Painting & Weathering Imperial Sandtroopers; Mixing New Marine Juice! [How I Paint Things]

I love starting videos with "When I were a lad..." But it's true! When I were a lad, there was only three Star Wars movies - and arguing online about whether or not 'Caravan of Courage' should count in canon was the arena of truly high-end nerds who could actually connect to a BBS!
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00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Priming
01:30 - Basecoats
04:45 - Shading: Marine Juice MkII
06:50 - Highlights & Weathering
13:51 - The Finished Stormtrooper
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PAINTS USED:
THE BASE: Vallejo 'Brown Earth' texture applied with a rough old brush, drybrushed in Dark Sand. Paint base rim XV-88 and done!
PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Brainmatter Beige (Army Painter Spray)
CITADEL:
Black Legion (Contrast)
Space Wolves Grey (Contrast)
Gryph-Hound Orange (Contrast)
Lahmian Medium (Technical - in the Juice)
Reikland Fleshshade (Shade - in the Juice)
VALLEJO:
Pastel Blue
Brown Sand
ARMY PAINTER:
Brainmatter Beige
Dark Tone (in the Juice)
VARNISH:
Varnish+ (Instar)

[@smithjack1741]

I really like the look of this guy. It matches well with your imperial remnant. The Brainmatter Beige looks great for outdoors stormtrooper armor.

[@Woodcocce]

Glad to see that the Marine (Trooper?) Juice Mk. II turned out so well! Another excellent video as always. Kinda tempting me to pick up some Star Wars minis myself...

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

"...do it." >:D They're always fun to paint up!

[@carabus0354]

Love it! Almost perfect, just needs the blue stripes on the helmet for perfection.

[@Arukandi]

Really great! It was really helpful, beacuse i used the weathering on my dewback rider and it looks great!

[@loupiscanis9449]

Hello Troy , A Very special Thank you . 🐺

[@alessiodecarolis]

I think that a squad of these minis would be awesome, also if ironically the shore troopers have the right colour for the desert. I used the same trick with diluited sand color for simulate scales on boots and armour.

[@Evohunter7]

Sand Troopers are my favourite trooper.

[@irishtom30]

That sand blasted look is awesome. I did my Stormtroopers desert style as well, works great for the shoretroopers but the snowtroopers look like they'll be sweating

[@NSYresearch]

One of the Great things about being almost 60 is that I was old enough to watch the Star Wars films right from the start.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Lucky for some! You even got the original versions without all the gumpfh CGI! 🤣

[@NSYresearch]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Even as a 14 year old I knew Star Wars would be an amazing thing....

[@SacredRatchet]

Definitely going to snag this scheme for my Imperial Remnant

[@G_Threepwood]

Looks fantastic

[@ChuckThatNorris]

Love this! Looks soo good! Will be watching this video multiple times I think. Bring on some more Star Wars painting, maybe a ship?

[@ochoaE3]

Your shading always comes out so smooth. It's because of you that I tried out the older Marine Juice recipe. And while it did yield better results than standalone agrax earthshade or nuln oil, I still found that I couldn't get that smooth coat that I expected. Granted, I'm just a year into the hobby and I don't have a lot of practice wish washes. That being said, I just placed an order for some dark tone to try out the new recipe.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Mostly it's a case of how it's applied; don't just chuck it on heavily and leave it, but move it around and away from areas where it looks like it's pooling heavily or going to end up giving you big blotches.

[@Galthordenumenor]

Amazing job but i hate discover this when i already done all my entire desert army >

[@trainboy1739]

Alright big fan of brainmatter bone now, that’s a clean white to use. Also never thought of watering my paint for grime effect. Cheers for that one. Thanks again.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Brainmatter Beige is a really interesting one. Just a hair lighter than Wraithbone, but still more 'bone' than Ivory. Now you can have a dozen very fractionally different whites to go with all those fractionally different greens and browns!

[@windhamearl4544]

It sounded like you said space balls grey at first.😂😂😂

[@Jim-yk9if]

Ah, but does the Star Wars Holiday Special count as canon!? LOL Sounds like we were lads around roughly the same time, and I was equally fascinated with Sand Troopers (and my 7 year old self was annoyed Kenner didn't make an action figure for them back in the day!) Another fun and well done vid! Thanks!

[@AndyPaintsPoorly]

This looks great, I'm gonna be painting a squad stationed on Sullust (the volcano planet in Battlefront) so instead of the sand deposits would grey work for ash?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Should do! I'd pick a grey with a tiny bit of brown in it, or add just the littlest dot myself for a bit of interest beyond totally plain grey - sure, ash in reality is pretty dull, but we're fudging reality every time we paint these things anyway. 😜

[@yaboybengy1695]

Can you paint up some perry miniatures Agincourt stuff

[@markspooner2027]

You forgot the Christmas Special...which we don't talk about.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Forget it? I wish I could forget it! 🤣 But we don't talk about that one most of all!

[@JadeHarleyCoffeeMug]

the canonical boba fett debut

[@JoeCapurso]

Great video! Inspired to pick up some storm troopers next. I had a question. Can you speak to the choice behind priming in an all over light color vs doing a zenithall like you do with some other white armors that you’ve done?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Unfortunately, the answer is really just, "It looks different." For some armours I want a grimier finish, something that looks dark and gritty in the recesses, where this should be pristine white armour which has undergone rough treatment over months but is still *technically* white.

[@RuthlessMojo]

Any update on your Italian army at all? Looking to start one myself.

[@Silver-Tower]

Question about the thinned brown sand, doesn't thinning with water that much break down the paint and leave nasty looking marks when it dries ?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

To some degree, yes, but that's part of what you're looking for anyway. It's why dabbing at the mess with your thumb or finger while it's wet helps to smudge that around and make use of that marking effect.

[@kain149]

Any advice to make the juice without dark tone? I can't seem to find some in my area. Maybe some basilicanum grey contrast instead of it? Cheers!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Dark Tone's already the compromise, really. Swapping it out for something else again would be up to you finding something that works, I'm afraid. Depending on where you are, it's easy enough to grab through online retailers or even Amazon.

[@BMazeing]

How do you feel about brush-on varnish in general? I haven't used it, I mainly get the Krylon spray.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I tend to prefer it over spray varnish if I'm counting on a matt finish. For semi-matt or gloss I'll usually go for a spray, but if I really want to make sure it's smooth and matt and isn't going to frost - it gets pretty humid here - I'll brush it on.

[@ChuckThatNorris]

Would this work with Corax White ? Can’t get the Brainmatter spray where I am yet, unless I dilute the paint pot and use that. The armour looks so white and crisp with your method

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Yeah, by the time all the other stuff is done over top, the primer isn't going to matter all that much.

[@MrSphinchee]

If I wanted a slightly cleaner armor how would you change the marine juice so as not to muddy the armor as much?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I wouldn't. 😅 I'd use something like Apothecary White or Soulblight Grey instead.

[@nuz4209]

If, hypothetically. I had panic bought like 15 pots of the old nuln oil do you thinking using that, medium and new recipe fleshshade would be the same as the old style? You mention that the nuln oil is the key instead of the fleshshade ?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

It should be fine, I'm sure - the old Nuln really was the key to the juice, and the new Reikland is so close it's basically identical to its original formula. Not sure why they didn't rename them when some of the shades don't act the same, but ohhhh well. 😜

[@dfwdweghom8902]

If one wanted to stick to army painter, would the quickshade medium and soft or flesh washes work as well?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

The main difference between Lahmian Medium and Quickshade Medium is in the flow. Quickshades are pretty gloopy by comparison; not in a bad way but they simply don't flow in quite the same way as the Citadel Shades do. The colours should match well enough, but I'd add just a drop or two of water to break the surface tension in the medium and get the lot to move around a bit easier.

[@dfwdweghom8902]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio interesting thank you for the reply. I may try with speedpaint medium then possibly.

[@Jax675]

these look amazing! looking to expand my paint range a bit for a not v expensive price, any recommendations?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Army Painter or the Vallejo Game Color range are good places to look, as well as the Vallejo Model Color for more 'realistic' colours if that's what you're working on.

[@Jax675]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks!

[@vthunder4238]

Do you have recommendations for a cheaper 3d printer for someone saving for trade school? In the 400-550 range in usd

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

The Elegoo Mars line are a pretty good bet. You can find Mars 2 Pros or Mars 3s at decent prices these days, though bear in mind you'll also want things like resin, gloves, and something to act as a drip tray. Extras aren't expensive, but worth factoring into your pricing.

[@vthunder4238]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudiothank you!

[@SaltySeadogKP14]

My marine juice deff gives off a pink hue :(

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Is it equal parts of each ingredient? Because I've definitely never heard of it going pink. If that's using the new Nuln Oil, try adding a few drops of Dark Tone to it to bring the colour down a little further, and apply it on some primed spare parts.

[@nickdavis5420]

Nice now too paint a million of them

[@smithjack1741]

Do we talk about the Ewok movies?

[@JadeHarleyCoffeeMug]

what the heck is caravan of courage lol

[@alessiodecarolis]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravan_of_Courage:_An_Ewok_Adventure It was a TV movie, it had a limited release in cinemas in some countries.

[@JadeHarleyCoffeeMug]

@@alessiodecarolis an ewoks joint! tyvm