Painting British Bolt Action Commandos

[@stafisraupach]

great work, easy, fast and nice results for the tabletop. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@gaberoy783]

Herbert I think those commandos loooook great I am going to use this for my guys!

[@CloakingDonkey]

Seeing how cloth dyeing techniques in WWII were complete garbage and the uniforms varied wildly in shade I prefer this approach as well.. just go for a broadly accurate colour and apply it well =)

[@gkspain1]

Love this paint tutorial, have subscribed, all the best, Garry.

[@CHA1NZZ]

you should be happy with them as they look nice....good on ya buddy

[@HerbertErpaderp]

+Sanguine Studio I am. It's just that never 100% satisfied with anything thing... I always want to do better, which I suppose is good.

[@paulhowlett4507]

Those figures look great. Thanks for the tips.

[@alanfaulkner6329]

Green as a Commando beret with envy. Nice job mate.

[@WahooWarrior]

wow amazing video, super painting and wonderful presentation.

[@artnickles5095]

Loved this video! Best part is you referencing not 100% accurate but you did what you liked. Bravo!

[@kingnono100]

Looks great dude, keep up the good work.

[@jjab99]

Well done Herbert, they look great mate. I like your style and attitude, no rivets need to be counted here. Great job and have fun, Joe

[@blaidencortel]

Great video and thank you for sharing it. Just picked up a box of Bolt Action British Infantry and Commandos and a couple of tanks and this totally fires me up to get them on the table. You make the detail work (which I love) look easy.

[@pendralsfollies8848]

two thumbs up Herbert... I've just got into Bolt Action and chose Commandos. The assembly and painting looked daunting at first... but.... your vid. gave me the inspiration I was looking for. cant wait to start now.

[@FLUROBIKE]

thanks for your video like the way you mount your figures, cheers

[@scottmorganify]

Great video nice to see some 28mm infantry

[@HerbertErpaderp]

+scott morgan Cheers!

[@georgehorniman]

Really well painted - excellent

[@stephencottle5683]

The thing about this set is there aren't any prone figures so it's difficult to build a figure with the piat in the firing position. Same with the 2" mortar i think. There's nothing wrong with the paint scheme and i like your tutorial. The figures have come out excellent.

[@guylawrance2216]

You’ve created some really nice poses there, Well Done.

[@geronimo3752]

They look great👍

[@petersouthall2650]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ANYONE WOULD BE PROUD TO SAY I PAINTED THESE FIGURES

[@oajh2252]

I AGREE BUT WHY THE CAPS LOCK!!!!!!

[@tricia710]

Agreed

[@johnroberts981]

A few months ago there was a sale going on at the same time I remembered an old rumour that my maternal grandfather (who I never met) was a Royal Marine during the war. I went a little crazy and bought a couple of boxes of these guys with a command/support group supplement set. Then I sat looking at them ever since wondering which would be the very best paints and methods to use. (Yes I could procrastinate for England) Thanks for the tip Herbert, I'll just throw that shit to the wall and see what sticks! It worked very well for you, that's a good job you did 👍☺

[@jamesvalentine2845]

They look find to me. Just hope the British get an updated basic infantry box soon. Maybe with beret heads included. These older sculpts show their age compared to the German SS or American GI's

[@rolandoricardoinfantastoro2642]

Estupendo trabajo Herbert, mi enhorabuena y un saludo desde Madrid. Te sigo por tu canal.

[@Flamethrower1942]

Those are commandos are nice well done,Must resists bolt action urge lol.

[@HerbertErpaderp]

+The Angry Saxon Resistance is futile!

[@simoncoad2736]

personally I think they look bloody great :-)

[@charlesrickaby4597]

love watching your videos their are amazing

[@DeGevleugeldeRidder]

finally your 28mm painting infantry vid. Awesome work. I also have some skin troubles :-)

[@HerbertErpaderp]

+De Gevleugelde Ridder I guess the more practice we get doing skin the better we'll get!

[@greywanderer5935]

Look awesome!

[@leggi001]

I always prime my British with Army Painter Leather Brown, and just highlight with Vallejo English unifodm

[@KentsPaintShack]

Nice looking figures

[@timbo12021]

In most combat situations during WW2 and after, the RM commando cap badges would of been painted black. This eliminates shine during the night

[@kurt9837]

Nah they're spot on uniform wise. Only thing that bugged me was that you didn't paint under the barrel of the Tommy gun brown. Apart from that they're sharp!

[@Slaanesh1000]

Hubert shouldn't be so defensive about his colour choices. Just once in the introduction would suffice to indicate that the colouring is looks like rather than what was though I think the back packs should retain the same colour for their strapping as it is usually all the same material. For painting flesh, a dark tone to begin with, spot with red on cheeks and the like, (the blood comes up when you are active), and then thin layers of a lighter flesh over the top, this kills that yellow look. Shame he doesn't like painting figures though. I cut my teeth on Airfix Napoleonics and found I could still get a pattern on Black Watch Kilts. So 15 mm is not as bad as he supposes.

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I wouldn't consider myself defensive about colour choices. My statements are mostly to remind people I don't especially care if they they think I'm using the wrong colours. The amount of people who think they know the one and only exact shade to use is surprising. The filter usually catches the most aggressive ones though, so only I get to chuckle about those. but I also like to try to at least say something about my reasoning for colour choices. It might not be necessary, but I like to do it. It's something I like to know when I see others paint. Everyone has their preferences for what they like to paint. Figures just aren't mine usually.

[@thesimpsons7518]

Nice job

[@williammcdorman6426]

Great job, looks fine to me. To be honest any shade of paint would be correct, Units in the field would trade in their uniforms in for clean ones if they were lucky every 3-4 weeks and get a shower.

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I do agree. though... Maybe not ANY shade... Hot pink might be a little uncommon. I think I could have added a bit more variation to the colour of their uniforms to be honest. They'd look like they'd been out fighting longer that way. Oh well. Next time. Imagine how good a shower would feel after even 3 weeks.

[@MorgamusPrime87]

Hey I love the final matte look of your figures. What is the name(s) of the products you used after the humbrol transfer applicator? You dipped them in what and matte varnished with what?

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I didn't dip them in anything. After the decals I used gloss varnish to seal them. I think at that time I was using the vallejo gloss. The matte varnish is AK Interactive Ultra Matte. It's the most matte matte varnish I've found so far.

[@andraslibal]

0:30 Well here is a tip for you: get a disposable glove :) It helps.

[@mikestanmore2614]

Very good painting video. One thing though: 'P.I.A.T.' is an acronym from Projector Infantry Anti Tank, and it's pronounced 'pee-at', not 'pee-art', just check any video of WW2 veterans who used one.

[@armaduraarmada]

i don't understand how you do the grass ;c

[@tigertank3024]

We’re do you buy your grass applicator for the base

[@nicoprasetyo1013]

I'm very interested, where did you buy the decals from?

[@finnwoodward8731]

Nico Prasetyo they come with the kit.

[@Oldf0x]

Sweeeet

[@corkscrew4585]

Do you have to thin all paint before use and do you just use water to thin it?

[@HerbertErpaderp]

+Aleksei Krasnov Alesnarovich Some paints like Vallejo Model Air don't really need thinning. But model colour does for most applications. I use Vallejo Airbrush Thinner, but water works well enough.

[@corkscrew4585]

+Herbert Erpaderp How would I thin primer? How much water/ thinner should I use?

[@HerbertErpaderp]

+Aleksei Krasnov Alesnarovich I don't thin primer. I'm not sure if it is a good idea to do that or not, but I've never felt a need for it anyway. The primers I've used all went through my airbrush with no issues.

[@veko7099]

Could you do a video explaining the static grass applicator eventually because I kinda want to get one. Get video, good to some other ww2 models besides FoW

[@HerbertErpaderp]

+Cooper Hamlin I was actually thinking about that while I was editing this. I decided against explaining the applicator in depth because the video was already going to be really long. It's a good idea though. I'll put something together!

[@jerry2357]

Shouldn’t they have dark camouflage cream rubbed on their faces? (At least, that’s what a lot of films would have us believe.)

[@HerbertErpaderp]

Maybe. It might look pretty messy to try replicate that though.

[@johntowers7813]

What paintbrushes do you you use? I've been struggling finding decent paintbrushes!

[@inhocsignovinces1419]

Army Painter makes good brushes along with Vallejo and AK Interactive.

[@BramsCommando]

Pls do more videos

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I usually make multiple videos each week.

[@alcovitch]

you need to wash most of the model. the cloth is pretty flat.

[@paulcaruso656]

I don't know if it's a different division or something but i think they have red berets idk

[@armyjacky96]

Paul Caruso you're thinking of the paratroopers.

[@britishrailways4810]

Herbert please can you paint a commando with rifle and beret with a white jumper so he represents Lord Lovat who wore a white jumper on dday with his bagpiper Millin

[@jimmybob7840]

:)

[@HerbertErpaderp]

+Jimmy Bob :)

[@jimmybob7840]

:)

[@thatone5.338]

8:09 the guy looks like a derp!

[@Wirelord]

What pencils are those?

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I don't remember using pencils in painting these. The only pencil I ever really use in modelling is a 2B.

[@Wirelord]

Alright. Sorry for all the questions I'm asking, but I'm new to painting miniatures. Do you really need an airbrush? They are quite expensive over here so just asking if it's really needed. Can I maybe just use a brush and apply some primer like that?