Easy Tan & Green Camo | Battletech Painting Arkab Legion Contrast Aggaros Dunes & Militarum Green

[@smtkelly]

so much love for this, hits me hard with nostalgia that was the first B'tech colour scheme i painted.

[@julenmarcossantamaria2762]

The first time I see someone non spanish speaker saying Vallejo correctly. THANK YOU. Literally years watching painting videos and not a single one not butchering my lenguage. Valeio, Valejou, Valeiouuu lol Very good video by the way

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Thanks for noticing and glad you enjoyed the video !

[@ChromeDrakeGaming]

So glad I saw this before an enormous wave of mechs hits me in the coming months. Great stuff!

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Thanks, and good luck with all the new mechs!

[@ChromeDrakeGaming]

@@CamoSpecsOnline Out of curiosity do you print your own decals for the mechs, or order them online? Something I've not actually looked into yet.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

@@ChromeDrakeGaming Nearly all of my decals come from www.fightingpirannhagraphics.com I do print my own mech names and minor things like black checkers but much less frequently.

[@jasongoldsmith138]

This looks so effective, even as an experienced painter, I would try this out.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

I use it on a bunch of tanks for my Reaper CAV models and it really pops when a bunch of them are finished like this. Saves a ton of time too on those models you just want to get on the table.

[@Nextr0nWasTaken]

I must wholeheartedly agree with you. I am a bit tired of freehanding and highlighting every detail so a fun little contrast side project with some Tau Stealth suits should be fun.

[@jaguargrenadier1111]

This is beautifully done, especially so quickly! I had no idea you could use the contrasts as you have the green here.

[@TzahrDavidsson]

Wonderful tutorial, tried this for my first 'Mech after not painting miniatures for years, came out excellent!

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

This is one of our most popular videos. Glad you found it helpful!

[@HeadHunterSix]

Saw this on the Customs group on FB and I was impressed - moreso now that I see how easy you make it look.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

It really is friendly to painters of almost all skill levels. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@tengu077]

I picked up a paintbrush after a 10 year hiatus. This tutorial was perfect for me to get the fire stoked again!

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Great to hear!

[@절대블보해]

Damn can't believe even after watching with my very eyes!! awesome tutorial dude

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Thanks, some of the contrast paints do really well on BT minis.

[@stewartsimon8304]

Thanks for sharing. The mech looks great but that’s some mighty tall grass on your base! Grass as tall as a house

[@MrRwohnig72]

Thanks for this video. Using these contrast colors made it simple to get a 3 color pattern. With strategic placement you get light brown, dark brown, and green.

[@gtmerchant1935]

This is the scheme I want for my mechs. Thank you for this tutorial, its amazing.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Glad I could help!

[@shaneflickinger]

Great tutorial! You are really getting some amazing results with those contrast paints. I was planning on trying to do something similar to this, but with gray tones to paint up a lance of Gray Death Legion. Nice to see it in practice. Thanks!

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and hope it's useful for you when you paint up your GDL.

[@MrJeepinZeke]

Well this was it icing enough I went for it! I tried a zenithol prime but a touch heavier on the white. I also used Skeleton horde for my first color cause that’s what I have. They look great! It was quick with good results. I’ll have to try some with a basic prime to see how much the zenithol made a difference. Thanks for the video and the inspiration to paint!

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

That's awesome to hear it worked so well for you, thanks for the feedback!

[@dougorr4102]

Thanks for all the awesome videos, as novice painter they are so helpful, just today I've been painting some Cloud Cobras with a lot of tips from this vid. Looking to trying out the more advanced techniques for cockpits and weapons as I get to that stage.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Fantastic! Enjoy the hobby

[@Eiretech]

Great tutorial; I wonder now if the black contrast could be used in the same way as the green for doing the stripes over an army green/forest green base for a sort of BAOR camo

[@lebondave4377]

Excellent color schema and tutorial!

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Daemonettee]

Amazing tutorial, thanks for sharing!

[@Death_Metal_Head]

This is amazing -- thanks! Going to make some camo Tempestus Scions with a very similar color scheme as this!

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Thanks! Have fun with it, it's such an easy method to get a solid camo on many kinds of miniatures.

[@robmoore1248]

Could you do a video of the black widow mech with contrast paints?

[@Digitalfiendscom]

I'm not usually a fan of GW contrast paints but they seem to work really well for 'mechs, especially this Aggaros Dunes + Militarum Green. Really nice work! I'm sort of rediscovering BattleTech - played it in the 80s as a kid and still have the original 2750/3025/3050 tech manuals! My only concern is that I missed the Clan Invasion Kickstarter and it's not clear how many of the mechs will be released to retail. Great channel btw!

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Welcome back to Battletech. The kickstarter mechs will all eventually make it to retail. You should start to see box sets hitting the shelves of distributors by Q2. Thanks for the reply!

[@winterismute]

Do you have a video for how you did the cockpit? It looks fantastic.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Thanks. I don't have one specifically covering that color and process but that cockpit was done very similar to my laser jeweling tutorial. Depending on if you are doing a smaller cockpit, here's another method I've used on very small cockpits: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn6VYnikZq-JZrc

[@andrepakulak2513]

Looks great!

[@diverspudph]

Nice! You made a tutorial for this! Always amazing stuff, thank you!

[@youtmeme]

awesome!!

[@natehancock7882]

Thanks for the tutorial, great work as always

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Thanks

[@senint]

Nice! ...I would also see how to paint Rasalhague Regulars camo pattern...

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

I would use the same colors here but also add a medium brown either by painting it before the contrast colors, or using a darker brown contrast color like snakebite or gore-grunta.

[@senint]

@@CamoSpecsOnline Actually, I just have had some interesting results with cotton sticks and Vallejo paints. Over the primed model (Vallejo’s Gray was my primer 74.641) I used German Fieldgray (70.830) to cover overall of the model (except some weapon parts/gunmuzzles). Then with 50:50 mix of Khaki (72.061) and bonewhite (72.034) I dry tapped with a cotton stick to make pattern. Over these patterns I gently dry tapped with another cotton stick colored with cayman green (72.067) to fade the edges between the khaki mix and base greenish-gray. I am still need to test out finishing touch of camogreen (72.031) with a sponge to make ”pixel pattern”.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

@@senint very cool idea, glad you came out with a good result and thanks for sharing it.

[@70rayvn]

Bro. can you do a video on the tools you use? Like brushes, knives and such and are you open to try new tools? For example I use a makeup brush for drybrushing. Just a thought

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

I show the specific brushes, tools, materials I use in each video that pertains to each subject. Look back at some of the older content if you haven't already for mini prep, sculpting and the like. And funny you should mention the makeup brush as my next video recommends it as a much better option as a drybrush and stipple brush.

[@70rayvn]

@@CamoSpecsOnline Awesome! I didn't mean to step on any toes. I have watched a lot of your videos but you never mention the names of the brushes or knives or clippers.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

@@70rayvn Not a problem to ask. I don't know that mentioning the brands and such will be a good thing as buying a $20 windsor & newton brush doesn't make you a better painter. I've had better results with a $7 Monument games kolinsky and I'm not worried about actually using it or trimming broken hairs away as they break. I get what you're saying though and I'll keep it in mind and maybe I'll come up with a creative video answer.

[@70rayvn]

@@CamoSpecsOnline Windsor & Newton can suck an egg. $20+ for a brush... who does that? Pfft, I use Back 2 Base IX brushes as my workhorse($40 for 6 brushes) and BrokenToad for detail.

[@Ruharc]

Great Video. I feel really inspired by it. Will try this out.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Thanks, lots of folks have had good results with it.

[@haelreysur750]

That is my favorite green.

[@jmw23]

Thoughts on using GW’s Wraithbone contrast primer to cut out the bone white base coat step?

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Great question. It's an excellent color primer to use for this. The only reason I show painting on the ivory/bone color is to demonstrate that you don't need the GW primer if you don't have access or don't want to spend the money on it.

[@moustacherie7042]

This might be a longshot to get a reply, but what do you use for those antenna?

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

They're just toothbrush bristles, really easy to do.

[@legendarydungeonmasters9614]

Nice! Can you show how to do the water effect on the base?

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Here's the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZXQXmSaiZl3frs

[@hankscorpio8928]

That was amazing. Question for you: what was the technique on the cockpit?

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

It was a glazing technique with black dark blue and a lighter blue and white. There's not an exact video on the channel for the colors but there are a couple cockpit tutorials using other colors. You may also be interested in the Jade Falcon Hellbringer tutorial around the 22 minute mark is a quick blue cockpit tutorial using shading washes.

[@snifferofasbestos1257]

is it possible to do this with a light and dark blue camo pattern

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Absolutely. With contrast paints it seems to be best to do the lighter color first as I did with the brown before adding green. If you're not using a lighter blue, I'd suggest a very dark blue for the stripes so you can make out the pattern color difference when it's done.

[@EnsignGeneric]

Good stuff! I'm looking at doing some Northwind Highlanders soon, this might be a good technique for that reddish brown over green camo of theirs.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Absolutely try it out. There's more combos and secret color recipes than I'll ever be able to try, let alone video.

[@TheReal_FishFins]

Dawg. This rocks.

[@tjjj2949]

Great vid thanks

[@brother_bear_hobbies]

Any Clan Ghost bear schemes in the pipeline???

[@dubuyajay9964]

Any suggestions for how to combine this tutorial with your tiger stripe camo and weathered paint coat tutorials?

[@Makaan]

Could you do a tutorial similar to this but for a white/medium grey/charcoal urban camo style some day? Anyway great channel for those of us who dont own an airbrush.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

If I do an urban camo I'll try to incorporate your request.

[@senint]

Btw. What did you use as "antenna" for this Wolverine?

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

They're toothbrush bristles

[@a2fkgaming721]

Hey Camospecs. Just wanted to check. If I were to airbrush the Vallejo bone white on after priming whats the ratio of thinner to pain i should be using...

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

I don't use airbrush thinner, I use Vallejo Flow Improver and some water to thin. I can't speak to more than that as paint consistency can vary but I've never had speckling or flash drying issues with flow improver as my thinner.

[@a2fkgaming721]

@@CamoSpecsOnline okay roger and thank you very much

[@dubuyajay9964]

Have you ever used contrast as a glaze/blend due to how watered down it is?

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

I've only thinned it using Contrast Medium which was demonstrated in the Easy Purple video. I know there's a ton of videos from much more prolific painters out there that show how to glaze and thin contrast paints on YT. If I were going to try it out, that's literally where I would personally look for ideas if I were to make a video on it.

[@sebastiang.5032]

What material do you use for the thin antennaes please?

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

They're toothbrush bristles

[@sebastiang.5032]

@@CamoSpecsOnline thanks!

[@gaborbolyas5838]

Thx God I found this video. As I am a beginner in miniature painting, this looks like I might be able to do for my first set of mechs.one question wich paint did you use for the cockpit and the metallic effect on the weapons? Thank you

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

For the metallic areas I usually use Vallejo Oily Steel or Gunmetal. For the blue cockpit, it's done with Vallejo Black, Prussian Blue, Magic Blue, and White

[@biggrundo6667]

I'm kinda confused, I used the exact same colours, but my aggaros dunes came out far darker, yours has a nice green hue to it, like forest mud. But the colour of mine literally looks like fecal matter : (

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

That's the first time I've heard of that situation from the several that have tried this scheme. It might be the paint wasn't agitated enough, or you could possibly have a mislabled bottle.

[@biggrundo6667]

@@CamoSpecsOnline Thanks, I actually opened up a second pot, and that one was fine.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

@@biggrundo6667 Great to hear that, you may want to contact GW if you got a bad bottle. Contrast isn't cheap!

[@mefpazur]

Gotta love this 10 foot tall grass. ;)

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Swamps have reeds, cat tails and non Terran biomes can have any imaginable vegetation. Not everything is "Earth grass" standard but scissors can easily scale them down to personal preference.

[@mefpazur]

@@CamoSpecsOnline Perfectly viable reply, though you know where this was coming from. :) While on it, I really like how both of the base colors work, especially the blend between them - almost as if the camo was airbrushed. What color did you use for the rocket rack front plate?

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

@@mefpazur oh no worries. Art is always subjective and it doesn't bother me if someone's preferences are different or what they would find more appealing. As for the metallic area on the launcher, it's Vallejo Oily Steel shaded with a black wash.

[@Bedwyr7]

Good demo. A request: could the intro be edited very slightly so that the intro voice doesn't get cut off by fadeout? i.e.- "all systems nomina...".

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

Unfortunately no because it's the game audio file that has a chirping beep immediately following and I had to crop it close. It still has the "L" but it is a bit on the fade out.

[@alexandregoudreau7070]

work to your lichen he says, clever pun :)

[@HobbySauce]

And this model's complete -- screen wipe -- after I work on it for another hour off-screen.

[@CamoSpecsOnline]

The focus of the video was the easy camo scheme and making it approachable to new painters. While I get that a wipe to finished model can appear misleading, the videos on how to make the swamp base along with several cockpit blending examples are separate tutorials.