Victrix 28mm Gallic Armoured Warriors - Kit review showcase with basing tutorial

[@philipzahn491]

Your "This here" sign is adorable.

[@jvcpaints]

It's the true star that ties all my videos together. lol. Cheers.

[@TJClark-sw2yz]

The quality of your painting shows so much,not just in technique, the individuality of each figure is highly impressive. Your mojo is strong. Those shields are inspiring.

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you so much, dude. The last 7-8 months mojo was AWOL and I didn't do jack.

[@scalemodelinc.6077]

Excellent work, love the freehand on the shields. Great looking figures!

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very, very much. I appreciate it.

[@granapriego]

Very cool figures buddy. Amazing hand painted shields. I know all about the fitting of figures due to charging or advancing naps. You need to place them like puzzle pieces to avoid bayonets sticking into figures in front and bases in front. I have to use numbers on the bases to remind me of the way they go together.

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Anthony. The puzzle game on 40x40 isn't one I enjoy playing too much. Once I get them on their bases, there is the transport issue.

[@weirdwwii8775]

Dude, those look fantastic!!! Great paint as always.

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very much. STAY WEIRD!

[@weirdwwii8775]

@@jvcpaints It comes natural to be honest. ;)

[@ThatMofoDamon]

Happy to hear that you are back in action James! You've returned with a bang! Beautiful work done on the figures, nicely detailed and the freehand on the shields!!! Simply amazing! Great tutorial on the bases also, really useful. Thanks for sharing, take care and keep up the good work my friend.

[@jvcpaints]

Cheers, George. I hope you're getting enough sleep these days. lol

[@ThatMofoDamon]

@@jvcpaints Nope, not enough

[@jvcpaints]

@@ThatMofoDamon Hang in there, buddy. It'll all be over in about 18 years. lol.

[@kitswithkaren5003]

Very nice indeed.I still have these figures to do so nice to see what they look like when done.🐻🤗👍

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you. The detail on the sculpts are great and really easy to pick out and paint.

[@smoothbrush4722]

O waw, i tought those shields are transfers, very nice work on these, a lot of patience on those clothes check s, they turn out great. Struggling with those lines on shields myself, but victrix has crisp sculpts.Bases look dope, but you struggle too much if you cover 75% with grass anyway. I like that dry tufts that looks like grain, need those! Very cool channel recommendation, funny. Cheers.

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Lucian. The static grass is mandatory for me now because I'm running out of tufts and the exchange rate of Yen to....all currencies...except maybe to like Uzbekistan or Angola...is tanking, so ordering anything from anywhere is not an option this year. Luckily, My stash should hold for at least 2 years. So I'm good.

[@smoothbrush4722]

@@jvcpaints that's a good stash..😁

[@jvcpaints]

@@smoothbrush4722 From pile of shame to pile of conquest

[@BrushQuill]

Lovely work on these chaps James. Beautiful work!

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Cal. I'm in the orbit of nerd planet ancients right now. Hopefully, I'll have the chariots up soon.

[@leont66wargaming31]

They look fantastic mate. Great tutorial as well.

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Leon. I hope you're well, buddy. I need my Napoleonic Austrian fix. 15 or 28mm either or.

[@Mittens_Gaming]

Those look really great! Love the modern victrix stuff, and your painting very much does them justice!

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you for the positive feedback! It really made my morning a lot better than usual. I'm glad you liked the figures. Thanks again!!

[@Mittens_Gaming]

@@jvcpaints your freehand on the shields is outstanding! I really need to get to work on mine!

[@giulioallari3269]

Great looking unit James. I also based mine 3 to a 40mm base, it seems the easiest way. I hope to see a WAB battle report soon.

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Ginzio. I think your brother is going to be the Gauls and I'll be the Carthaginians. I just finished the chariots this morning, so your brother should have a huge army to command.

[@philRminiatures]

Outstanding work on these gorgeous and fierce looking warriors...Superb painting and basing, and these shields are awesome!😍😍

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks very much, Phil. I really enjoyed doing the Victrix Gauls. I think they're a bit bigger so a little easier to paint and the details on the faces is superb.

[@TheGamingLoft22]

Lovely painting and a great looking unit overall. Happy painting! Regards, Steve

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks very much. The Victrix models are great to paint. Their ancients are the best plastics out there.

[@basicminiaturepainting]

now they are a beautiful and very colourful army,I'm liking all the different shields,also a great channel shout

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Justin. JMac has a crazy channel. His reactionception video was just too funny. Nerd humour.

[@McBurnside6380]

Excellent work. Love the free hand on the shields.

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked the shields. I'm always thinking they need more work.

[@McBurnside6380]

@@jvcpaints we are our own worst critics. They look great man.

[@jvcpaints]

@@McBurnside6380 Cheers dude. Those are some true words. I see every flaw. lol

[@joramamodellbau3987]

Great set of Gallic Warriors with an very impressive paintwork! Very good detailed painted with great shields. Cool work. James. Greetings, Joachim

[@jvcpaints]

Cheers, Joachim. I need my ancients as a break from WWII.

[@stephenmcdonald6311]

..a great video , I'm just about to re start my Gauls and Germanic warriors , so very inspiring , ...

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very much. I really enjoyed doing all the Victrix Gallic kits. The variation and flexibility really helped keep the mojo going when painting tartan and wee checks got to be too much.

[@maryhinge6334]

Excellent work James. They turned out very well. 🙂

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very much, Jim. I’ve got only the regular Gallic warriors from Victrix to do then I’m finished their whole series.

[@62seano]

Good to see you back James, they look amazing mate. Your freehand is that good i thought the shields were transfers. Superb work mate

[@jvcpaints]

Cheers, Sean. I tried the transfers, but all the little bits of paper everywhere and the messing about...it was easier putting the experience of painting countless warhammer shields to use. lol

[@pauls3585]

A sweet looking unit. Thanks

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very much.

[@greatsouthernancientminiat8812]

Amazing freehand shields.

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you. I find it easier to paint them then mess around with the transfers.

[@gavinbooth]

Very nice work again James . Regards Gav.

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very much, Gav.

[@TriariusWarGaming]

Awesome unit. these look incredible!

[@jvcpaints]

Cheers, dude. I'm half way through the fanatics. I hope to have them up by Halloween.

[@tapio4291]

Very awesome !! Now i want some !

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks very much. They're fun to paint but take a long time.

[@jmaccsarmiesofArda]

Beautiful man. Defos worth all the work. Haha thanks for the shout out man thats so kind!

[@jvcpaints]

Glad you liked the figures. Your channel is on fire! I just saw you got like 60 subs in a couple of weeks. That usually takes me like a year.

[@jmaccsarmiesofArda]

@@jvcpaints Yeh I dunno what happened I think because no one has done 10mm LOTR before lol

[@holydiver539]

Shigoto ga suki deus. Zushiki iro ga ichi ban

[@jvcpaints]

誠にありがとうございました。I've still got the chariots and the nude fanatics to go. Thinking about completing the Victrix stuff by getting the regular Gallic Warriors, but shipping, collapsing economies, my stash, winter...still on the fence.

[@holydiver539]

@@jvcpaints I hope it's not that bad over there I did hear about Japan selling US bonds. I'm invested in Honda, Kawasaki, komatsu, and one day I'll have a bunch of Toyota stock.

[@jvcpaints]

@@holydiver539 Everything is normal, but my nest egg has lost a good 40% because of the insane exchange rate. Prices haven't shot up like in the US at all. Gas is about 160 yen/liter which is about $4.40 US/Gal. My bank stocks are taking a huge hit at the moment here. I think the Bank of Japan is using their US cash to buy back yen and then they'll do some sneaky shit and get exports back up and then move back to parity with the USD over the next decade. OR it's WW3: The Apocalypse War and they'll be trading in their shirts and ties for khaki fatigues and suddenly the airsoft industry is going to be making some really righteous small arms. Either way, I should have followed my old man's advice about not getting old cuz it sucks big time. lol

[@holydiver539]

@@jvcpaints Japan can also rely on its cultural exports as long as they keep westerners out of that industry. Kamatsu, Honda, Toyota, and Kawasaki aren't going anywhere...but they're going to have to re-employ the japanese not China. Hopefully Japan can find a way to reinvigorate it's your merchant fleet fleet and ship repair businesses. Which is something the uk itself can no longer do. Another problem with Japan is I'm told no one lives in the country leaving very few for agricultural sector jobs.

[@jvcpaints]

@@holydiver539 Lots of people live in the country, but they are all old. I live in the country and it's awesome, a million times better than the city, but like 50% of the town are over 65. The farmers are all pretty old too. The rice farmers are part time mostly and they're middle aged. Getting work in agriculture here is pretty easy, doing the job though...if you like hot and bugs, it's OK.

[@lucioquinziocincinnato7984]

Very good painting!

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very, very much. This is truly praise from a master!!

[@liberator2408]

Fantastic figures buddy

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you. The Victrix minis are always great to work on.

[@SquainbowSquaising]

Cool stuff.

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks.

[@weirdwwii8775]

Hey James, reach out to me at my email in my channel profile. I wanna interview if your up for it. I mean your a Westerner living in the back woods of Japan and a wargamer at that! You totally qualify to be a weird war weirdo and I'd love to hear your story!

[@jvcpaints]

OK. I'll shoot you an email here soon and then we can work something out.

[@healthypakwan8319]

Dude, those look fantastic!!! Great paint as always.

[@jvcpaints]

Glad you like them!