How to Paint British World War 1 Uniforms: Tommy's War painting Tutorial

[@wolfpack4694]

Nicely done! Great idea on the cap badge! My great grandfather was a SB in the 7th/8th RIF and my great uncle was in the 1st Bn RIF, KIA 11 April 1917 attacking the Chemical Works along with the 2nd Seaforths in a doomed attack midday 1500 yards to the objective. I'm working on a diorama for that one, departing the sunken road in Fampoux on their fateful journey.

[@longlance67]

Honored to be of help if this video helps in your in own tribute project. That is a very sobering piece of family history a lot of young lives thrown away in silly attacks that achieved nothing but tragedy. In my own case my great grandfather was a corporal or acting corporal (depending on the source) with 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers and was MIA in the disastrous assault on Ambers Ridge in 1915. And sadly still remains missing to this day.

[@gunner678]

Brilliant figure, and a superb choice of regiments. As a matter of interest, the cap badge is known in british military terminology as 'a bomb exploding properly' or 'a grenade fired proper' interchangeable. I enjoyed that video, really beautiful job. Great tips and I've been in the hobby for 50 years, thank you.

[@longlance67]

Thank you! This figure is very near and dear to me as my Great Grandfather served and fell with the Munsters. Another regiment on my list is the Connaught Rangers. As my old unit is stationed in their former barracks in Galway City Ireland. That's really interesting regarding the naming of cap badge, thank you for sharing!

[@gunner678]

@@longlance67 another great regiment with a long tradition. I worked a bit with the Irish Army in Kosovo in 1999 and in a few UN ops. Great bunch of lads and very professional. I'm painting WW1 British at the moment (1/72) so your video is very useful. Thanks for you reply, keep up the good work.

[@humblepi3666]

I can think of nothing more fitting as a tribute to the memory of your Great-Great Grandfather. Fantastic job. Salute to your Great-Great Grandfather

[@longlance67]

thank you! it was a very important project for me to undertake

[@stevofoley8158]

Great video Shane, as always. Nice tribute to your great grandfather and all Irishmen who served in WW1.👏 My great uncle was killed in 1918.

[@longlance67]

230,000 Irishmen fought in the war with some 50,000 being killed. It was a nice way to pay tribute to them all

[@soviet9366]

nice to see you posting again.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate, good to posting again been busy with work and college and I've been wanting to post a painting video for weeks!

[@stevie65able]

A stunning miniature. Absolutely loved your painting of this figure. I have to admit, as I watched this video, I got emotional a few times. Not only because of the expression on the figure's face, but as a tribute to your great grandfather. One of my favourites.

[@longlance67]

Thank you! It really means a lot that this project rung a personal note with you too! I really wanted to add a very human touch to this project and help bring the story of my Great Grandfather and his comrades back to life and reconnect with their story

[@markblignaut3166]

Fantastic you are an officer, a scholar, and a gentleman. Gonna be trying figures next year

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate let us know how you get on! 😁

[@neilmackay7475]

That's the plan our kid and thanks for all the tips we all hope you have a good one take care my friend 👍

[@longlance67]

Thanks my friend it is always a great pleasure to share what little knowledge I have with the community. Have a great Christmas my friend

[@michaelslack5269]

Stunning as always brother...you are ever an inspiration for me. Hope to see you in the group soon.

[@longlance67]

cheers mate

[@ozzyo7287]

nice and learnful as always mate. keep em making thoose cool vid's

[@longlance67]

Thanks Ozzy!

[@kuri369kuri]

Wow! Always impressed watching your videos. I’m currently in Afghanistan until March. I have a build room awaiting me to go into and work at being a better modeler. I’ll have enough space to have my laptop to reference your site when I have question. Thanks for the great tips

[@longlance67]

firstly stay safe out there mate, and I'm happy to be of help mate, if you ever have any questions never hesitate to ask as that is what this channel is for, helping out the community :)

[@cameronlewington3005]

Christopher Bashimoto stay safe dear boy!! 👍🏻

[@SmallSoldier]

Finally got to finish this video. We work very similar in acrylics. I like the colours to be thin and gradually build the tones up, pushing the shadows and highlights until it looks right. Excellent tutorial BTW.

[@longlance67]

I've still got to get my head around the tradiontal method of painting in the shadows like you and Ian do, but slowly but surly :)

[@SmallSoldier]

There’s so many different ways of painting a figure. It’s cool to see how others work. Even if it’s totally different than the way I’d do it I still always manage to pull something positive from it... in most cases.🙂

[@brucerobinson7295]

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year your sherman tank videos are very informative I enjoyed them. look forward to your posts in the new year see you then stay the course BruceI

[@longlance67]

Thanks Bruce! Hope you and yours have a lovely Christmas Thanks mate glad you enjoy the Sherman videos and not to worry there will be plenty more coming in 2019!

[@malcolmbolton1473]

Fantastic work,such detail,keep up the great work

[@longlance67]

Thank you :)

[@timtheeagle1]

I always get excited to see a new Shane video! Thanks as always!! You keep me trying figures even though I'm no good!

[@longlance67]

Thanks Tim! It took a little longer than I planned to get a video up but I am super glad you enjoyed it

[@michaelslack5269]

Well then I'm in good company for sure, I'm still struggling with my figures as well.

[@voodoonights1671]

Always an inspiration to do more with figures. Thanks for the work and upload Shane.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate really glad you enjoyed it !

[@lasercreation-world1981]

very good work, especially on the face !! the whole figure is really cool👍

[@longlance67]

Thank you my friend have a lovely Christmas

[@easybraze]

Fantastic work as always Shane.

[@longlance67]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@SmallSoldier]

Great tribute Shane!

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate we only recently rediscovered his story and it was big moment in my life as I've been searching for him for a few years now

[@SmallSoldier]

That’s such a sad and cool story all in one. Good on ya for doing the research to find out about him.

[@longlance67]

@@SmallSoldier from information I've been able to dig up in the public sphere is that he and over 200 of his battalion were killed assaulting Aubers Ridge on the French Belgian boarder on May 9 1915. He is buried in the momentum to the missing in Clais de Paris. Which is depressing to consider as my research made mention that the battalion got caught in a heavy artilley barrage as they went over the top

[@SmallSoldier]

So sad how some of those brave men we're sacrificed. And in a lot of cases over nothing and because of some generals ego. Very cool what your doing for him. Do you have family helping with the research or did you really have to dig deep to find answers?

[@longlance67]

@@SmallSoldier it's a very sad notion that so many men were thrown away for such pointless reasons it makes the Great War so tragic

[@neilmackay7475]

Beautiful work as usual Shane love the history behind it take care my friend

[@longlance67]

thanks for all your support Neil! Hope you have a nice Christmas my friend !

[@stevemayers6194]

Absolutely blown away with your amazing painting and tutorial. Have a great Christmas too.

[@longlance67]

Thank you! You too!

[@jerryvolpini7987]

Great figure rewarded by patient painting! Love the tutorial, thanks!

[@longlance67]

thanks Jerry! I have to say that these Tommy's War figure just pay you back in buckets for every second you spend painting them! they are probably some of the best figures I've painted thus far, and I will certainly will be buying more in the future for new videos!

[@rickbarg3980]

My Dad was a field gunner on Juno Beach June 6 1944 Sergeant 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 and fought the Axis all through Europe,Medals,Normandy Medal,Liberation of Holland Medal,and a few others,that’s why I build and paint figures and Artilary ,you have a Talent my friend.🇨🇦

[@longlance67]

thanks Rick! and thank you for sharing such great family history with us!

[@anthony14rmg]

Beautiful painting on this figure.

[@longlance67]

cheers!

[@ModelOfficer]

Cracking job again mate, Merry Christmas to u too

[@longlance67]

Thank you my friend and have a great Christmas

[@donwilsmore3945]

Wow !...great job and a great tribute !

[@longlance67]

Thank you very much!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

gorgeous figure and subject, i am intrigued! Maybe i should try something similar and do a figure in memory of my great-grandfather during ww1.

[@longlance67]

Thank you Michael! I'd love too see a similar project from you my friend, have ala lovely Christmas mate

[@jacksmodels7412]

Fantastic mate I find it very therapeutic watchinh your painting vids

[@longlance67]

thanks Jack this was a very special project for me and really enjoyed sharing it with you guys!

[@bugler75]

A beautiful model, I love how you built him up so subtly. Subscribed because a: you’re talented b: I love your technique c: it’s great to hear the home tongue but d: most importantly you are remembering a fallen hero. Lest we forget

[@longlance67]

cheers mate! it is a very special project, and a topic that is very near and dear to my heart as I feel we have forgotten these men stories for too long

[@bugler75]

We did forget them for so long! But it’s changing now 😊 is your Great Uncle buries in France? I live about 4 hours from Northern France/Belgium and visit their a few times a year. If he is buried there I will gladly visit his grave to pay respect to him. Ian

[@bugler75]

Found him. He is buried in Pas de Calais, Northern France. I will try to get there next time I am there. Lest we forget. Ian

[@ArmourEmpire]

Smashing vid Shane.

[@longlance67]

Thanks Mark!

[@GregReilly135ScaleModels]

Brilliant video Shane you make it look so easy. I've just got some WW1 figures so this will come in very nicely

[@longlance67]

thanks Greg! glad you enjoyed it, I really enjoyed this project I must say, it does take quite a few layers to get a good transition of highlights but it is well worth the steps :)

[@eamonnferguson3771]

Great tutorial Shane, love the family connection to your model choice. Inspiring as always. Merry Christmas.

[@longlance67]

thanks Eamonn, it was a very special project to have undertaken, he was lost to my side of the family decades only ever knowing his first name as his wife remarried and created confusing as his part of our history was basically erased by time have a good Christmas mate!

[@Elfwingson]

Very nice! This tut should come in handy when I paint my Tamiya British infantry👍🏼

[@longlance67]

cheers mate, let us know how you get on with them! :)

[@b4bbf4rrell]

Nice one Shane - much appreciated as I will be shortly attempting my own tribute to a great uncle I learnt about during the first lockdown... So nice to see something outside of the "norm" here on UToob! Keep up the great work 👍

[@longlance67]

That is awesome to hear that you are also undertaking a family member tribute! really hope it proves a special and enjoyable an experience as it was for my project!

[@b4bbf4rrell]

@@longlance67 Hi Shane - We will see! I have amassed a collection of WW1 figures and I will be swapping legs, arms, torsos, etc. and scratch building bits, moulding putty, etc - the full Armoury is going to be thrown at the main figure! ...and some more standardised kit figures for his men.... oh, and recreate the landscape... He appears to be the "white sheep" of the family! Whereas the vast majority of my WW1 serving rellies were all privates - he does seem to have been a natural leader he was a football captain as well, as I have now discovered this week! ...He joined up in 1914,, rapidly made a sergeant, then 2nd lieutenant in the field in France.... Then he was awarded a Military Cross while serving in Mesopotamia.... and made Lieutenant. Then just to cap it all, he joined up again in 1939 as a 2nd lieutenant and made Major... But that part of the story is still largely unknown... so until this blasted Covid disappears and I can get out to regimental museums, etc. and do some digging.... 👍 What amazes me is that no one in the family knows the story... I feel a book or something coming on as well! 🤔 Meanwhile, some therapeutic, creative modelling is called for. If any good I may yet be brave enough to post a picture! Keep well and safe.

[@claytonmcclain182]

Damn brother good to see you. Great job on the figure.

[@longlance67]

thanks Clayton! its been a long while since I posted anything and this was a great treat of a figure to paint up!

[@snapper2497]

Superb tutorial Shane, thanks

[@longlance67]

thank you glad you enjoyed it

[@PatriciaOlsen-eo1db]

I like how you paint your face and the rest of figure your great painter I watch your videos and vi am learning a hole lot from your videos I just like to say think for making all your videos keep up the great 😃👍 work you have a wonderful 👍😊 day and great 😃👍 day to be safd

[@longlance67]

Thank you so much 😀

[@alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

Shane how are you sir? I was wanting to know how to do seascapes and your video came up. And then I thought "I haven't had any notifications from Shane's channel. Is he still posting?" I then realised the bell was not switched on! Apologies sir for that, it is on now. This figure is just awesome, but then you painted it so I can't really be surprised. I hope everything is going well for you sir and thanks for all the great tutorials. Hopefully I'll have a notification that you have posted soon.👍👍👍

[@longlance67]

hey Al! not to worry I am still here my friend, I have just been busy with work and college but I still working on videos in the background :)

[@TheModelGuy]

Fantastic as always!

[@longlance67]

thank you my friend !

[@georgemartinez1720]

Amazing work

[@longlance67]

Thanks again!

[@kevinegan6876]

fantastic shane

[@longlance67]

thank you my friend !

[@bigsparky65]

Excellent information video, Shane

[@longlance67]

thank you for your support Jeff as always my friend :)

[@bazookabill3081]

Outstanding work... thanks for the advice

[@longlance67]

thank you! it was a great figure to work on

[@lacrosse782]

Just subscribed, I love your videos, keep them up!

[@longlance67]

thanks for the sub and welcome to the channel! keep an eye out as I will have new painting vids up in the new year!

[@13bravo72]

Merry Christmas Shayne! Enjoyed the video and learned alot! Well done sir. An excellent tribute to your great grandfather!👍 Have seen the new Peter Jackson movie called,'They Shall not grow old,' it just got over here to the states. A

[@longlance67]

Thanks my friend hope, you have a nice Christmas too! I have just recently seen they shall not grow old, and honestly I think its probably one of the best war documentaries ever made, makes you really look at the war from totally new direction

[@essayons7]

Here's to Cpl. Heffernan - my thoughts are with him. Have a Merry Christmas - thanks for the wonderful video!

[@longlance67]

Thank you Greg, have a lovely Christmas my friend

[@markcollins9903]

I've got emahr yesterday thanks for the ideas

[@longlance67]

Have fun with them!

[@spm36]

Excellent indeed my GG was in the Dubliners🖒

[@longlance67]

a great and hard fighting unit!

[@spm36]

@@longlance67 🖒onwards

[@adrianbell448]

Brilliant work. Planning on having a go at some WW1 Brits. Just a Q. What is your preferred brush make or do you use a combination

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate! I tend to use and like Winsor and Newton Cottman series brushes. But also Greenstuff World's Sable brushes are very good too. Been using them of late and I am quite impressed by them.

[@epicforger12345]

Sorry if you said this in your video and I missed it but what is a wet pallet?

[@longlance67]

So a wet palette is a paint palette made from a piece of grease paper on top of a wet sponge. It increases drying time of your paint

[@donwilsmore3945]

Have you done anymore of these figures Shane ?

[@longlance67]

I have one more of their figures. A Royal Navy Rating, but I struggled to get the dark blue to look right. I will strip it and try to make it work again at some point. But I do intend to pick up a few figures in the future as the Tommy's War range in my opinion is one of the nicest out there at the moment!

[@donwilsmore3945]

@@longlance67…they are great figures Shane !…a friend of mine once said as long as you get the uniform as close as you can to the uniform colour …that should be good enough because of fading ,wear and tear, different materials used even variations of actual colours…especially in a war environment…I was at a show many years ago and there was a lot of Ray lambs 90mm french dragoons in the competition…I’d never seen so many variations of french dragoon green …cheers 🙏✋🏼5️⃣

[@ModeliteDiorama]

Hi, do you think these 1/32 figures by Rommys War are compatible with a 1/35 Diorama? :)

[@longlance67]

unfortunately the 1/32 figures are much larger than 1/35 so it will be far too tall and bulky when compared alongside 1/35

[@marcellocolombarini1653]

Superb👏🏻👏🏻

[@pbeccas]

Great tutorial.

[@longlance67]

thanks very much my friend !

[@Emtbtoday]

Love it mate

[@longlance67]

cheers mate

[@milan9443]

Great work! What brush do you use? It's look really good

[@longlance67]

I used a winsor and newton Cottman no. 3 round and a no. 1 rigger brush

[@ryf296]

Hi, is there any chance of you showing us the Humber Scout Car by Warlord Games. It has Brigadier Joe Vandeleur in it. I am a new modeller, and started painting around 1-2 months and have the Scout Car, but I am very unsure on how to paint it and what colours to use. Don't worry if you can't, it's just I am after a little help. Thanks for the videos, keep up the good work!👍

[@longlance67]

So his uniform would be very similar to the one shown here in this video, I also have a how to paint British commandos tutorial with vallejo colors which maybe a better option for you. For the humber I would vallejo Russian uniform

[@ryf296]

Thank you, I'll make sure to use your advice.

[@nuthutch1]

Brilliant

[@longlance67]

thanks mate!

[@peterhayes8846]

'Love the video but there is no audio between approx. 23.10 - 26.35. Could you explain what you are doing during time step by step please.

[@longlance67]

the song got copyrighted so the audio was cut out, so basically I am base painting the web gear with various khaki shades then once dry I add a wash of agrax earthshade to the webbing then highlight with glaze of the khaki shades to bring out the details again hope this helps

[@peterhayes8846]

@@longlance67 Thank you. That is a big help! :)

[@peterhayes8846]

@@longlance67 Forgot to ask - what about his boots? What colours were used?

[@octane836]

Nice technique, looks excellent!

[@longlance67]

thanks very much! glad you enjoyed it :)

[@hxjay1971]

Superb work shane I'm just painting a tommys war figure at the moment they are stunning figures did you varnish the completed figure at the end

[@longlance67]

they are some of the nicest miniatures I've seen in a long time! I will give him a coat of matt varnish once I add his rifle

[@barryloughran3632]

Awsemne, perfect, Black Adder goes fourth

[@longlance67]

If only we had a Lord Flashart figure ;)

[@georgemartinez1720]

What Brand of Paint and brushes you

[@longlance67]

The brand of brushes I was using were Winsor and Newton Cottman Series. They are great brushes at a reasonable price range

[@vividius7951]

very impressive, I'm trying to come up with a simpler version for 40 odd wargaming miniatures

[@longlance67]

hope you figure out a new method that works for your minis!

[@alechiquito]

Could you please paint a Russian tanker? As for example the Alpine Miniatures 35013

[@尼崎ジョータロウ]

Resin figure?

[@longlance67]

yes it is

[@koroniarzzestogowzwoinski2015]

nice

[@longlance67]

cheers mate

[@SmallSoldier]

Guess this answers my question eh? Cool video! There’s lots of time... we could connect at some point I’m sure. Ian E and o are working on something together and hope to have something soon. All the best bud!!

[@longlance67]

sounds good mate, shall see what the end year looks like for me schedule wise :)

[@SmallSoldier]

Great! Since you do figures as well maybe something along those lines.😀🤔

[@longlance67]

would be good excuse to another Tommy's War figure ;)

[@SmallSoldier]

Maybe we could do the same figure and present it on each other’s channels... the old switch a roo.🤔👊🏻

[@longlance67]

I do like the sound of that!

[@jackymorel4844]

Magnifique

[@longlance67]

thank you

[@hollywoodwerewolf]

What kind of paintbrushes do you use? How do you keep the point?

[@longlance67]

I use Winsor and Newton Cottman series brushes, mostly round brushes sizing from 00 - 4 which is great for most jobs with these brushes they do a pretty good joy maintaining their own points if you mind them, but a good trick is once you clean your brush is gentle twist the bristles in the creases in the palm of your hand it does a great job forming the point

[@georgemartinez1720]

Is this 50MM figure

[@longlance67]

Its a 54mm figure :)

[@billyw5493]

are you Irish becuase you sound fair Irish to me(From Waterford)

[@rossomachin]

Hate to brush these AK paints!

[@longlance67]

ya they are pretty tricky to paint to be fair took a huge amount of layers and had so be so careful with it as this paints seems to love nothing better to clump

[@randycheow4268]

Up in mighty London came an Irishman one day

[@longlance67]

True that mate

[@daveawesomesauce772]

A british soldier undercoated with German Grey... Oof!. JK. You do you!

[@longlance67]

hahaha the irony is real!

[@markcollins9903]

Ww1 British 135

[@petemelanyevans9162]

That's a great tribute ..but sorry you messed it all up the second you put the wash on ....it also gave is a gloss finish ..nothing in the military is gloss or shiny let alone clothing .

[@longlance67]

I find the finish more than serviceable to my tastes as I put a matt varnish on it to knock back the shine , I am well aware that there is meant to shine from my own time in the ranks

[@gunner678]

@@longlance67 I thought you were ex military, me too. What regiment if you don't mind me asking? I'm a retired gunner of 25 years.

[@billyw5493]

ARE YOU

[@barryloughran3632]

Sorry meamt AwSomme