'Eavy Contrast Marines - Iron Warriors

Welcome to 'EAVY CONTRAST MARINES, a series where I will try to paint
Space Marines as close as possible (to the best of my ability) to the
'Eavy Metal paint jobs using Contrast Paints and Highlights.
In this episode I tackle the IRON WARRIORS!
Let's get cracking!
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[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

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[@TLDelapore]

"Oh Cool Iron Warriors, Leadbelcher, Nuln oil and a beer." *sees runtime*

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Lol

[@zacbru]

I'm amazed. For every single chaos legion you painted in this serie, you managed to show us a new weathering or texture effect with the excellence Contrast paint can offer when used properly.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah, that was the idea for Chaos Marines. I wanted to do something unique for each one

[@antonybullock2240]

Finally. A how to video to paint Iron Warriors properly. And no dry brushing insight.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks!

[@nukem8128]

Awwwwwwww yiss. This is the one I've been waiting for (along with the word bearers) Iron within... iron without brothers

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks, glad you liked it 😊

[@TrippyTheShroom]

Those hazard stripes may be the single best hazard stripes I've ever seen painted on a model. They look fantastic. I just bought the Iron Circle dreadnought guy from forgeworld last night so I definitely plan on using your techniques with him. You're a credit to the hobby man.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😊, I really appreciate it. Also badass model!

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Iron within, iron without. Fantastic job. I showed this to my son & he’s going to use this as a guide for his Warpsmith.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Nice!

[@omgim0nfire425]

Watching this whilst working through your death guard scheme

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘, I really appreciate the support

[@thevoid1463]

Iron warriors are one my favourites, great job as always!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks! It was one of the most fun to paint

[@Internetbutthurt]

Just amazing. Its like ASMR for me to watch you and admire your brush control.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘

[@MasssiveJuice]

It's amazing seeing contrast paints used so creatively on a mostly metallic model - your weathering with wyldwood and flesh colours are brilliant!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘

[@yannickdeneubourg1311]

Looking good as always. I’ve had to take a break from painting but your content fills the void until I can start painting again. And next up thousand sons blue 😃

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah!!! I'm going to have fun with that

[@kyouta4444]

Super cool man!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘

[@tombrand236]

I’d love to show you a photo of my Omega Sentinel chapter I’ve created based on your techniques. Really happy with how they’re coming out

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate, feel free to send me pictures through social media

[@xekon14]

Perfect for me since I just grabbed a 30k Iron Warrior off of eBay. Can't wait for him to arrive and paint!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Nice! What an amazing project

[@letsstickygoat6672]

YES

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

YEAH

[@viktorlundmark6563]

God, this is fantastic - especially those hazard stripes! I'm in awe!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@PlatonistAstronaut]

Sick result as always.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@GammaAKF]

This actually showcased glazing and blending techniques in a way I found very helpful, will try them hopefully soon.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Glad I could help you

[@CulturedRuffian]

Great combination of techniques and easily scalable to adjust to a troop level with fewer steps.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks! That's the idea behind the videos make a "hero" level paintjob that can be easily translated into troops by cutting some easy corners

[@TheSzybas]

Whoa. That weathering was super awesome! Supertiny rusty drops, but it creates whole character on this mini.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah, with weathering I believe less is more

[@stewart2517]

Excellent job!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@mr.han-nah1119]

Incredible again, so entettaining..dammit man you got me all over the place sculpting, Alpha Legion, gems.....now iron within iron without. Great video keep em coming.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😊

[@sergioo.vanzuita318]

Congratulations, a wonderful job.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😊

[@lloydjamieson2143]

Amazing just amazing.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@herveszymczak7001]

Votre tuto sur les Iron warriors m'a énormément inspiré je n'ai pas toute la gamme que vous utilisez mais je fait avec ce que j'ai et j'obtiens déjà un résultat bien supérieur à ce que je faisais avant, je continue de me perfectionner sur eux .merci pour tout

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Merci beaucoup 😘

[@maxbrandt6]

Damn fine work!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😊

[@mcintyreseamus]

Great video again

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😊

[@aleksandrlapin7432]

Not boring metal =) I always thought the Iron Warriors' color scheme was very dull, but you did great!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks! I'm very glad you liked it. I always try to make something different and unique on each video

[@srsgoblin]

Very nice. As usual, I see you do something in a video and it makes me want to try it, specifically the warmer tones in the creases and the weathering with Fyreslayer. My little bit of extra stuff that I find helps to pass along for anyone else who struggles with free hand: on light colors like yellow, you can sketch out your lines ahead of time with a soft mechanical pencil. I can make lines much straighter doing that than I can with a brush. Not necessary as you can see Juan do this with just his brush, but it helps a lot of us less talented guys out.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip!

[@danielturner444]

superb!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😊

[@EmperorFooble]

Superb

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@adamfox1669]

Usually I rinse my brush in my coffee! Great work. Thanks

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That will make you a better painter

[@evereybonifacio2745]

Yes!!!!! Iron Within!!!! I was hoping you'd do a video for the Iron Warriors!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It was always going to happen

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Juan

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thank you for watching 😘

[@loupiscanis9449]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures My pleasure ,

[@johnharvath2522]

Without a doubt, the very best looking Iron Warrior I have ever seen!!👍🤘

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@johnharvath2522]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures it truly is, you're welcome!

[@PezzaTheFlezza]

Commence bombardment! Always great to see some excellent Chaos Bois from you

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate

[@razalfraz6618]

I imagine every single iron warrior player at some point assembled their marine exactly like this one here the standard Csm with the Mk3 parts wacked on and called it a day

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's there any other way?

[@MrJoshuakirk85]

That is a brilliant way of doing hazard stripes.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks! I'm quite proud of the results

[@Hello-1814]

I love ur videos!!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@Lysanderang]

Un esplendido tutorial como de costumbre. Bien explicado, claro y con unas ideas muy interesantes para un gran acabado. ¿Para cuando un 'EAVY CONTRAST MARINES ALPHA LEGION" ?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Ya está hecho, hace bastante además. 😊

[@Lysanderang]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures culpa mia entonces por no haberlo visto, no se que hago aqui perdiendo el tiempo que no voy a echarle un vistazo, Gracias!

[@ValWasTakenWasTaken]

I ordered my first box of warhammer, chaos space marines, inspired by your eavy contrast alpha legion, black legion, and word bearers

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Nice!! Have fun

[@cambeul]

You are like the Bob Ross of Miniature painting :)

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😊

[@gabrielzribi7731]

Could you teach us how to paint with contrast thousand sons scheme?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

They are the next ones

[@lukemcdonladson6648]

Cool ✌️😎💚

[@MrPoppysoabm]

As always, you work is amazing. Any chance of doing some future videos on different stormcast eternal stormhosts?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Maybe. That's definitely a possibility

[@whitezombie2k3]

Love the videos. Any chance of some Nurgle ones?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I already have a Eavy Contrast Death Guard and I plan to paint at least one of each faction so some Nurgle demons will come

[@biggrundo6667]

I think your Iron warriors are my favourite models that you've done. But that's probably because Iron Warriors are so much better than every other traitor legion.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks mate 😘 glad you liked it. My favourite is the Alpha Legion and the Emperor Children

[@amaurylaunay]

Your videos are extremely relaxing, and I feel like I've learned a lot. Are those brushes the Raphael 8404 ? I've heard great things about them, I may pick up a few to complement my Citadel and RedGrass Games brushes.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Those and the amazing Rosemary and Co series 33, my personal favourites

[@rikokrates6298]

Thanks! What a great looking paint job. Glad to hear you've been drinking that metallic infused paint water, gotta get that Iron Within! How do you get you metallic paints so nice, my layer ones always seem so weird and watery.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks, I do nothing special, just thin them down as regular and be patient

[@lukemcdonladson6648]

Nice 👌😎💚

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

I paint IW by using the same water constantly. it looks like something out of a medieval forge now, thick soup of all sort of flakes. cant believe people actually used to drink it for health benefits. I just add more water into it when ever it looks like its evaporating and so I have had the same mix cup on the desk for the last 8 or so months maybe.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Lol, so gross and delicious at the same time. That water has POWER now

[@sarainy9775]

Loved this one! How long did this guy take you to paint?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

No idea, I don't time myself it's a very counterproductive practice. It was three days of painting m, that I know

[@RedPilgrim.]

*_IRON WITHOUT!!!_*

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

IRON SHAKE IT ALL AROUND

[@herbie93]

If I wanted a much darker/dirtier gold, would you suggest doing the Wyldwood wash mix over Retributor Armour instead of the Fyreslayer Flesh and then extra Wylwood as needed?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yes Indeed

[@herbie93]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Thank you sir!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Test it out first, you will have to thin the Wyldwood for sure a bit

[@GentrifiedPotato]

>I thinned Flash Gitz Yellow to a glaze consistency Oh you mean you used it in a slightly damp environment? Weediest damn yellow I've ever used. I've seen water more opaque than that crap. :V

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's probably my favourite yellow ever made so I don't agree with that personally.

[@cyanlion3506]

Sorry if you already got asked this a lot. But how does washing with thinned contrast compare with using washes like nuln oil? I quite like the way you use them for glazes and washes, though kind of loath to invest in contrast paints given how much of the regular paints I've already bought.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

They are far better for metallics. I don't use regular shades anymore for metals.

[@ainsinnes]

Great video man, really enjoying them all so far! I've noticed you talking about heavy glazes and I wondered if you could unpack that a little? What kinda ratio of paint to water is that, do you have a video that explains the technique in more detail?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

There are no ratios sorry, each paint is different and will require a different amount of water. You need to learn to get there by feel, that's why I show the consistency on my thumb. Sorry I can't help you more but I would be lying to you if I gave you a number.

[@ainsinnes]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures for sure, that's fantastic man. Thank you for the response. I'm just starting out and I'm suuuper lazy, so anything I can do to take shortcuts haha.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I'm exactly the same but it's good to develop certain skills that you will be glad you did in the future. Good luck and enjoy!

[@ainsinnes]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures definitely, I guess there are no shortcuts for brush control etc. I know 'a bad artisan blames their tools' but I could definitely use a better brush!

[@ainsinnes]

On that note, I'm looking at your affiliate links. Could you recommend a good size for an all round layering / highlighting brush? A dinky detail brush would be the size 0 on the Raphael 8404 series right?

[@joshsimpson7259]

Fortify!

[@jugadoramarillo7412]

Hi Juan, Have you ever said what brushes you use? I'm looking for one for details and another for bigger works, what do you recommend?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I only use: Rosemary and co series 33 size 3 and 4

[@Ed-xo9pc]

Watching while at work and rrealising my own iron warriors are going to be rubbish by comparison, but are about to get a lot better!!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Nice!! Looking forward to see them in the discord

[@kapyjmhb]

increible

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias! El vídeo no está mal tampoco

[@kapyjmhb]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures increible de increible de increible....que maquinas eres...enhorabuena.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Gracias guapetón 😘

[@wapniak666]

another amazing mini! what do you use to make galezes tho? its just paint+water or medium? im having trouble getting this super thin glaze with just water, it always seem to run too much its probably just me being bad but maybe I should use medium instead?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

If I don't say anything it's just water. Problem might be that you have too much paint in the brush. Unload it into a paper towel before painting with it. That being said, if you want you can use medium of course.

[@wapniak666]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures thanks! ill try both then

[@gwkang7846]

what did you use to dilute the metallics with to get that kind of thin consistency without them breaking apart for the heavy glazing step?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Just water. If I use medium I always tell it. If you are having problems use Lahmian Medium

[@BobWolf006]

Hey Juan, what kind of brush were you using in this video?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Rosemary and co series 33 size 3

[@marekhrnciarik7681]

Hi, thx for the awesome tutorial, one thing i struggle, not sure if I do something wrong or not, I do not have this issue with greyseer primer can, but when I use leadbelcher my paint do not want to stick to it, and behave as I would paint of greasy surface which I'm not. ANy Idea what I can be doing wrong? I do shake the cans and everything like usual, at least 5 min shake in ok room temperature.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

You are doing nothing wrong, can primer can sometimes become hydrophobic, specially prevalent with metallic primers. Paint WILL stick to it, you just need to insist, don't stop, just brush it on and keep brushing it until it sticks.

[@marekhrnciarik7681]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures oh damn ok, but at least I know I don't do anything wrong, when painting over normal paint I guess I can just insist like you say until the paint sticks to it, but it's a huge issue with contrast paint that suppose to be runny :(

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Once you understand how to make it stick it's not an issue. I've had that happen to me in almost all the metallic basecoated minis for the Eavy Contrast series. Watch the Kosargi Nightwatch video to see how it happened to me there and how it wasn't really a problem.

[@marekhrnciarik7681]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures thank you sir.

[@marekhrnciarik7681]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures one last question, what size of brush do you usually use to apply contrast paint? because some say we should use a large brush, some say a small brush and not use brush-like for shading.

[@bellsknell3297]

How well would this technique translate onto other things like dreadnoughts/tanks/etc?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Not bad but I would still apply my shading with and airbrush for tanks

[@syrus6981]

OMG 😭😭😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Thanks 😊

[@spilledpaintpot]

When you attach the hands/weapons - do you just glue it on (plastic glue? CA?) or pin it? Does the glue ever destroy the paint? Beautiful paintjob.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I use cyanoacrylate usually when it's already painted. It won't destroy the paint like plastic glue will do for sure. If some cyanoacrylate spill out of the joint, wait for it to fully dry and then fix the spill but remember, less is more with glue

[@spilledpaintpot]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Thank you very much! I'm going to give this a try.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help. I've also used plastic glue after scraping the joint of paint and just repaint the joint or around it if needed. It provides a much stronger bond but it comes at a cost. For these minis Taht are purely for display, I don't care

[@michaelbrand1173]

LOL 10 seconds in and LOL

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

😂😂

[@grumpycup4762]

This shit is World class. Easily

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

That's EXACTLY the same thing I say each morning!

[@grumpycup4762]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures No matter where we are from. No matter where we live. What cultures we come from. That one thing stays the same across it all. - That is a world class shit.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

😂😂😂😂

[@Br3tz3l]

*Iron within, Iron without*

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

*Iron shake it all around*

[@philipblack8694]

If you don't mind me asking, what brush do you use and how do you keep it to that incredibly sharp point?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Rosemary and co series 33 size 3 and 4 and I don't do anything but clean it with brush soap about once a month. Just don't ever overload them.

[@philipblack8694]

JuanHidalgo Miniatures many thanks, I'll check it out

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Happy to help

[@sword42494]

I know it’s a bit late, but can you tell me which model that was? I’ve been thinking about doing a group of Iron warriors myself.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's a regular Chaos Marine with a head and backpack from the plastic MK3 marines

[@marekhrnciarik7681]

How do you attach the weapon to the arms and backpack? superglue? or you scrab the paint off and apply plastic glue?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

You can apply plastic glue over the paint, it will malt it and the plastic underneath. But you can also scrape it a bit and use superglue. Both work well.

[@marekhrnciarik7681]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures plastic glue does work through paint and still melt it? Like Rewell? I through plastic glue does not work through paint.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yes it does, I do it all the time. It will melt the paint itself and the plastic underneath bonding everything together. It will take longer but it will eat through the paint.

[@marekhrnciarik7681]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures oh nice thank you, I always glue with plastic before as I don't want to use super glue, so now I can paint things separately and still use plastic glue, nice, thank you for this typ.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Yeah, just be careful and asume it's going to dry slower. You can always scrape it a bit to make the bond faster.

[@Hello-1814]

Hey at some point you need to paint an average level space marine that us mere mortals can do for a tabletop standard!!! Since I’m really bad I need you to show me how to do an average job!!!!!! Please!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Just stop at the contrast stage in any of my videos, simple as that.

[@angeldrug8975]

Sensei, which brushes did you use there?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Same as in almost any other video. Rosemary and co series 33 size 3

[@angeldrug8975]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Thanks! :)

[@sunlocked5838]

You know, paint water isn't that bad once you a shot of brandy to it

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Mmmm, the Irish Painter Special!

[@sunlocked5838]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures really helps loosen you up

[@vladimirpolaris9383]

Leaderbelcher over black primer?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

No, Leadbelcher spray is a primer already

[@ciberkratos5933]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures over black or white primer change the results?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Probably, but I don't know.

[@domingosszabo]

Please change title of this one to "How to make the worst space marine chapter color scheme look awesome" ;)

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

😂😂😂😂

[@Pollocop291]

Donde pillaste el casco mk3?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

Me lo envió un Patreon

[@Pollocop291]

@@JuanHidalgoMiniatures Gracias, supongo que buscaré por la web, igualmente muchas gracias por tus tutoriales, la verdad que ayudan mucho

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

@user-op3yn2ky2k gracias a ti por verlos!

[@45calGunslinger]

Beautiful mini but too bright for Iron Warriors IMO. You could keen going with the shading and tone everything down. There is a delicate balance there but I was looking forward to a really dark iron effect.

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I went for the boxart and its basically a perfect match so blame the Eavy Metal Studio 😊

[@sarainy9775]

I think it really depends what sort of look you are going for. This more comic / box art style reads really well on the tabletop. Grim dark and grungy works for single miniatures but can leave a whole army looking somewhat bland.

[@ainsooalgown1830]

Why do you hate blue?

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

I just don't like painting it. It's a very boring colour

[@ainsooalgown1830]

I hate blue!

[@Arkiham]

Hater of the blue? Has blue paint holder?! Heretic!

[@JuanHidalgoMiniatures]

It's a damn good holder