Angriff! Painting Bolt Action Blitzkrieg Germans [How I Paint Things]

[@davidgpeterson]

I use to be a docent at an air museum in California and my focus was the technical aspects of the airplanes and how they were flown. But we had a couple guys that were experts in the colors and markings on the planes of various units, etc. Fascinating stuff - so I appreciate all your research on the uniforms from the period. Makes the channel even more interesting.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

That must have been quite some job!

[@mikehawkins346]

This is going to be perfect for my new Kill Team Orks, thank you for making this video!!!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Oooh, proper sneaky Kommandos! ;D

[@mikehawkins346]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Yes Sir, this has made me more excited to get my box now.....lol

[@rangerminiaturesandgaming3647]

Currently painting 260 of these guys with only half way done

[@AlexS-zf6gc]

Please do "How I Paint Things: Face camo" in advance of the new commando set!

[@Strawfoot]

So many fantastic videos lately. Always happy to see more content from you!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Butter me; I'm on a roll!

[@JayNotion]

Just getting back into the Hobby and bought the band of brothers starter kit today. This video has some excellent tips for when I'm ready to paint 🎨🖌️😊

[@johnkelley9877]

This helped explain the early war uniforms and how to paint the for me. I was not certain of their colors in the past so this cleared things up a lot. Thanks for sharing this.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

The early Heer tunics and jackboots make for a much simpler palette than some of the later smocks and camo covers, that's for sure!

[@zackcook5123]

What I do like about the historicals is that you can add the weird stuff from konflict letting you play different games

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Yeah! Just one or two odd bits and it changes up the army you're collecting considerably.

[@comteroi9219]

Yesssssssssss. Iv'e been waiting for this video for ages! I left all my German minis unpainted just for this video! Thank you, sir :D

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Now to hit the coal face and get cracking on the painting! ;D

[@richardbright7661]

One of the best tutorials, i have EVER watched, thank you

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

You're very welcome!

[@stevepickering5978]

Just got my German Infantry so re viewing your video

[@stevepickering5978]

Lovely paint job

[@gkspain1]

Brilliant, all the best, Garry

[@lucioquinziocincinnato7984]

Very nice painting

[@lumpsoflead4812]

This looks really really great!

[@nigelatter9307]

Dear Sir, another excellent video. I like the way you took us through the different stages without hurrying so we can easily follow your methods. I war game the September 1939 Campaign so this tutorial was prefect. Adding ivory or off-white really does help with highlighting. I've been experimenting with Agrax and like you believe that less is more. I really dilute the wash down with water. I have a squad of Polish infantry that have very dark uniforms and kit as I thought Agrax could be used without modification. It cant. Great work and thank you. Ever done a tutorial for Early War Polish Infantry/Cavalry. If not please do so>. Best wishes, Nigel

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Polish infantry are one that's on the cards, but it'll be a little while before getting to them, I'm afraid. I've been looking into the early war period myself a fair amount recently, so I'd really like to be able to touch on all the combatants that were swept up in the blitzkrieg - Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and similar. It'll be a long term project, but something I hope will be useful for folks for years.

[@PinkLasers]

beautiful

[@stephendavinson4441]

Smashed it again🙂👍

[@marcellocolombarini1653]

Great work👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥂

[@RotGolem]

Lovely!

[@MGB-learning]

Great Job!

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Wow unbelievable job!!! Very jealous Have trouble painting flesh and faces at this scale. And, doesn’t anyone use Tamiya paints on figures?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I know some folks that use Tamiya on slightly large scale stuff, but I haven't any experience with them, personally. Vallejo and similar tend to be the choice for wargaming miniatures, though I couldn't tell you why specifically - I just got started using them since that's what people recommended, and they've worked well for me!

[@torros1839]

Your flying through these at the moment

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Nobody's as surprised as I am! It's nice to be able to catch up a little on previous months.

[@darioscomicschule1111]

What Kind of Brushes do you Use! Greetings from Germany and Thank you!

[@VonBek2009]

Awesome, as ever. I'm very interested to know how do you prepare your paints? Do you use ball bearings in your pots, an electric paint shaker or just good old wrist action?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I tend to drop an agitator in my pots, but other than that it's all just a case of shaking by hand. A few seconds spent giving the little steel ball a rattle tends to do the trick!

[@VonBek2009]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thanks 👍

[@StackingLimit]

Just getting Ready to start my Germans this is perfect. Popped it onto a playlist so I can watch it again. Thanks Sonic.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Love a bit of fluke timing like that. :D

[@SiDayUT1]

You know you keep banging on about that nasty chalky look, well sorry to say that's exactly what the tunic and trousers look like to me, extremely chalky. Loving the rest of the look though!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I have to admit, I don't see it! But that's the difference between another set of eyes, I guess. 😅

[@Steven-yd4ni]

Just a quick question, Can you use army painter field grey as a dry brush over vallejo model color german field grey?. Or would you recommend another paint. Kind regards.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Army Painter Field Grey is a little lighter than VMC German Field Grey, so you could overbrush it and get some modulation in colour. It'll not be a massively pronounced difference, but that's up to you if it looks good or not.

[@Steven-yd4ni]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thanks for the that, I will give it a go. Also your is the best.👍

[@IratusSerpentus]

What colour do you paint the base rim?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

This was just Flat Brown again!

[@MF-kv8cn]

why does your flat brown look different from mine? Your bottle looks reder whereas mine looks brown. Is it your lighting? I had the same issue with Vallejo panzer aces old wood. On the internet on youtube peoples 70.310 old wood looks beige, very tan and light whereas mine at home looks dark, completely different. Is it the lighting you use or is it Vallejo messing up color hues and batches?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

It could just be the lighting. In part, you'll also find the colour on the stuff that collects against the inside of the bottle doesn't exactly match what comes out and dries on the miniature.

[@MF-kv8cn]

​@@SonicSledgehammerStudio the color on the inside of the bottle should always be the same. Plus in mine i always add a stainless agitator or two and i shake them for a good solid 60 seconds so that should pick up all paint off of the sides. Paint doesn't dry inside the bottle imo. I recently transitioned to AK 3rd gen, a way better paint. They all dry matt, the consistency is all uniform, whereas Vallejo dark colors are thick like Nutella and the light colors are funny like Fanta soda. AK doesn't separate whereas Vallejo's which are left to sit for a while form a discolouration line along the top edge of the bottle. Also when Vallejo is dropped on a dry palette and left to dry it will dry with a gloss and it will reflect light from above whereas AK will dry matt and flat. Also AK claims to not need a varnish coat when applying oils/enamels and mineral spirits for cleanup. This i haven't tried but i read this is true. reddit.com/r/minipainting/comments/9rujdi/can_i_have_some_goddamn_consistency_vallejo/

[@MF-kv8cn]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio check out that link i posted, that's what i meant about vallejo having different color hues for the same paint swatch/number. it happens to other people. that was just a random i found

[@stompingfreak8980]

Why is every video a very special? Not painting anything rare, lost, or deleted miniature. What’s so special?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

You remember those old after school specials, or 'very special' episodes of shows that ran weekly anyway? It's a joke, basically.

[@leonleese4919]

This is great! Now how about my ‘39 40 Brits?

[@УрфинДжус-д1п]

Sonic, thank you very much for this video. This is exactly what I asked before. I am waiting for the German sappers in your performance! :D

[@bishop2k7]

Great video! Thanks for sharing it. I just got some of these guys, so this gives me a lot to consider. I've been painting with SpeedPaints lately, but might go back to acrylics for this project because of all the subtle colors. This video is a couple years old. Is there anything you'd update?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Not really! Still stands up, I think - there hasn't really been all that many developments in the vast field of painting that'd make me change the method any.

[@icewarrior4422]

Brilliant as always, your tutorials are always a great help look forward to many more 👍

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Many thanks!

[@justanothercaptain6566]

Awesome as always! Stupid question 🙋‍♂️ time: how do you know what colours to use for the uniforms? Does Army Painter or some other paint/model company recommend certain paint colours? Or is just down to R&D and best guess based on your experience with the various paints? Cheers 🍻

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

A lot of it's down to the paint manufacturers putting in the work beforehand. Vallejo Model Color, for example, are generally matched as closely as possible to what things 'should have looked like,' so you're usually guaranteed a pretty close match. Army Painter, meanwhile, tend to use slightly brighter, more vibrant colours since their stuff is designed to go under a quickshade and dull down. Then there's just years upon years of research and previous modelers that have done their stuff beforehand and made it available for us mooks! :D

[@justanothercaptain6566]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you, Sir! Cheers 🍻

[@uriance88]

Also, don't get too hung up on getting an 'exact match' - each production run could be slightly different, never mind different factories. And all of that before general 'ear and tear' from use and washing. Army Painter, Reaper, Vallejo, Tamiya and Scale 75 all make a version of Field Grey . . .

[@justanothercaptain6566]

@@uriance88 Thank you Sir! Cheers 🍻

[@OneofInfinity.]

Great tutorial and thanks for the link to the color pictures, the variation in bread bag colors alone 😮 Great to add variation to figure clones while being historically accurate.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Sonic .

[@arthurreyes2632]

Wow! Impressive. I’m so jealous right now but motivated to give it a try.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Remember there's always stages to go through! If you like where you finish at one point, paint up a squad to that level and then give yourself some time before tackling the next iteration.

[@dennisflood9546]

feldgrau ftw. I've been thinking about ways to incorporate splashes of vibrant color in my germans, but have come up short. If you have any ideas i would love to hear it. (I miss space marines)

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Helmet decals are a good choice for a little eye-catching colour on these guys - probably why they weren't so hot on repainting them when they got chipped and dinged up!

[@johnnydoorknobs5813]

You could try doing a different color for their shoulder boards. White was for infantry, but there are tons of other colors for different jobs here en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_colours_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)

[@davideldridge4479]

Your channel is great! I mainly do1/35, but your techniques work just as well. Not complicated. Thanks for introducing me to Agrax!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I'm always glad to hear it, though a little surprised! I'd have thought shades and such like that would look a little too stark at 1/35, but I'm pleased to be wrong if it's working for you. :D

[@davideldridge4479]

Definitely not master modeler paint jobs! But they come out decent and I'm happy with them. I started out way back in the day with HO Matchbox, Airfix and Esci for wargaming! Boy have the figures come a long way. Once again, love all you do.

[@sweeneyTodd-de4by]

Hi fantastic video, what paper do you mix your paint on please

[@HeadHunterSix]

Looks smashing! Always glad to see Bolt Action tutorials.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

More to come! There's always something else to cover across the period, after all. :D

[@thomasedwards205]

Definite sub from me. Great content and was really easy to follow. My Germans look better than they should thanks to you. Definitely not a criticism but a small suggestion, where you have it marked for stage 1 and stage 2 in the bar at the bottom, maybe try marking it for the bit of the miniature you are working on? I come back to this for bits like the webbing on miniatures that I do camo on for example. Although I am now familiar with this video now, new comers obviously wont be.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

The trouble with timestamps (got a Star Trek episode on the brain, now...) is that they take up a lot of real estate in the description. It's not too bad for marking out a handful of sections, but each step would be a *lot* of space gobbled up, unfortunately. I'm experimenting with them on some newer videos to see if I can point out the most significant parts of certain guides, but we'll see what sticks!

[@scottdonnelly2728]

Have you done a British soldier from Zulu war? Cheers

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Not yet, though I imagine there's not a large difference with the Napoleonic uniform from years earlier. Aside from trousers and helmet, it's all much of a much when it comes to red with white crossbelts! It's on the cards, but very much as an 'eventually' kind of thing.

[@thepiratepenguin4465]

The figure looks great, you did a lot more effort then I didi with my Heer troops.

[@leonleese4919]

Have you a video on using wet palette?