Army Men Painting, Hamilton’s Invaders, Vintage & Rare Toy Soldier

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

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[@TheWizardsBrush]

Ah man i had so many toy soldiers like this when i was a kid (granted not this vintage) i never considered painting them. Looks great! Great vid!

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

Oh hey man thanks for stopping by! 🤘🤘

[@King_bridge_studios]

This is awesome great work! If I find this little guy on eBay I’ll definitely paint him!

[@ewmhop]

WELL DONE SIR,MY LITTLE BROTHER HAD THIS SET AS A KID IN 65.GIVE HIM SGT. STRIPES AND YOU HAVE SGT.ROCK OF EASY CO. TAKE CARE

[@George-pp2hr]

Not bad for a 60s toy soldier. The blending of colour is amazing. It's like your doing a painting just like Bob Ross as another commenter mentioned. Very nice result. I must buy some of those Vallejo colours. I've never used them before. Great work James. Excellent video.👍🙂🇭🇲🦘✌️

[@YarDarkwood]

Good job I remember having a big blue soldier as a kid too.

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

🤘thanks

[@ElPisstoffo]

The Bob Ross of Militaria figurine painting.🙂

[@emmanuelmks2720]

Excellent !!!! Thanks

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

Glad you liked it!

[@yesicanhearu]

Perhaps you should try napoleonic figures from BMC, hat, or armies in plastic it’ll be a huge change in colors and gear

[@Instrumminginstruments]

Nice

[@AlvaroIbanez-fj5tv]

👍🏆👏

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

🤘

[@Madness-r4x]

@@Jamesviolaofficial🤘

[@faniferdiansyah7501]

Do you sell any of these great works? I'm sure there will be collectors who want to buy it. very extraordinary army men😍

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

I’m thinking I might open a store and sell them. They’re taking up a lot of space.

[@faniferdiansyah7501]

@@Jamesviolaofficial That could be a smart move! Have you thought about where you'd sell or what kind of store you'd set up?

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

I’ve sold through eBay a lot but I was thinking direct sales through my website might be the most efficient way in the future.

[@Mike-cw6ow]

Noiceeeeeee

[@Tim-MeeAndLouisMarxFanatic2022]

If you had to, would the original colors be able to restored on this figure back to blue? Or is it permanently turned far more unrecognizable because it lost it’s signature blue?

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

Yeah I totally can get that paint off. It’s water based acrylic, which means it will dissolve with cleaner called “Simple Green”. If you submerge the figure in a glass of that stuff for between, 12 - 24 hours and you should be able to remove it with warm water and an old toothbrush pretty easily.

[@Tim-MeeAndLouisMarxFanatic2022]

@ Phew, good to know that the original form is recoverable and a priceless artifact in the armymen community is safe and restorable.