Victoria Miniatures' New Halfling Snipers [How I Paint Things]

I've always had a soft spot for the abhuman options in the Astra Militarum range. There's just something properly weirdabout ratlings and ogryns that makes them so compelling - throw in a few psykers to really put the Imperial in the Imperial Guard! Still, there's only a small selection (no pun intended) of ratling miniatures available to the plucky Imperial Guard commander... until now!
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00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Basecoats
06:58 - Shading
08:21 - Highlights & Finishing Touches
13:49 - The Finished Sniper
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PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Premium Grey (Vallejo Primer Spray)
CITADEL:
Morghast Bone (Base)
Cadian Fleshtone (Layer)
Ogryn Camo (Layer)
Steel Legion Drab (Base)
Death Guard Green (Base)
Mournfang Brown (Base)
Zandri Dust (Base)
Leadbelcher (Base)
Ionrach Skin (Base)
Retributor Armour (Base)
Karak Stone (Layer)
Screaming Skull (Layer)
Reikland Fleshshade (Shade)
Agrax Earthshade (Shade)
Lahmian Medium (Technical)
Kislev Flesh (Layer)
Flayed One Flesh (Layer)
Nurgling Green (Layer)
Baneblade Brown (Layer)
Skrag Brown (Layer)
Terminatus Stone (Dry)
Ushabti Bone (Layer)
Stormhost Silver (Layer)
XV-88 (Base)
VALLEJO:
Flat Brown
Black
VARNISH:
Vallejo Matt Spray

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Troy . 🐺

[@paulhalforc1889]

I backed the Kickstarter for the minis, they are due to arrive today!

[@irishtom30]

Man I really hope they release halfling minis/rules when they release the Old World

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

At this point, Victoria miniatures’ stuff looks better than the actual GW offerings. Come to think of it, if GW had simply copied Victoria Miniatures approach to having their Imperial Guard infantry be available as individual parts (allowing hobbyists to kitbash their own regiments), that might make Imperial Guard even more popular.

[@thelonepainter4760]

I like it when you add the highlights. Love seeing what colors you use. Great job as always.😊👍🏽

[@matthewpowell8485]

Fantastic mini , would really appreciate a video on the varnishes you use and how you use them , something I never much thought of until seeing your videos :)

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Good call! I kinda take it for granted that gloss or matt are obvious, but if there's a reason for choosing there's a clue there which might be new to someone else.

[@sweatilaa5325]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio also maybe include how to save minis when the varnish fails and you get the frosting effect. not everyone knows about the olive oil trick :)

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

That's one I've actually got in the vault already! kzbin.info/www/bejne/joqrkqNoYptsaaM

[@zackcook5123]

If this helps ya I use Vallejo satin varnish. I thin it with a mattmedium normally but water will do. One or two coats will do. if you want a more matte finish you can go over the model with a layer of thinned matte medium

[@alessiodecarolis]

Ok, these seems very differents from the old ones that GW tried to add to the early IG's armies, first of all they are very well detailed and not so caricatural, perhaps they will have more success. Their colours you choose remember the early WWII US uniform, with green jacket and brown pants.

[@nickdavis5420]

Lovely as always ! You’ve really helped my painting!

[@xGamermonkeyx]

Always lovely work, thinking of Ogryns and Ratlings and all those not-quite human stuff this fits really well with your previous Ogryn painting video! I gotta say too, I know you might say it's right out of your wheelhouse but I'd really love to see you tackle something like an AoS Giant or Gryph creature like a Gryph Hound or Gryph Charger, or even just a 40K Dreadnought or something. Those sorts of models always feel so intimidating and I'd love to see how you go about just 'getting it done'. Also, as a side note I can always highly recommend Ungor Flesh as an extreme tippy top highlight if you ever want a model to have that sweaty, slightly greasy look. Works wonders and just gives that slight sense of location if you're basing someone in a jungle or a desert!

[@michaelrossel7339]

Nothing says hole between the eyes Like a Sniper with a rifle bigger than himself.

[@sweatilaa5325]

there's a lot of fun old lore about the 40k halflings, the Ratlings,, how they are really really inbred and have very short lifespans, but have amazing eyesight and are some of the best snipers the Empire has to offer, but they also stink a lot so regular guardsmen complain about it. they're a pretty funny subsection of humanity, too bad GW only sells the 5 man sniper set and stopped with the other sets

[@fischziege]

Cool paint job, cool mini. What would you do to draw a little more attention to the kill markings on his rifle? Fun detail and the pose basically presents it to the viewer, but I struggle to come up with something that wouldn't look out of place...

[@peters.9463]

great paintjob! I like the Victoria Miniatures as well, however the some of them I have bought some time ago had a lot of deformed parts and the details were not very crisp. Maybe I had a bad batch because what I see on youtube from their miniatures they do have better details there. I wanted to use them to kitbash my Cadians from GW, but Victuria Miniatures are a bit too small for that. I have baked for the halflings too, maybe I will buy some more miniatures to use them as a squad of their own.

[@RotnDot]

I use the Victoria Miniatures Highlanders heads and legs with Cadian torsos and arms, they are a perfect fit I find. Only thing that sucks about them is the transport from Australia to Europe :P

[@peters.9463]

@@RotnDot OK, I have tried it with the Victorian Guard legs, but unfortunately they were a bit too small for the Cadian body.

[@andreaspersson5639]

When you say that you love Ogryns... (and ratlings). I assume you've heard about the Landsknecht Ogres that Wargames Atlantic is about to release? They contain Sci-fi bits too, so if you want garish ogryns... ;)

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Yeah, I've seen the photos and such they've put out. They're a little more old-school Warhammer Fantasy than I'd like, but I'm already rolling in metal Ogryns so it's much of a much for me. 😅

[@andreaspersson5639]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio That is more than fair, just making sure you're not missing anything ;) (I'll probably get two boxes myself, for a bit of SAGA fun)

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

They are very cool, mind! Just not something I've any great need for at the moment.

[@andreaspersson5639]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio "great need for"? What's that? Isn't there always room for just one more small project :p

[@swaaahtome]

Mate! What do you think of the new stuff?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Which new stuff? The Agrax Earthshade?

[@swaaahtome]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio No man the guard reveals? You haven't seen them? I'm going to be hammering my bank account

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

oh hadoy! 😂 Yeah, I've seen them. Honestly nothing much in there that I desperately need yet - I've got a pretty decent chunk of Guard already and Slightly Different Cadians isn't a must have. They're very cool, mind you, but I think I can wait on the mortgage downpayment for a bit... ;D

[@swaaahtome]

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I wish I had your strength. What do you think of the universal guard minis from the makers cult? Too many minis too little time these days!

[@hobobeard]

Just had a though, when is it ever not "Very Special"? I wonder if there is ever a "above average" or even "fairly ordinary" How I Paint Things?