Squats But Not? Simple Painting - Mantic Games Forge Fathers [How I Paint Things]

They're clearly not Squats, what without the garish yellow caps and padded red armour of the mid-90s, but how do you pass up the chance for a title like that? The only question is how many rhymes fit in a KZbin title of 100 characters and still leave all the useful information intact!
Trying to get semi-gloss white armour to show up clearly under lighting... bah!
The Forge Fathers from Mantic Games are for their Warpath and Deadzone lines, and there have been some truly stunning releases recently to accompany its 3rd Edition. Meanwhile, I've been eyeing the Dwarf Guilds for OnePageRules' Grimdark Future, wondering how long it'd take to get a couple hundred points painted up to play some quick, brutal mass battle games with these guys!
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00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Quick Notes on Forge Father Kits
02:01 - Painting Time
16:48 - The Finished Product!
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THE BASE: Armageddon Dust, Seraphim Sepia, Tyrant Skull drybrush over the top and paint the rim in XV-88.
PAINTS USED:
PRIMERS:
Grey Seer (Citadel)
CITADEL:
Praxeti White (Dry)
Leadbelcher (Base)
Gal Vorbak Red (Base)
Teclis Blue (Layer)
Mechanicus Standard Grey (Base)
Balthasar Gold (Base)
Nuln Oil (Shade)
Agrax Earthshade (Shade)
Iyanden Yellow (Contrast)
Contrast Medium (Technical)
Fenrisian Grey (Layer)
Dark Reaper (Layer)
Necron Compound (Dry)
VALLEJO:
German Grey (or Corvus Black)
Flat Brown (or Mournfang Brown)
Black (or... well, it's black paint!)
Chrome (Vallejo Model Air)
VARNISHES:
Vallejo Matt Varnish Spray

[@demon1103]

Love seeing more people painting Forge Fathers. Still want to pick up their megaforce box sometime, such an amazing deal

[@HeadHunterSix]

You had me at Forge Fathers, sir. I've been working on a Deadzone strike team and this is right up my alley.

[@ValkGame]

Dwarves always strike me as traditional-because-it's-proven, so I think Space Dwarves would be very practical. So maybe white and blue is just the colors of the super shiny sci-fi urban environments he fights in.

[@HeadHunterSix]

You turned me on to VMA Chrome a couple years back and it is by far the best metallic paint I've ever used. I love doing metallic effects with it.

[@danelmore2783]

Ok love the forge father's models. Fantastic paint work!

[@Level30Commoner]

This video goes straight into the Book of Space Grudges. First you sucker me into buying the new Deadzone box and an Enforcer Megapack, which is grudgeworthy by itself. But after painstakingly deliberating for the better part of a week which colour scheme I should pick, I'm now tempted to drop my Space Wolves-ripoff and go almost full Storm Troopers on my Enforcer army. :-(

[@HeadHunterSix]

Me too! I have a squad I'm painting up in a vibrant blue but dang, this looks nice! I do, however, have a Warpath army's worth of the little guys, so another half-dozen like this wouldn't be a hardship to knock out.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Troy .

[@joshconfer209]

A little short for a stormtrooper aren't you?

[@blakec1924]

Love the Forge Fathers and hoping Santa puts some under my tree this year.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

That Sturnhammer battle tank is a pretty imposing piece of kit, too!

[@trainboy1739]

That’s a might fine axe you painted there Sonic! :) none the less another great video!

[@Dabs851]

Echo what you say about vallejo German grey, it’s amazing, superb for highlighting black, as well as a colour in its own right 👍

[@Gallowglacht]

"The short answer is..." Nice.

[@glennt69lol]

Mantic Games produce a heap Of cool SciFi Mini's and Deadzone is a cool game too

[@thelonepainter4760]

We need to start sending you Fallout wastland warfare minis. 😉 amazing and quick masterpiece.😊👍

[@TashiMortier]

Darn I need to get into Mantic! They have rats and dwarves... in SPACE! And you make them look fantastic. :D

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

The Veer-Myn kits are apparently much nicer to assemble than these guys, too, so that's something!

[@TashiMortier]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Neat :D I'll get the Deadzone starter kit once I dwindled my pile of shame down a bit. It looks very tempting. :)

[@MiSiOtH]

I love this grey armour!

[@irishtom30]

A good model, but needs more suit room for the space beard.

[@13Robzilla]

Love how you just did a low key How to paint Thoth dynasty for Necrons on a dwarf, loved it!

[@JZStudios2]

"DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE?!" I am happy you saw the similarities with it. Honestly for me the Forge Fathers range does Dwarves in space well, it modernizes them-or futurizes them, if that even is a word. I really like this color scheme and can see it within the game easily. The only thing I really do not like is the base. I feel a grey base would had been better for the overall scheme, but other than that-great work.

[@joenewkirk6136]

ROCK AND STONE

[@johnkelley9877]

That is a neat figure and the color scheme looks great! Thanks for sharing this inspiring tutorial.

[@damomabb9321]

I'd love to see you do wargames Atlantic cannon fodder

[@Lucius292]

Oh no. His belly is smiling and i cannot unsee it.

[@Oluabayo]

So awesome!

[@corvusgamesterrain9680]

I assembled those Forge Fathers a long while ago, and they were the worst minis to put together. I felt like chucking the entire set in the bin. They look cool when finished though, but it's definitely an exercise in patience.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Yeah... my first one I'd assembled more than a year ago. It was not a fun experience! Much as I like the finished result, it's definitely something to power through. When folks outright refuse to look at the newer Mantic kits, I can kinda understand where they're coming from in this case.

[@corvusgamesterrain9680]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I think I'm going to revisit my sloppy red armour and try out your PintSizeClone receipe

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Less Clone Wars and more Clone Bust-Up Behind the Pub.

[@mikoajkowalczyk8717]

Imo they arent that bad. One terrible thing about them is the torso/legs parts, i had to use putty for those gaps ;/

[@caseyrogers7538]

I built some of these a couple months ago, and I totally agree. Really, really frustrating to build. And I saw this as someone who has assembled the Blood Bowl Dark Elf team from Games Workshop.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I don't think it's being unfair to say that they were a bit of a trial! I'm pleased to have gotten them together - they look cool once they're done - but it does require going in knowing that you're going to spend a bit of time inventing new curses.

[@AnimalBlundetto601]

New request, Age of Sigmar Deadwalker Zombies. Reckon you would do wonders with rotting flesh 😆

[@aaronbrown4275]

Ha! This is nearly 100% [How I Paint] Deadzone Enforcers. Even down to the blue accents.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

If it ain't broke, right? 😂

[@stompie51]

Good tips on speedy white. Ta

[@andrewbeasley]

Love the colours but cannot get the smiling face out of my mind. Look at the belt from the front if you dare!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Oh now that's just unsettling. 😂

[@gyriongyrion4623]

Look absolutely brilliant! Have to say, truly hated putting Forge Fathers together, pieces that struggle to go together, hard plastic that is a pain to cut, fierce mould lines and no instructions

[@timothyyoung2962]

Damn you Sonic! Now I want to make a unit of all white space marines for Killteam using this method! Gah! Also nice to see I'm not the only one accused of using too much red.

[@DarkWatch-Ian]

Hi Sonic. Like the paint job on this one. I've decided to use the guide to paint my Tau pathfinder squad. This tutorial is very useful indeed. I have to agree with you on the paint brands comment. I use citadel and vallejo and believe that people will find their own personal favourites to go to. I even have a couple of sets of 90s citadel paints that I still use and citadel inks too, all in the original boxes!!! I had these for the original Heroquest game back in the day! It'll be interesting if you do the new version of Heroquest boardgame miniatures?! Look forward to seeing your next video. Take care as always. Keep having fun. Regards Ian

[@donaldkelly9833]

Nice! The white in the final turntable seems way brighter than the thumbnail lead me to think!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

The turntable shot is a little lighter than in reality - I try to tweak the video afterwards to make sure it's accurate, but with a satin or gloss varnish involved it's a little hard! The closest look to finished is just before the base goes on, near the end.

[@stephenrider6107]

Looks like a volus or panda to me. Love the paint job, wish they were digital.

[@mikehawkins346]

How did you know I just got a box of these, and now I know the paint scheme for my Squat Bounty Hunters for Necromunda

[@carminethewolf]

Called the German Grey on the undersuit before it even popped up on the screen!

[@carminethewolf]

Thinking of starting up an informal SSS drinking game based on the use of familiar paints.

[@furiousv775]

13:01 to get to the real action.

[@furiousv775]

13:17 Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

[@alphaskag1878]

To Valhalla! Shiny and chrome!

[@GamingGuardians]

Welp, you were endorsed by HEELKAIJU. That is enough for me!

[@siriandelgaro3806]

this is really nice...could work on tau as well i think

[@stevebetts528]

Any chance you'll be doing some GCPS? just picked some up and I'm struggling with painting them

[@dwarrenmsp]

How does your Apothecary White look so smooth? I've done a load of Stormtroopers and Scout Troopers and they always look like a stained mess. I thnk I've eaten up the time that's supposed to be saved with Contrast with cleaning it up and repainting to get a smooth look.

[@Mogsey1972]

Looks good, but I won't buy from Mantic as their models are a pain in the arse to put together.

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

These were my first experience with Mantic's stuff and it didn't leave a great impression initially, true. Their recent kits are leagues improved, but it took some convincing before I'd try them again, admittedly!

[@samsowden]

Some of their kits that they made ten years ago are a pain in the arse to put together. Every new plastic kit they've brought out since I've been aware of them has been pretty damn good