Warlord Games Black Powder Epic Battles Waterloo British Infantry Tutorial P2 Command, Flags & Bases

[@billroy7860]

Stuart this is just amazing. My hope is that newbies to the hobby soon find your videos and realise that these smaller scale figures are actually a joy to behold and at the same time there are simple and effective ways to paint them. Thanks to painters and gamers such as Ken and good self our hobies have great and prosperous futures ahead. :)

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Bill, that’s really very kind 😊

[@miketike3246]

100%! It was thanks to Stewart's painting tutorials for the Epic scale Civil War earlier this year that I was able to get my starter set all painted up. This is such a fun scale, and as you said this painting technique is so efficient and effective. It's surprising how fast you can get strips and then whole battalions done and on the tabletop.

[@276tank]

I am a 28 mm guy, but this painting and modelling is amazing.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@OutlierOnYT]

I believe those metal parts on the tops of flag poles are called “trucks” 7:02

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 🙂

[@seorwulf1049]

Amazing! I am going to get into this scale. One observation for people unfamiliar with Brit uniforms the Drummers coat was reversed - so in this case the main colour would be Blue with Red facings/cuffs - if you care lol

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. Yeah I cheated on the drummer to keep it simple on this one, I’ve done it on some other units though.

[@roguetrooper5401]

They look fantastic look forward to see them on mass in the future

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@robo40]

Just ordered a set of these. I haven't done figure painting, mainly Aircraft modeller so your videos will be of great help I'm sure. Thank you (Subscribed) 😀👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Robert. 🙂 Hope you have loads of fun working on them.

[@robo40]

@@MiniatureRealms I'm a brush modeller only so where you spray, I'll have to dry brush the highlight at the start. I've ordered the contrast paints so looking forward to following your tutorial. Cool thanks👍

[@miketike3246]

Fantastic as always! Citadel Contrasts are an absolute blessing for this scale. Great job Stew!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Mike 😊

[@miketike3246]

@@MiniatureRealms Uh oh, you used a sad face emoji....lol

[@MiniatureRealms]

Whoops, it was late 😂😊

[@miketike3246]

@@MiniatureRealms Oh phew, I thought it was something I said. Lol! 😅

[@MiniatureRealms]

Haha of course not 🙂

[@TheEccentricMan]

Great detail on the small figures.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@squigs1917]

Excellent work once again very useful tips and tutorial with a most impressive result. Thanks

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@mattcappelli5822]

Looks fantastic! Very useful tips in this series. Can’t wait to get started!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you

[@norm977]

Thanks. for flags, I use a pair of tweezers with the dog leg on them, I think they are called surgical tweezers, anyway, they can pinch the flag immediately behind the pole and it tightens the paper flag to the pole.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Think I may grab some of those, will definitely make it easier.

[@OliverOsterbrink]

Brilliant! But I guess, some Sergeant is in big trouble for having the Kings Colours upside down. :-)

[@MiniatureRealms]

He’s said “It wasn’t me guv, blame the idiot who attached it to the pole” 😂. Good spot, clearly my eyes were tired, fixed now, thank you.

[@ryanhill2348]

Again,…thanks so much!!! Fantastic video,….can’t wait to dive into this line!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@aledroberts6580]

Great video again and I am picking up loads of tips - thanks very much. The figures look fantastic :)

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@snickel203]

I'm completely new to epic scale historical miniatures, but I've just bought both the Brit and French Waterloo starter sets based on watching your vids, thank you 😁, I'd love to know what size of brushes you use and for which stages of the paint job do you use them? I'm completely excited to get them painted and start playing, I left the hobby a while back but these minis and your vids have brought me back , cheers😁

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, it’s lovely hear the videos are inspiring you to get back into gaming. I use most size 1 & 0, I probably use the 1 for most of it, though a 2 with a good point is great as well. I don’t use the 0 that much, maybe for some very fine parts if the 1 is a little too large.

[@chris74gsa]

Your work is just amazing. i will soon start painting the army's wellington starter. What size brush do you paint with ?

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊. I paint with mostly size 2 & 1, occasionally a 0, rarely a 0/2. It’s all about a good point really, so even a larger size brush can deal with the detail of the point is strong enough.

[@ratelmike8825]

Fantastic two videos and the battalion looks tremendous. Can't wait for the big sets to come out

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, that’s very kind. 😊 Can’t wait for launch, looking forward to starting the project properly.

[@ratelmike8825]

@@MiniatureRealms amazing how well they come out with contrast.

[@theenigmaticgamer]

Another great tutorial! Thanks for your efforts which are much appreciated.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@TheRendar]

beautiful work! thank you for sharing!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@sagebrother]

Great job Stuart!!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@Rusty_Gold85]

I think for the bunch of new beginners into Naps the Blue is similar to Vallejo model Royal Blue 809 .I never seen that brand you had before

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, that colour would definitely work nicely as well.

[@anthonycorns2951]

Great video it's got me hooked, just out of interest do you varnish after painting and if so which type gloss,satin,matt ?

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. I try to avoid varnishing as much as possible, as I’ve still not found one that doesn’t effect the colour (and I hate that). I always varnish metal miniatures, often twice, once after base coats, then a thin one after highlights. For plastics I find that in most cases it’s not needed, especially if you handle your models with care and by the base as much as possible. There are some exceptions to this, if a paint like Contrast is used without highlights on top, I tend to do a thin varnish there, as it tends to rub off more than regular paint. Where possible i varnish before paining metallics, as it always dulls the finish.

[@anthonycorns2951]

Thank you for your reply. I'm a newbie to war gaming always fancied it ,only ever modelled planes and armour. I came across you videos and they are awesome mate ,inspired me to buy some Epic British Infantry and give it a go next step join a local club . Keep up the amazing work an inspiration for us all.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Anthony, that really is very kind of you to say, I love doing these videos and when I hear they’ve had a positive effect it always encourages me to do more. 😊

[@nickhindley4295]

Hi, I have succumbed and now bought the British army saterter set. My usual painting is pants, what is the brush you are using in the video it looks 10 times finer than the brushes I use normally, great channel, I actually feel I can improve my painting with your approach which is detailed bit not over fussy at this scale, cheers, Nick.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Nick. I mostly use Rosemary and Co Series 33 and Broken Toad Mk3 (when they’re in stock). I tend to use mostly size 1&2 as a good point is more important than size of brush, but also have 0 & 0/3 as well.

[@nickhindley4295]

@@MiniatureRealms Many thanks, looking out the brush care vids now to make sure I keep them in good condition.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I did a short video talking about brushes and brush care. What brushes for painting miniatures, and how to care for them? kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4TFmoduqKqBgZY

[@fraso7331]

Very nice!

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you

[@basicminiaturepainting]

This was brilliant Stuart thank you

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@KevinAherne]

Hi Stuart, I've recently picked up the British box and I was wondering if you had any issues priming the models/sprues? I've needed several passes of primer to get it to "Stick". I used Colour Forge matt black primer. I then tried the zenithal highlight using Tamiya flat white and got a weird reaction where the paint seemed to bubble slightly. I didn't wash these models which I thought might be the issue so I washed the remaining sprues but still the primer struggles to adhere.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I personally didn’t, but I primed them with my airbrush. There was some instances of this when they first released, but haven’t heard of any for ages now. I’d get in touch with Warlord and see if they will replace the frames, their customer service is very good, just take lots of pictures of the problem. It may be the set you have has stock relating to the period where people had the problem.

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

You've definitely lifted these figures. Difficult to tell, but did you paint the collars, as these would have been the same colour as the cuffs? The "metal" bit under the shako plate is actually lace and is white for fusilier/grenadier coys and green for lights.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. I’ve painted a limited amount on some collars, they’re almost hidden on the sculpts, I was planning on doing them all but it’s hard to tell either way. The light company has green lace, I’ve shown that towards the end of the video I think (as I missed it in P1 of this tutorial), but I’ve not added white for the grenadiers on the video, I have since though. Thank you though, I love this kind of help, it’s quite easy to fix and adjust little bits quite quickly on these models.

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

@@MiniatureRealms No problem. I'm reluctant to mention stuff like this as some take it the wrong way. Seems a strange attitude to me- I'd certainly want to know if I was getting something wrong. I have to say, this is the best application of Contrast Paints I've seen on YT. Other examples I've seen have been with 28mm figures- maybe smaller figures is the secret with these paints.

[@MiniatureRealms]

It’s all about how you say it I guess, and you’ve been perfectly polite and helpful, that comes across as your aim very clearly. Sometimes you get one sentence “X should be Y” type comments, they don’t offend me either, but I can understand why some people don’t like them. Thank you for the kind comments as well, smaller scale definitely takes contrast very well, but I think the zenithal highlight first is key, and I do the same if I use contrast on 28mm models. It’s rare that I use entirely contrast (or almost) on those scales though, more for certain colours and base coats.

[@andrewcole3833]

Hi, Great video, very helpfull, please can you tell m what make and size of brush you are using please

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Andrew, I’m using Broken Toad sizes 0 & 1.

[@andrewcole3833]

@@MiniatureRealms Many thanks for your reply.......great video

[@alexg.8604]

Great work

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you

[@marcellocolombarini1653]

Fantastic work👏🏻👏🏻

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@bonysminiatures3123]

came out excellent mini great job

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@johnoreskovich9153]

I usually spray completed figures with a matte varnish… do you know how the paper flags would/wouldn’t take this spray? Thanks

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’m not sure to be honest, maybe safer to varnish before adding the flags, but I think they’d probably be ok.

[@johnclarke9498]

Great ideas, Looks fiddy but worth it 👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you

[@philRminiatures]

Top notch job!!👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

Cheers 😊

[@petersouthall6699]

thanks for reply how do you get great detail

[@MiniatureRealms]

The miniatures themselves have great detail, and I guess the method I use shows that off.

[@davekitcat8061]

Finial, maybe? Nice video, thanks.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@MichaelAinge]

Do you think it would be worth trimming the sides of the infantry bases down so they can all be shoulder to shoulder?

[@MiniatureRealms]

I think it’s a personal thing with aesthetic, I think it looks nice, but I doubt I’d bother myself. If I did I’d probably order bases from somewhere rather than cut myself.

[@S1NG15]

How did you get gold of the Epic Battles Warterloo minis so early?

[@MiniatureRealms]

Warlord Games sent me some review frames of British Infantry and Light Cavalry. If you’ve not already seen it, I’ve done a review video (along with a few other videos on the game), more to come as well.

[@simoncross40K]

do the bases come with the set?

[@MiniatureRealms]

Yes, for every sprue of minis there’s one of bases.

[@filthyletonk1333]

So how hard is it going to be to paint the English as dutch or Belgian troops.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Not too hard I think, I know Warlord are going to be publishing articles how how to do ‘painting conversions’ using the British and French infantry.

[@GrahamWalters]

"Finials" the top of the standards are called finials !

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you

[@petersouthall6699]

what size are these please

[@MiniatureRealms]

They’re Warlord Games own ‘Epic scale’, which is 13.5mm, so slightly smaller than modern 15mm models, closer to old school 15mm Minifigs.

[@leonleese4919]

I’m disappointed for more than one reason :- 1). The command stand is stuck on the end of a strip of 10 figures. To get it right the 5 command figures should’ve been in the centre of the strip. 2). The flank companies should have been in separate strips of 3 because when the lights are deployed they are under command of a Major or a Senior Captain from the brigade. 3). The grenadiers are often deployed to defend a strongpoint with other grenadier companies from the brigade Hugomont and La Haye Saint. 4). The Nassau regiment deployed their light and grenadier companies in the orchard of Hugomont. When fighting a large battle such as Waterloo is often with several players on each side. To maintain interest everyone needs to have something to do even if you are moving and firing skirmishing in a wood. Sadly all I got was French cavalry (W H Smiths was closed) but it meant buying a £25 box of infantry to see if I could separate the strips to get what I want. Other than that they look great but not for me. I like to control what I put on the table. I have noticed in a lot of Wargames rules they only count the block and not how battalions were built.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Hi Leon, yeah I totally understand, I don’t think the abstract approach of the miniatures or the Black Powder rules are probably best suited to what you’d like to play by the sounds of things. Luckily there’s so many different sets out there, what do you prefer to play? I’d agree and caution against buying a £25 box to see if you can cut the strips, they’re not sculpted in way that this is easily done without a lot of green stuff work fixing afterwards - they’re so closely ranked that you’d be re sculpting arms on both figures where the cut was made. I think there’s going to be a free Infantry sprue on Feb Wargames Illustrated, maybe worth a try then, but I wouldn’t risk it.

[@leonleese4919]

The rules that I have are “Rules for Napoleonic Warfare” by Trevor Halsall.4th edition. The figure scale is 20 : 1 ground scale 1” to 20 yards. However I’ve been using them since 1976. There is a fair bit of accounting but as I’ve played solo using a roster sheet for a division with battalions of 600 men (30 figures) but as my new battalion are going to be both 10mm and 28mm figures so I’ll try 10mm first (1” warlord would have been better) I’ll have to play a little more with ground scale probably 2mm = 1yard or pace (30”) for 10mm figures And 1mm = 1yard or pace (30”) for 18mm figures. Once you go below 2 figures per company with a 10 company battalion it might look odd but I can try. I’d like to get it done fairly quickly because at 77 I may start loosing concentration needed. At leat I’m enjoying myself now reading drill manuals or regimental suggestions for AWI, Moore and Dundas. Oddly enough the rules are easy to play, just follow the sequence and the point at which fire is available because this stops disagreement 🤐

[@MiniatureRealms]

That’s really interesting, I started with rulesets of that kind when I first played the Napoleonic period in the 90s.

[@grahamfennell7081]

Could not have timed it better I've just finished 4 RHA guns and crews just the basing to do followed your first guide reversing the red &blue on the coats

[@MiniatureRealms]

Ah fantastic, I was just thinking of having a go at the RHA myself.

[@eddiepennington345]

I like the ACW epic but I can't see myself getting into epic Napoleonics. I already have a huge number of Russians in 15mm to paint and Waterloo holds no fascination for me at all!

[@MiniatureRealms]

That totally makes sense.