Is that you John Wayne? Is this me? Great detail. Looks like Sergeant Major made our Devil Dog get a new blouse from supply. Great catch with the helmet band detail too, a lot of people don't know about the tire inner tube helmet band.
Awesome paintjob as always! Bookmarking this for reference. A couple of thoughts though: an acquaintance told me the plastic Rubicon uses is not like say GW's (it's "ABS", not "PBS" apparently) which makes it less amenable to cutting and gluing, and I wouldn't know if plastic cement works with it. Another thought: these are definitely more accurate and better proportioned than heroic minis, particularly their kit and weapons, but this is still not realistic scale... if you scaled them up to human size, you'd end with a bizarre stocky human with a huge head :P
The ABS plastic requires a different glue to assemble, but otherwise it's not all that different to regular plastic kits. It's more brittle to cut, but weirdly enough it feels slightly tougher against things like flexing and bending - good properties for those diddly little M16s!
Some people use 2 glues, Humbrol and Tamiya Extra Thin. They slather the 2 parts with the Humbrol, then when pressed togeher, re-inforce with the Tamiya.
Dude first, I love your work! Loads of inspiration and ideas. Thanks! I recently have bought 3d printed small four men police unit minis and Im courious if you maybe could help me with US Police uniforms color scheme? Dark blue pants, dark blue jacket and light blue shirt.
Really enjoyed this one , many thanks. Im just about to start in the Nam, with the soon to be released Nam 68 ruleset from Plastic Soldier Company from Warwick Kinrade. Found this really useful especiallt the highlights to the fabric and the pencil idea to the M16. I know it will be really close but would you do a US Army Rubicon miniature as well as VC and NVA at some point?
Semper Fi to that little guy. (didn't mean to rhyme) I like this range from Rubicon it really looks great as well as your brush work. Empress Miniatures has a nice range of Vietnam figs as well, including ANZAC which appear to have a soft spot for.
Nice models, the fading effect either on the trousers and the flack jacket are OK, these minis are very realistically proportionated, I hope that someone will try to make other modern troops.
They're a pain to assemble, I won't lie, but painting them honestly isn't all that different to anything else. Once the glue dries, they're just more plastic that needs a brush on them!
I'd paint them exactly the same as this; not much point in doing a second video just to say, "Here's the same technique on a slightly different miniature." 😅
It's almost certainly the opposite. A cup of tea at least to start painting, and then I'll ordinarily end up necking a can of Monster or two during the process... 😅 I can't say it's healthy!
Just wanted to point out depending on the year some marines would have had the standard issue jungle boot it had green sides not trying to be critical my old man was a marine in nam he loved this by the way
I think I might accidentally have trimmed mention of the green-sided jungle boots during editing; I remember having said something about it during filming, but... whoops. 😅 Ultimately the amount of greenery on the base usually means it won't much matter, but good spot! Glad to hear your old man liked it!
Rubicon are pretty fussy about their proportions and correct dimensions. A quick look at original Vietnam-era M16s in the field makes it look about right to my eye.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Yeah, Rubicon do have a good reputation, particularly their armoured vehicles. I have a few and they are very nice kits. As for figures, the metal crew figures for the LVT-4 are especially well done, loads of character and superb attention to detail. These plastic USMC, not so keen on, the rifles in particular jump out. Considering Rubicon usually being sticklers in the details department it surprised me that the M16s looked such a tad off. If you're interested, I'd recommend an image search and probably a longer look at original Vietnam-era M16s in the field. However, to each their own and if you really like them, great.
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Dare I say one of your best ever paint jobs? Extremely realistic, well done
A Very Special Thank you , Troy .
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HEY EVERYBODY ! , Troy enjoyed painting this mini ,
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Another great tutorial! Thanks Sledge!!!
I love the thumbnail easter egg 😁 greatly done tutorial.
You really nailed that helmet cover.
Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?
Great detail. Looks like Sergeant Major made our Devil Dog get a new blouse from supply. Great catch with the helmet band detail too, a lot of people don't know about the tire inner tube helmet band.
Awesome paintjob as always! Bookmarking this for reference. A couple of thoughts though: an acquaintance told me the plastic Rubicon uses is not like say GW's (it's "ABS", not "PBS" apparently) which makes it less amenable to cutting and gluing, and I wouldn't know if plastic cement works with it. Another thought: these are definitely more accurate and better proportioned than heroic minis, particularly their kit and weapons, but this is still not realistic scale... if you scaled them up to human size, you'd end with a bizarre stocky human with a huge head :P
The ABS plastic requires a different glue to assemble, but otherwise it's not all that different to regular plastic kits. It's more brittle to cut, but weirdly enough it feels slightly tougher against things like flexing and bending - good properties for those diddly little M16s!
Some people use 2 glues, Humbrol and Tamiya Extra Thin. They slather the 2 parts with the Humbrol, then when pressed togeher, re-inforce with the Tamiya.
Yes, yes, yes! Just hoping what’s next matches this theatre and era.
Great looking model, I was eying that rubicon box. I really like the true scale, especially for historical figures.
Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Oooooooh that Red, White, and Blueeee.
Dude first, I love your work! Loads of inspiration and ideas. Thanks! I recently have bought 3d printed small four men police unit minis and Im courious if you maybe could help me with US Police uniforms color scheme? Dark blue pants, dark blue jacket and light blue shirt.
Great tute. Been looking for a Vietnam era paint guide.
Really enjoyed this one , many thanks. Im just about to start in the Nam, with the soon to be released Nam 68 ruleset from Plastic Soldier Company from Warwick Kinrade. Found this really useful especiallt the highlights to the fabric and the pencil idea to the M16. I know it will be really close but would you do a US Army Rubicon miniature as well as VC and NVA at some point?
Very helpful.
Awesome video
I love these minis they are a pain to assemble but look so nice
That helmet is outstanding mate
The model looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing this.
Semper Fi to that little guy. (didn't mean to rhyme) I like this range from Rubicon it really looks great as well as your brush work. Empress Miniatures has a nice range of Vietnam figs as well, including ANZAC which appear to have a soft spot for.
I think Rubicon is working on a box of plastic ANZACs.
Wow amazing
Only criticism is we wore jungle boots with sides of green.
Oh nice I love them
Gringo40s are great minis !
I am building the Viet Minh, yes a bit fiddly but the do turn out as beautiful models.
Thanks!
Nice models, the fading effect either on the trousers and the flack jacket are OK, these minis are very realistically proportionated, I hope that someone will try to make other modern troops.
Now please do Rubicon Vietcong! Pretty please? :)
Seconded. Just got some basecoats on Charlie (and Charlene) tonight!
Much amused by the Rolling Stones reference in the title! And it scans correctly...
More realistic scale miniatures look like a nightmare to build and paint for me.
They're a pain to assemble, I won't lie, but painting them honestly isn't all that different to anything else. Once the glue dries, they're just more plastic that needs a brush on them!
Sweet some Nam soldiers being painted up
My dad said they didn't get resupplied until the clothes "rotted off of them" probably a bit of an exaggeration but that's what he said.
Looks great. And yes, I sang the tag line. 🤦🏻♂️
Paint some Gringo40s soon !!
I'd paint them exactly the same as this; not much point in doing a second video just to say, "Here's the same technique on a slightly different miniature." 😅
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Crikey ! Sensible though.
Your brush control is astounding - do you limit your caffeine intake to keep that steady?
It's almost certainly the opposite. A cup of tea at least to start painting, and then I'll ordinarily end up necking a can of Monster or two during the process... 😅 I can't say it's healthy!
Just wanted to point out depending on the year some marines would have had the standard issue jungle boot it had green sides not trying to be critical my old man was a marine in nam he loved this by the way
I think I might accidentally have trimmed mention of the green-sided jungle boots during editing; I remember having said something about it during filming, but... whoops. 😅 Ultimately the amount of greenery on the base usually means it won't much matter, but good spot! Glad to hear your old man liked it!
I can't fathom what kind of camera placement you have and how you're working around it.
next do a lady from the viet cong pls
Could I use the grey base and this green for the WW2 US Airborne as well? Really like it.
Troy, if your looking at metal Vietnam minis give The Assault Group a go 👍
Great video. Where do you find thé gringo 40s minis?
Very long looking M16, both the fore grip & barrel.
Rubicon are pretty fussy about their proportions and correct dimensions. A quick look at original Vietnam-era M16s in the field makes it look about right to my eye.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Yeah, Rubicon do have a good reputation, particularly their armoured vehicles. I have a few and they are very nice kits.
As for figures, the metal crew figures for the LVT-4 are especially well done, loads of character and superb attention to detail.
These plastic USMC, not so keen on, the rifles in particular jump out. Considering Rubicon usually being sticklers in the details department it surprised me that the M16s looked such a tad off. If you're interested, I'd recommend an image search and probably a longer look at original Vietnam-era M16s in the field.
However, to each their own and if you really like them, great.
Can you do one for the NVA/VC?
What an awesome tutorial! What camera do you use if you dont mind me asking?
My phone. 😅 It's an old LG G5.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio That is impressive quality for a phone! Im trying to get into filming tutorials myself:) What kind of lighting do you use?
How do these hold up to the 40K newer cadians for coversions? They look really close to the true scale shock troops size
They're *really* spindly and skinny by comparison, honestly. I wouldn't think of them as compatible.
Please do blackshirts!
That was a stroke of luck as just ordered a set of these and the Viet Cong
What happened to the Italian Army?