How I Paint Things - British Denison Smocks

[@Gibius1]

Fantastic guide. Ahh, the days when Agrax Earthshade was still good.

[@High_Lord_Of_Terra]

I found this very useful thanks. Didn't have exactly those colours but found good enough alternatives in scale 75 and citadel paints.

[@JohnSmith-iw2ku]

Hi just getting back into painting I have been painting on and off for about 45 years nothing as good as yours and am struggling a bit but find your painting guides so helpful and easy to follow keep up the good work J

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

3 years later and my 02 Hundred Hours boxes arrived this week, time to browse SAS painting ideas while glueing them together

[@brandonbrockwell4997]

I’ve got a platoon of Polish airborne that have been needing painting for a while now, this vid couldn’t have come at a better time!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I was torn between assembling these kits as the British or Polish Independent Parachute Brigade, but the iconic red berets won out. Glad to hear of the Free Polish being represented, though!

[@HeadHunterSix]

Thanks for the guide. I am working on a US Airborne platoon for Market Garden and they get a British forward observer for free, so I'll be painting my first Red Devil soon. I personally like the Reflective/Refractive/Retractive/Redemptive/Regressive/Redundant Green version myself. :)

[@safisher4067]

I always enjoy videos because of your paint color discussions. You present options and explain why you chose what you did. Very helpful!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I think it helps a little to remember sometimes that there's not always a 'right' way. There's a lot of room for preference and style in these things, and knowing why someone chose a particular method or colour can help you in making your own choices, too. You gotta know the Why of things!

[@ratelmike8825]

Outstanding job. Glad I found your channel as I have just got into Bolt Action with two Airborne Armies, US and British

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Both excellent choices. Veteran forces can be easily overwhelmed in some cases, but they fight like devils!

[@SoB413]

Epic video, now I know exactly what colours to pick up today 👌

[@Rhinexing]

I believe the brown is more appropriate for British battle dress. The Canadian battle dress fabric had a green tint to it.

[@euansmith3699]

The enamel tea mug on his backpack is a great touch on that mini. The paint job ends up very cool.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I've gone and painted the rim blue at the suggestion of someone who was able to give me accurate historical timeframes on the things. :D Warlord's recent run of infantry have been really nice, and those little details count for a lot to me.

[@jasperdegraaf5254]

The colour should be fur brown , try it!

[@johnkelley9877]

Great tutorial! The figure looks incredible. I have 1/72nd scale Paratroopers and I admit I was intimidated by the camouflage pattern but now I have a starting point. Thanks for sharing this.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Camo's one of those things that seems super intimidating at first, and it's not until the last couple of brush strokes that it really comes together. I know that at the first stages just splotching on the green it looks an absolute mess, but you've gotta hold your nerve and see it through. :D

[@rustybuckets07]

Glad I found your channel. Good solid advice for the real world painter. I was getting bogged down in other channels that were producing results that I could not replicate,resulting in several rage quits. Well I'm back now :). Quick note as to shading; I like the quickshading but was seldom happy with the way that it would often take quite vibrant colours and dull them into mud. I've just tried thinning my (army painter) inks with 1/2 acrylic matt medium/1/2 water and a couple of drops Vallejo flow improver. I think you could substitute the flow improver with washing up liquid and I know that AP have released their own mix,which I've not tried. The mixture allows you to dilute the ink and lends itself to shading recesses in the model without dulling the basecoat colours and you have control over the strength of the wash.I found just using water caused the pigments to separate. Anyhoo, TL;DR Thanks for your advice. Have a sub.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Army Painter's shade medium is pretty good for what it does, and seems from experience to be slightly better suited to softening the 'stain' effect without losing the colour you're working with. Good stuff, if a little worrying to apply since it goes on quite cloudy! The objective is always practical, reasonable techniques, explained in a way that I hope makes sense. Glad to hear that it seems to work for you, too! :D

[@michaelturnbull7270]

Great colour scheme. today I have just primed my box of Warlord Games Bolt Action paras with Army Painter Desert Yellow, , so this is very timely. Very encouraged, so keep up the good work.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Desert Yellow should be a great primer for this, too. :D Good luck!

[@wakedeanwarrior]

Great job! Loving the grass tufts you use on the bases too...

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Thanks bud! The basing is all Citadel stuff. I really like their static grass, and the Middenland Tufts have a nice, deep green around the base that makes them ideal for a lot of things.

[@stevenbuerkle9329]

Awesome !! Thank you.

[@richmondtigers7495]

Fantastic work

[@276tank]

Go British Paras. Job well done mate. :)

[@emmetminiatureswargames2424]

Very nice. I’ve just started painting some Paras, using German Camo Beige as a base but I fancied doing some in the more green tone base too. Hadn’t thought of Middlestone so I’ll use some of that. A couple of Citadel paints I’ve found useful - Athonian Camoshade to wash the smocks, i use it for all camo, it’s a really good green/brown shade. For the berets I’ve found Screamer Pink washed with Agrax gives a nice maroon colour. Your skin tones are fantastic, I’ll have to look up your video on fleshtones.

[@daleamsbaugh6025]

I think I would've highlighted in the original color, but that is just me. OUTSTANDING video sir.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

There's a lot to be said for that method! I think it does look much better for display painting, but with my eyes and usual gaming distances I like a little more contrast in my highlights so the camo pattern doesn't work... well, like a camo pattern should! :D Good call, though, and thanks!

[@stevesandford1437]

Great Tutorial, GREAT RESULT!!! xx SF

[@davidwaddell9772]

Amazing thank you.

[@davidlarge8894]

I put a touch of black in the red for the beret .

[@stevepickering5978]

Very nice

[@dukewellington9308]

Awesome job. Love how they have turned out

[@jhnlk]

That was so cool.

[@julianwarren7770]

Stunning job as always. I’ve got some bolt action paras, I’ll need to try this out!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

They're such neat miniatures. I've been really surprised at how well they go together. Really looking forward to the day Warlord remakes the standard British infantry. They're about due for an update!

[@music123videos]

Great tutorial, Vallejo Field Blue for the Polish berets :)

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I was wondering if there were something better than just black based on what some had mentioned! Thanks for the tip. :D

[@music123videos]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio It seems to be a perfect colour match, its a grey-blue essentially.

[@TeaPoweredModels]

Great job as always! This is my favourite method of painting camo.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I think there's a real tendency to overthink painting camo at this scale. Just splodge the stuff on and it'll tidy up in post. ;D

What an amazing work!!!! :)

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Thank you kindly! :D

[@tompratz4848]

👍👍 great looking, I always learn something here 👍👍

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I do try and make sure there's always something unique to each video! More recent ones are a bit more polished, but there's something good in all of them, I think. ;D

[@joehendrson3815]

WHAT COLOR IS THE ROPE? I PANTED MY FIRST GUY HE TURNED OUT GREAT LOVE YOUR VIDEOS SO HELPFUL AND THE STEP BY STEP MAKES IT EASY FOR ME NEVER THOUGHT I COULD PAINT THE BOLT ACTION COUMMITY IN MY AREA LOVE MY MINIS. THANKS.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

It's been a while since this guy, but I think the rope was Vallejo Brown Sand off the top of my head. There isn't really any specific colour for the toggle ropes, but anything sandy or pale beige will work fine once it's shaded. ✌

[@joehendrson3815]

Thanks

[@BaijoGosum]

Vary cool. Thanks!

[@ratelmike8825]

One thing I forgot to ask. Can you list the tutorials you did for their flesh, trousers, webbing and weapons etc?

[@ged72000]

Hi mate. Love your vids. But I was wondering what colour is the pants? I'm a Games workshop guy. Do I don't know what the brown is in Valljo. Cheers. Ged.

[@lucioquinziocincinnato7984]

Very good painting!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Thank you kindly! I just saw your US Airborne as well, you've got a remarkable talent. :)

[@lucioquinziocincinnato7984]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thanks. See you soon. Francesco Thau

[@russ5838]

Good vid as always m8ty, On the paint front GW elysian green is nearly the same as the middlestone.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I had thought it looked a little too green in the pot, but then I thought the same of Middlestone and that turned out alright. I'll have to give it a shot on another miniature. Thanks for the tip!

[@OddBallThe4th8382]

i sort of went off paused images of sean connery in a bridge too far to get my italeri british paras painted (i think when i painted them i should have used this tutorial

[@deanellis4166]

A great video. Have you ever done 5mm flames of War infantry? Would love to know how you would tackle them. With late war on the horizon for FoW I got me some British to paint up.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

There's actually a 15mm US infantry video back in the archive somewhere. They're not too much different from the 'full size' stuff - so to speak - but try to work slightly lighter and you'll generally be fine. High contrast to delineate areas of colour works best!

[@bushcraftybert113]

Great video , one question , is there a reason that you don't highlight before the Agrax wash ? It just seems like those highlight colour would be to bright , keep up the good work......

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

The colours look crazy bright on the palette, but once they're applied and dried a little they blend in much better. Highlights on miniatures that are going to be viewed at typical gaming distances need to be a little sharper so they don't simply blend into the background and disappear. If you want a more muted, natural-looking appearance though, you can highlight after the shade by using just the original colours again. :)

[@bushcraftybert113]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks that makes sense , looking forward to the next video...

[@RedTheSaviour01]

hey man what do you think looks better in your opinion on the camouflage that you made? the "triange style" or the "frayed brush " style help me decide XD

[@desmcgeough4313]

Can I request the SAS Northern Europe Kit for 02 Hundred Hours Starter Set please? 🫖🍵

[@TheEccentricMan]

Nice work, a really good way of painting them. You missed one thing though, the blue rim to the top of the tin mug...........................................one button, two buttons, three buttons :)

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Ha! I was wondering whether or not anyone would mention it. ;D I could have sworn at some point I've read that the blue rim was an anachronism, but now I can't find hide nor hair of that and - to be quite honest - I think it does look better with the blue rim, anyway. I quite honestly just forgot in this case!

[@TheEccentricMan]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Hahaha, the white with blue rim was issued up too mid 1943 and replaced then with an all over brown lol, Time for tea?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

See, look at that. Someone always knows! ;D

[@guillermomataserrano9413]

WoW awesome job! Did you have good results using the shade on the wet palette?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I really didn't notice much difference, if I'm honest! I had just put the shade there to make sure I hadn't too much on my brush at any time, and in that respect it helped a bit. Not sure if it being a wet palette would matter much!

[@guillermomataserrano9413]

Sonic Sledgehammer Studio thank you mate, I am going to try also hahaha :D

[@KyleDaddyKatarn]

What are some army painter equivalent paints? I got the 50 paint mega set recently and I really want to paint my Brits (Polish II Corps) to a near real world match.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I couldn't really tell you off the top of my head, I'm afraid. You could try looking for a colour conversion chart - there's a few good ones to find if you hit up Google. The 'real match' with kit like this can be tricky, but between fading and different conditions you'll never really need for it to be perfect.

[@KyleDaddyKatarn]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I actually didn't know there were widely available paint conversion charts. Thank you so much for the info!

[@joehendrson3815]

HOW DO YOU PAINT THE BERET LINE. MINE TURNED OUT A MESS

[@Desamis1221]

May I ask advice on what paints to use for the helmeted paratroopers?

[@markcollins3710]

What model firm is tha

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

This chap's from Warlord Games, from the plastic British Airborne box.

[@miketchung1]

Dear sir I am a big fan of your painted miniature. Can you please tell me what paint is you use to paint Paratrooper's paint. Thank you very much

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

His pants, I think? They're Flat Earth.

[@miketchung1]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you very much sir.

[@joehendrson3815]

WOULD GREY SEER WORK FOR A PRIMER?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Definitely will!

[@joehendrson3815]

What color is the pants

[@bigb0x]

What manufacture the miniature comes from?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Linked in the description! These are the Warlord plastic British Airborne: us-store.warlordgames.com/products/british-airborne-1

[@rollingwiththetimes]

The paras beret wasn't red it's more of a claret colour I know this as my son was a British paratrooper for o er 10 years But just discovered your channel and enjoyed what I have seen so far

[@peterbudd1803]

Yes that's correct - My father was in the para's ( 6th Airborne - He was in the 2nd Wave at Pegasus Bridge on D Day ) Definitely not Red :-)

[@Broadswordii]

Loved this, finally found a accurate colour scheme to follow. This is really great work. However I've got 30 to paint for my grandson play with. Any chance you have a quicker guide with just one colour guide, so dark green base for jacket, red brown for trousers etc etc I totally understand you're a professional model maker and would hate a slapdash approach , however I feel this would really help beginners and those of us painting large numbers in a limited time frame. There is a '13 step' guide on KZbin but the colours are awful. So basic one colour with a wash over the detail and whether & how to use a lacquer. Did notice another similar video 'CW Modelling' used a dark green mix as a based coat rather than the middlestone which does look good. The triangle camo pattern tip is great 👍 Regards Karl

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I think this one might help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nl6mdoiPjs6khLs It's probably more in keeping with how you mean 'slapdash,' I think - it's also conveniently how I've painted a British Airborne army in a week, so I can at least attest that it works reasonably well for getting things out the door ready for action without a lot of extra fuss. :)