ok. Nice one!
The figures look fantastic! This is one I will be watching again as I always wanted to paint German figures in a winter scheme. Thanks for sharing this.
I love these new Winter Fallschirmjager models! They are great for any Winter German since every branch of the German military wore that type of parka. Pretty much any head on one of these bodies painted any shade of white, mouse gray, field gray or camo is correct! Just depends on what you want it to be!
Would that I could! It's a lot to plan and pay for when I don't have a lot of time for more than a day or two in Nottingham, so I won't be there this year, unfortunately. I'm hoping to make it one year at least!
So you were able to paint both the new Warlord 's sprues in less than a week, well done !👍 These new minis are perfect not only for Ardennes, but also for Eastern Front, and the paint scheme is useful also for Heer troops.
Since I subcribed, I have been using a slightly different version of marine Juice With Vallejo products. Far better than a single shade, as you recommended. Thank you a lot!
Great to hear it's been working! A little tweak here and there to suit your purpose is exactly what I hope to hear folks are doing with these tips and tricks.
I was adamant that when I started playing BA I wouldn't get a German army (been playing british commandos and paratroopers, also used your guides to paint mine, even won best painted army for my commandos at our first local gameclub tournament!) buuuut....the way you painted these guys up mate is fantastic and I have now ordered myself a couple of boxes of them as well as the paints to go with them 🤓 Keep up the good work mate!
We are taught to do the same thing even today with our canteens in the US Marines. Dunk the entire canteen pouch when you fill up the canteen and your water will stay cool.
Looks great! While looking into bolt action more I think I'll avoid the German army as the names like many things in IKEA, looks like someone dropped a horde of alphabet letters on the floor.
Do you upload most of your videos in the order you paint your minis or is it a bit more random? You jumping from ancients to WW2 to Space Fantasy is amazing for me. I find it so hard to wrap my head around how to paint a mini that I try and stick to a certain set of them before moving on to something else
Awesome job. I’m torn, i want to play Germans but committing to an army in winter uniforms feels like a leap for me. But then again there’s value in the new box set… any advice ?
I noticed you didn’t paint eyes on these models and Americans as well, yet the faces still look so great and detailed! So looks like it’s on purpose I wanted to ask do you recommend do not paint eyes on such small miniatures and focus on a skin tone instead? Or it depends on a mood of painter?:)
It's really a matter of personal taste. Painting eyes can look great, but it's much easier for everything to go wrong and have your guys with huge, staring eyeballs. At the kind of distances these scales represent when we're standing over the table, you ordinarily wouldn't see someone's eyes anyway, so as long as you've got the eye socket shaded and maybe a little highlight on the brow, it's plenty to imply the shape of the eye.
What's the name of the varnish you use, again? I'm, likely due to my bad hearing, not catching it in the video. I didn't see it in the description either, though I may just be looking wrong
In the mix? In short, if you want to make a container of it, not really: Nuln Oil in particular isn't as strong as it used to be and is a bit weedy by comparison. You'd be better to just use Agrax and thin it with some Lahmian medium instead. I go into quite a bit of detail on it in this earlier video about the mix: ruclips.net/video/kDOkiEcNcik/видео.html
I always thought that "Luftwaffe Uniform" just didn't look right on my ground troops, the Field Blue looks much better and more appropriate for front line use.
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Whenever I'm down I watch you paint Germans and it makes me feel better. Thanks.
40k hobbyist here. This is exactly what I'm looking for to paint my Wolf Scouts. Great video. Cheers. 👍
Looks fantastic. I used Luftwaffe blue for my FJ guys, and while it is kind of bright I found that it darkens down with a coat of Sonic Tonic and looks ok. Nice one!
I really can't wait for my guys to ship. Will definitely follow this guide to help paint them.
These guys look great. I really love the look of that white-washed helmet. I keep waiting for that Apothecary White 5 O'clock shadow to show up again.
Having had an obsession with Where Eagles Dare - this might go close to Richard Burtons alpine uniform.
That sonic tonic is the business! And those trousers look stunning. Nice
The figures look fantastic! This is one I will be watching again as I always wanted to paint German figures in a winter scheme. Thanks for sharing this.
I love these new Winter Fallschirmjager models! They are great for any Winter German since every branch of the German military wore that type of parka. Pretty much any head on one of these bodies painted any shade of white, mouse gray, field gray or camo is correct! Just depends on what you want it to be!
The power of The Tonic™. Cheers!
Green grey is another cool color for some uniforms. Applied it on 2 minis with details and such, and they look amazing!
Looking fabulous.
Thank you! Cheers!
Spot on that buddy. One of your best yet if you don't mind me saying so. See you at Warlord Open Day if you're there! Keep up the good work.
Would that I could! It's a lot to plan and pay for when I don't have a lot of time for more than a day or two in Nottingham, so I won't be there this year, unfortunately. I'm hoping to make it one year at least!
So you were able to paint both the new Warlord 's sprues in less than a week, well done !👍
These new minis are perfect not only for Ardennes, but also for Eastern Front, and the paint scheme is useful also for Heer troops.
Since I subcribed, I have been using a slightly different version of marine Juice With Vallejo products. Far better than a single shade, as you recommended. Thank you a lot!
Great to hear it's been working! A little tweak here and there to suit your purpose is exactly what I hope to hear folks are doing with these tips and tricks.
Planning to have one last (very big, 1500 pts!) game of Bolt Action tomorrow to bid adieu to 2nd edition before scrubbing the brain and learning 3rd!
I was adamant that when I started playing BA I wouldn't get a German army (been playing british commandos and paratroopers, also used your guides to paint mine, even won best painted army for my commandos at our first local gameclub tournament!) buuuut....the way you painted these guys up mate is fantastic and I have now ordered myself a couple of boxes of them as well as the paints to go with them 🤓
Keep up the good work mate!
Best painted army? Now that's a mark on the score card for sure. :D Congratulations!
Just wow incredible job as always.
Loving these, i have some spare heads of normal plastic BA FJs to make them more diverse
Can't beat a 2B pencil for metalic effects.
fantastisch!! Great work and just in time for V3 winter battles!! It seems snow themes are trending.. ⛄️ 👍
Personally, I just wish it were winter already... I do much better in the cold!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I hear that! I’m very much the same!
I didn't know the Fallschirmjaeger winter was a thing tell I done some research on them.
Wish Warlord would send me some sprues....hint hint Warlord 😉. Excellent work as always and this will be a useful guide to me eventually. 👍
Sweat sleeves on water bottle worked really well in summertime. As the water evaporates off the felt it pulls heat our of the bottle.
That's handy to know!
Have an old British ww2 canteen that works the same way.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio
We are taught to do the same thing even today with our canteens in the US Marines. Dunk the entire canteen pouch when you fill up the canteen and your water will stay cool.
@@jonathanbirkeland1085 ah yeah. Is it the felt lined pouch?
Great video
Brilliant Troy!!
helmet looks great
Where is the Macragge Blue? 😂
Looking awesome 👌
Somewhere at Warlord HQ!
@SonicSledgehammerStudio my Fallschrimjager offices are definitely being named Gulliman and Calgar
@@phill8178 Sepp Gulliman and Fritzl Calgar... XD
Looks great! While looking into bolt action more I think I'll avoid the German army as the names like many things in IKEA, looks like someone dropped a horde of alphabet letters on the floor.
Do you upload most of your videos in the order you paint your minis or is it a bit more random?
You jumping from ancients to WW2 to Space Fantasy is amazing for me. I find it so hard to wrap my head around how to paint a mini that I try and stick to a certain set of them before moving on to something else
Almost always in the order they're painted. I'm not organized enough to scattershot them this much. 😅
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio in that case I am truly impressed by ypur ability to go from one colour scheme to the next in this short amount of time
How well do arms in other kits work with these figures. I'm a little disappointed in the lack of options for most of the weapons.
There is actually a kanvas color from vallejo
Great video. Question how would you alter your skin tones to give them a blue cold look ??
Awesome job. I’m torn, i want to play Germans but committing to an army in winter uniforms feels like a leap for me. But then again there’s value in the new box set… any advice ?
I noticed you didn’t paint eyes on these models and Americans as well, yet the faces still look so great and detailed! So looks like it’s on purpose
I wanted to ask do you recommend do not paint eyes on such small miniatures and focus on a skin tone instead? Or it depends on a mood of painter?:)
It's really a matter of personal taste. Painting eyes can look great, but it's much easier for everything to go wrong and have your guys with huge, staring eyeballs. At the kind of distances these scales represent when we're standing over the table, you ordinarily wouldn't see someone's eyes anyway, so as long as you've got the eye socket shaded and maybe a little highlight on the brow, it's plenty to imply the shape of the eye.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thanks a lot! You’re the best and I’m glad I found your channel!
What's the name of the varnish you use, again? I'm, likely due to my bad hearing, not catching it in the video. I didn't see it in the description either, though I may just be looking wrong
Whoops! I thought I had written it in the description, but it turns out you're not missing anything, I'd just forgotten. It's Instar's Varnish+.
Thank you!
I've been needing to find a varnish to grab, now that I'm finally making paint progress.
And great stuff it is to
Can you substitute Agrax earthshade or nuln oil for dark tone wash?
In the mix? In short, if you want to make a container of it, not really: Nuln Oil in particular isn't as strong as it used to be and is a bit weedy by comparison. You'd be better to just use Agrax and thin it with some Lahmian medium instead. I go into quite a bit of detail on it in this earlier video about the mix: ruclips.net/video/kDOkiEcNcik/видео.html
Wonderland sehr schön, Look so cool 😂..., see what I did there.....(I'll get my coat).
I always thought that "Luftwaffe Uniform" just didn't look right on my ground troops, the Field Blue looks much better and more appropriate for front line use.
It's an easy one to get caught up on, too!