Fixing everything wrong with Imperial Guard

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This week, we fix everything wrong with the warhammer 40k army Astra Militarum.
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[@whittaker007]

I love Lucas' economical painting style - so few colours, so little blending, but just making really good colour choices for the transitions and well placed brush strokes. I'd love to see a video taking more time to show this painting in action with commentary on the process.

[@Indie971]

I agree! It always looks great. I suck at blending so I am currently trying to mimic his paint style but without a more lengthy How-to video it is hard to do.

[@LymanAbraxas]

Astral Miliwhat? You're in the GUARD son!

[@alphabromega859]

Yeah i’ll never understand people who use these fake names.

[@theredestshirt9726]

Takin in Latin Astra Militarium means “Star Military”. Throws the table over and yeets the chair out the door. “But those of the righteous know its the Imperial Guard!”

[@ashleychaplin5855]

​@@alphabromega859I hate the new names generally but I mind it less for the faction that has Latin and English for high gothic Vs low gothic, the bureaucrats call them astra militarum, everyone else in the guard calls them the guard

[@jonsweeney4347]

THE *WALL OF GUNS.*

[@mjdoombreed]

I will be cold in the ground before I call them the "Astra Militarum." They're the Imperial Guard. The planet broke before the Guard did.

[@snwleo23]

Loved this video! It seems games workshop have heard you as of today! They have released some ratlings 🎉

[@sinisterplank3113]

Ratling Snipers are some of my favourites Old and New

[@aitorbleda8267]

I have a ton of the little fellas!

[@basileerla]

Nothing screams "what about the second corpse-starch breakfast?" more than this

[@jb123564]

Not sure you read all the comments you really do make some amazing minis and conversions, I think you should make a pub diorama with people fighting in the pub then in the caverns and sewers underneath have covens summoning deamons and skaven creeping about in the shadows maybe vampire in the attic? The possibilities are endless 👍

[@avallach666]

this

[@rupertjones5197]

Those vastroyans are an absolute classic, I had a huge unpainted army’s worth and I sold them like 5 years ago, god they would’ve been worth some money now

[@dontletmebrewthat]

Victoria Miniatures does exactly the quirky Halfling like Ratlings you're talking about. You might wanna take em for a painting spin. They even eat sandwiches and all!

[@roelhodzelmans1004]

The Ogryns Victoria sells are also awesome. I have them adjusted for Necromunda and I love them!

[@dontletmebrewthat]

@@roelhodzelmans1004 the mud crunchers? Yeah, they've got that old school vibe. I love em too, not overly serious like the current sculpts.

[@roelhodzelmans1004]

@dontletmebrewthat yup, I had "Grog Ard'Nogg Ogre Veteran" modified, so there are more arm and leg options. So he can be fully bionic, or partially or not at all, use the gun and knife, or Axes, wrenches, hammers etc. Even a two handed minigun. And the 4 heads. It's awesome

[@deividgarmar]

It would be an amazing series, the two of u making an ab-human astra militarum army, all of it made of ratlings, beastmen, and ogryn, and-or whatever else you could thinkk about

[@GilesCuddy]

Ratlings, ogryn and one very confused and annoyed human commissar leading them.

[@BenniArt]

@@GilesCuddy Sounds like something straight out of a Pratchett story.

[@GartenFallneX]

man, I really want to see more of this, maybe some even more insane conversions. this looks great

[@DEATHWISH65]

Thank you for making something for the halflings I hope no one forgets about these cool ass guys

[@jasonrouse8215]

They're like... Imperial Grots... I've heard of Ratlings before, but tbh, I thought they were space skaven... didn't know they were like the hobbit Ogryns for IG... The fuq else does IG have that I haven't seen yet?!

[@jeffrobagman2834]

​@@jasonrouse8215Squats? They've basically been moved to be Votaan, but space dwarfs were originally Squats in the Guard.

[@ContagiousD]

Might be my favorite looking paintjob and posing from Emil. Amazing job. Hard to describe, but they look like they should be in a painting instead of on a tabletop!

[@Scoob609]

The feet show exactly why i dont like premade bases even as a necromunda player, floating feet is the worst.

[@emeraldanvil]

These are the videos that make me come back to this channel every week. You guys are amazing

[@danielhowes1280]

I can't believe you made us wait 2 weeks for this video and you only painted 2 mimi minis! No cookies this week for either of you 😂😂

[@zhouenlai2569]

1:48 is not a Ratling/Space Hafling. It a squat i. e. Space Dwarf. You can see it by the beard, but also by the Rogue Trader era lasgun (this is a hybrid model, plastic arms and gun on a metal body).

[@MariaOrtelloMeri63]

Day 2 of asking. When the shadespire mordheim aaaamazing gaming table will be finished?

[@JasonWood-h1w]

That is one of the original plastic squats at 1:48.

[@glizzy2.O]

I didn't love the idea but boy did I love the results 👍

[@chadkittleson5447]

I have these halflings done for Blitzball and they're some of my favorite models. I love the trouser weasel. Lol.

[@frazerbaker6089]

This video was amazing! I’m really inspired by it, as with all your vids. Keep up the good work

[@iamhocus]

Would love to see the others finished! Great vid!

[@eightball6219]

These are great, but the older ones seem to be more fitting. My gripe would be that they're not really fitting in the Guard, but they've time traveled/universe jumped from Fantasy to 40k and just picked up some discarded weapons and equipment. I guess maybe you can say they're from a Feudal World or something like that to explain their garb/usage of pots and pans on their heads. If I could I'd at least change the heads for ones that have helmets/military caps that fit more to the guard aesthetics and maybe use the modeling putty to mold some makeshift flak armor on them.

[@MrNovaStreams]

Agreed. They talked about not just adding backpacks and bits and then that's all they really did.

[@ludekpisa9134]

Thank you guys for this video. This was inspiration as well as entertaining piece. My nurgle blood bowl guardsmen are already being born. BB has probably the best range of minies 👍

[@GilesCuddy]

These are brilliant! Please complete the kill team soon! I love these derpy guys!

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

Great work. Love the painterly style you applied. Beautifully expressive

[@SamuraiMTG]

I love the mini history lessons on the models you work on

[@lajpie]

I love the use of blood bowl minis!

[@mrbigphil22]

Was just wondering today where you guys had been! Great video guys, I love ratlings as a youngster, these are so much better!

[@mattlesmeister4694]

I love the conversions, but I feel like the flame trooper needs a stogie point out of his mouth

[@J-Martijn]

You should enter these for Golden Daemon. They look amazing!

[@Arc0w]

Though I agree the colour sceme brought it together quiet nicely, I feel it misses some imperial insignia.

[@charliedixon2509]

Amazing conversions, but I'd love to see them all painted 😬

[@isisnmagic1812]

Brilliant video, we need more lukas so he can get cookies.

[@robertbrown4769]

Love this, inspired and absolutely brilliant.

[@leonatus221]

Nice conversions

[@Isteak80]

Overall Derp Factor is very important.

[@alanredmond88]

Awesome. Flamethrower halfling looks enough like the comedian from the watchmen movie that I feel like he needs a cigar :)

[@akutch564]

The hairy belly is fantastic and hilarious.

[@OldManRogers]

Derpy is the word, they look fun!

[@stevo_hobbies]

These are fantastic!! Great conversion!

[@benives254]

He black templars would love these guys!

And now they are comming!

[@ChrisOsberg]

They are awesome!

[@srdies5289]

When people say kitbashing is impossible with modern GW minis... Amazing job!

[@superlaser6000]

Would be cool for an Abhumans only regiment or something

[@tomkurscheidt9690]

Its starting the way the Black Templater project started and I love it

[@fatelux]

Absolutely awesome job🫶🫶👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stormhawkdude]

Hey for anyone curious and okay with Proxies; just last night for me, hours before this video went up, I found from a conpany called "Wargames Atlantic" a new box set from them called the "SneakFeet" under their Death Fields line. It's Legally Distinct Ratlings in plastic and about 32 USD with shipping across the pond for European viewers/readers. And I was curious about getting them but seeing this video definitely pushed me into getting them to go along with my Vostroyans that I kitbashed from their Les Grognards boxset and the Cadians. [EDIT] HEY SO GUESS WHAT GOT ANNOUNCED A MONTH AFTER THIS VIDEO AND MY COMMENT WERE BOTH MADE AND *AFTER* I ALREADY BOUGHT AND MADE MY PROXIES...

[@caseco4979]

Those OG ratlings are perfect thought you guys knew this stuff

[@mikeparker9812]

The best little detail for me was the hair on his belly. Genius 😂

[@MariaOrtelloMeri63]

Can you make a video about painting clanrats? The new ones

[@RyanF1313]

I would love to see you make an Alpha Legion Kill Team ❤

[@chaosfrogs7]

Squidmar always delivers the goods, the tiny stumpy legged goods this time!

[@Dresden76]

Normally love Lucas’s painting. This one felt phoned in though. Those little guys don’t read as Cadians at all. I like that Lucas went for a sketch rather than smooth blends. On the table from a meter away, they’ll be great.

[@connorcress6471]

I feel like people who complain about the new imperial guard models being too complicated are the same people who field half painted, unfinished armies. You don’t have to paint it to golden demon standard, especially since they’re just generic line troops. Just block the important colors in, slap some contrast paint on, and come back to it later if need be. But griping about detailed models because they eliminate your excuse to be lazy is silly. Glad this was NOT one of those videos

[@MiniHarpist]

What? The halflings at 1:46 look awsome. Gimme.

[@Joyfulcheese]

Can already picture a backstory for these guys. Their world was ravaged by a rogue guard army and a group of five halflings who'd been scavenging in a hab block came across the remains of a cadian regiment that had been slaughtered defending a civilian shelter. Salvaging scraps of armour, weapons even a barely working vox receiver, they set out to help save their world any way they can.

[@xRyanSCx]

Love these kitbash videos! Awesome

[@skarrz1468]

These are nightmare fuel squats 😂

[@jasonrouse8215]

Combat Hobbits 🤣

[@farbol2348]

They are wonderful

[@doggerthedog6744]

There is also a ratling slopper in necromunda along with probably a few more too but they're resin

[@AlexCopeMusic]

so good!

[@thecactusnoob8903]

Can you do the white scars next, but probably Kor'sarro Khan. The model is kinda static and just looks pretty bad.

[@jajsem1109]

"Happy, life enjoying creatures." YOu know, that this is W40k universe, right? :D

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Delusion is big in 40k i've heard

[@jajsem1109]

@@SquidmarMiniatures Yeah, those guys look like they like to spice up their food. :D

[@armholeeio]

Definitely thought about using the blood bowl stuff for 40k proxies, was looking at the two ogre ladies from forgeworld to be ogryns, one as a medic and the other as a commissar 😂

[@virgiletrannoy2089]

Very cool 😊

[@Astronometric]

I think they are missing some imperial insignias. They need more skulls and aquilas to be read as Imperial Guards. That said, I really like the paintjob.

[@Corvuscraftminis]

I LOVE them !

[@Nortic111]

Last I saw of the Ratlings in the lore there were a couple in 2 or 3 Warhammer Crime stories.

[@crystallius4317]

I don't know why, but the flamethrower guy give me the impression that his name is "José" (prononced with the Haute-Saône accent, "Jaw-sey")

[@renevil2105]

what I read about ratlings is that on frontlines with the guardsmen they use SMG like guns. from a distance snipers which is weird cause how big the gun is lol. fantastic diggers an supply hoarders.

[@brionl4741]

Ratling snipers have been in 40K lore ever since Rogue Trader.

[@andreas5563]

"I didnt finish off all 5 dudes" - Lucas 2024

[@Tomble91]

When is your Vallejo paint set being released?! I need a Vallejo refresh and don’t know if it will be close enough release for me to wait! Love all of your videos!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Hopefully in the coming 2 months

[@DryerFryer]

I loved this

[@theswedishwargamer]

whats up squidman and lukas

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

What's down cat man and wargamer

[@theswedishwargamer]

@@SquidmarMiniatures nothing much mostly the ground

[@nicolasdeze3546]

Amazing!!

[@kakashifuijin]

Since I'm painting on a budget all I can do is wonder how my models will look if I was a decent painter

[@crapparc]

I have never forgotten when you got 20 Cadians for 30 euro. Then you got 10 for 20. It's a crime.

[@nebairsoft]

It's warhammer, LOTR hobbits are too wholesome for the grim darkness

[@vezuuu7980]

Imagine happy, laughing half humans in times of eternal war

[@rrll8560]

the dark underbelly of lotr hobbits is real. if you can make a good burglar you can make a good assassin

[@nebairsoft]

☝️🤓 uh I want comic relief in my grim dark setting please

[@nebairsoft]

Are orks not enough comic relief LMAO at least they're cool

[@vezuuu7980]

@@nebairsoft yea i agree with you, orks have their place in ork faction, but happy little fellas in guard? Hell nah, it doesnt match at all.

[@AdamSigal]

These are rad!

[@richardrussell7082]

We love you too Maxime 😜

[@SamuelRU]

Wargames Atlantic just released a hard plastic "Sneakfeet" proxy kit

[@RickardLejonhjarta]

absolute mad lad

[@bleachorange]

The conversion looks great, but it feels off without a proper helmet and still keeping the kitchenware

[@alx38130]

the imperial guard flaw is that they're not Kriegers.

[@9daywonda]

Diissa his truly Majjik I hesepcially likeda the saucer pan helmetha man.

[@tobilynnswarthout2690]

You my friend are the AMAZING one....very very Cool✌️👍‼️

[@DarkRaven4561]

I did it the easy way - a couple of boxes of Wargames Atlantic’s Sneakfeet…Yeah, I can’t take them to tournaments, but since I don’t go to tournaments, I don’t care!!

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

1:20 the old metal miniatures are excellent, they just can't be bought.

[@Alistarwormwood]

really wish you did something with the helmets

[@cerisekappes580]

Most fun in the 40K universe 😮

[@garrettmorgan4430]

@1m48s a Squat with a lasgun is not a Ratling sniper 😛

[@Frangsen4243]

Galet bra video👍🏻

[@oscarbrandin]

"säg något negativt" Underbart!

[@DW77ALWAYSWATCHING]

Why have you not submitted these to white dwarf?

[@abcdodd]

How did you prevent the guitar string from unwinding! :O?

[@AngelusNielson]

Ratlings never hit the mark? Irony.

[@garethcooley3675]

Wargames Atlantic Sneakfeet 😀 Reptilian Overlords Spacenam - solves the catachan and halfling sniper problems 😀