The Fanciest Helmets of WWII: Painting Warlord Games' Bersaglieri! [How I Paint Things]

[@tremolo_painter]

My western desert Bersaglieri will benefit greatly from your feather painting method, thank you so much!

[@andreaspersson5639]

Whenever anyone mention "the correct shade of field grey" (or olive drab, or any of the uniform colors, really), I remember the image I had of 10-15 german uniform jackets from ww2. I don't think any 2 of them were the same color...

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

"Uniform Isn't" is one of the best and most useful truisms when thinking about painting these things. ;D

[@andreaspersson5639]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio XD Very true. You have hints, and can draw some conclusions (it's not bright pink, for one thing... unless it's the LRDG, then it might), but exact shade... no

[@monitor1862]

It seemed like the Germans had the uniform of the week.

[@edevans5991]

Yeah, I think I've seen that exact photo. And if even 1940s Germany couldn't provide uniform cloth what chance did, say, the Romans have, let alone the Goths. Still for things the look "right" you do need a bit of cohesiveness.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Troy . 🐺

[@wrah5480]

Hi Sonic, I just Wanted you to Know, That your „How I paint Things“ on white Scar Space marines was a key Element in my decision Not only to begin to Build a 40k army but to Start the whole Hobby. I‘m happily and - big thanks to you - easily painting aswell as Gaming since than. My 2000 points is Near to completion and for someone who barely held a brush 20 years Ago it Looks amazing! Without your encouraging videotutorials and achievable technics I would probably have given up before finishing the first Mini... Big Thank you, keep up the Great work and Liebe Grüße nach Berlin!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Really glad to hear it! ✌

[@johnkelley9877]

This was a big help and I especially liked your advice on thinning the new Agrax Earthshade 50/50 with the medium. Thanks for sharing this.

[@horuslupercal9936]

Love the paint scheme on these guys. Well done on the paint job.

[@monitor1862]

Nicely done. I like Vallejos Stone Grey too. Like you said it works really good for high lighting. I've had good luck using it for dry brushing too.

[@irishtom30]

Great work, I love how different those three field greys are, it proves the idea that you can never have enough greens or browns

[@andreaspenzkofer]

And another excellent video! I've never painted Italians before, but maybe I'll give it a try.. Thank you for all your content. Best regards, Andreas

[@stephenwood2495]

Wonderful looking! Thank you for sharing.

[@marcellocolombarini1653]

Fantastic Bersaglieri!!🥂

[@mg1342mg]

Lovely job. I much prefer the "non-desert" uniforms. I have some feathers I've been putting off painting, so time try this.

[@SPD3DPrinting]

thanks for sharing your tips & tricks! I appreciate the way you toss in some history, techniques and materials while keeping the project fun. Please consider doing this same tutorial for the Greek Army. I am building one now using Studio Historia model.

[@alessiodecarolis]

In mid '30s italian army tried to modernize the uniform, but probabilly for financial priblems, they stopped to the first half, so this was the reason of a new helmet & jacket, with pants & puttees as in WWI. Nice tutorial about the various shades of grey green, also if normally, from early colour photos, the blitzkrieg's field jacket of the Wermacht was a more grayish colour, then became greener, on the contrary, our army didn't changed a lot, naturally it depends also by the production batch and the quality of the cloth.

[@NaktheCow]

I appreciate all the very scientific and technical terminology in this video

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Everybody should know how to dibblie-dibblie-dibblie.

[@thelonepainter4760]

The same thing happened to me with the new Agrax. Except I used contrast medium with it.😅 Great content as always👍🏽🎃😊

[@huwtindall7096]

Really like the variation in the grey greens on german uniforms (and equivalent on allied uniforms). I don't have the full range of camo colours like you buy achieve something similar by getting the variation by chucking a couple of coats of wash on a single base colour. e.g. for DAK mix up the desert camo and with original Europe camo by just whacking athonian camoshade over the top of the khaki/sand colour. Gives it a nice worn look too over the light base colour.

[@nickdavis5420]

Now I need more field grey

[@jacknorthey9215]

Lovely vid as per usual, are you likely to paint up AUS jungle commandos any time soon?

[@smoessmee]

For the advice alone, about how to make the new Agrax like the old one, this video is great :D

[@simdoyle]

Looking great. 😅

[@Gabbiano88]

love it

[@geronimo8159]

Just hours ago I learned about the existence of them through another video. Weird 😊

[@kremsis9350]

sorry to contradict you about the History of the Bersaglieri. They weren't a substitute of the cavalry, The kingdom of Italy had his Cavalry regimets, some of them still active today, I know this because in my city there's the Cavalry school, offcourse now they use Tanks but there're still active stables. Plus the cavalry saw action in its pure form until WW2. The Kingdom of Sardinia, we are talking pre unification of italy, had 6 cavalry regiments, 2 of wich survived after WW2. So the bersaglieri were and are a normal Light infantry/sharp shooter regiment with fancy hat and feathers, they were never, by design, meant to substitute the cavalry :) Other than that you painting guide are absolutelly on point, i love your painting :)

[@AnthonyPaoliMasakiSays]

Where were those links about the history of the Bersaglieri? 👀 Appreciated, and loved the tutorial!

[@musoseven8218]

Superb! Can you tell me what matt lacquer you used please, was it rattle can, airbrushed or brush painted? Many thanks 👍✌️🤔😊

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

This was Army Painter Matt varnish from the spray can. Just make sure to tuck it under your arm and gently warm the can on a cold day for a few minutes before spraying!

[@musoseven8218]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thanks, that's a nice product, I've tried it before and it seems less aggressive than Dullcote® (sic). I'm trying to keep lacquers etc indoors to keep 'em warm and/or gently heat the model BUT I don't know if my indoor spray booth can cope with rattle cans yet, so I still might get stymied 🤔🙄😄 It's getting cold here now - what's the betting that with an energy crisis it'll be the coldest UK winter on record 🤔🤔😳😄 Thanks again for advice and replying 👍👍✌️✌️

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

@@musoseven8218 If you're looking for an alternative to a spray can, Instar's Varnish+ is also very good, a suuuper matt finish on that one.

[@musoseven8218]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you, I'll give that a go👍✌️😊It's easier to spray from a rattle can as cleaning up clear liquid from an airbrush can be tricky/time consuming 🙄😳😊 BUT low pressure airbrushing is better suited for indoor spray painting 😊👍👍

[@brisko32312]

Another great video. Why didn't you use Aly's Brown Liquid for shading?

[@thewarroom9028]

Are the Bersaglieri desert Uniforms any different then the regular army desert uniforms you already did a video on?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Nope, the uniforms are more or less identical - save the big fancy feathers!

[@thewarroom9028]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Keep up the great videos.

[@TMillsMusic]

What's the brush you're using with the orange handle?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

It's one of the wargames series from Warlord, they're a synthetic range and have been quite nice to use.

[@TMillsMusic]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Brilliant thank you! Another great tutorial!

[@andrewmoore4413]

I watched this entire tutorial just for the feathers lol.

[@RotGolem]

"Se deve fare qualcosa, un Bersagliere la fa correndo!" (If he has to do something, a Bersagliere does it while running!). Well, my dear sergeant major, try painting a miniature "a passo di corsa" (at running pace). I'll stay in my comfy seat, with my LED lamp, and the paint pots/palette properly arranged on the desk, thank you very much.