Victrix Miniatures (part 4)

Showing off some progress from last week including Greek archers, Athenians and transfers/decals. I hope you enjoy and thanks for watching.

[@Davy.J.Y]

I love those miniatures. You have done a wondeful job painting them .

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thank you very much! That means a lot, I’m glad you like them.

[@philRminiatures]

Superb Greeks, lovely shields and gorgeous blue shades, big like!

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thanks so much!

[@daviderossi8188]

Very great the Athenians Blue 🎉🎉

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thanks!

[@Lochagos]

I like your painted togas and your bases look good too with having the ability to take individual men out of the multi

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

@@Lochagos thanks I’m glad you like! And thanks for subscribing to my channel.

[@whaleudder8453]

I thoroughly enjoy watching this video. I have never been particularly interested in ancients however these miniatures are very nice and look lovely in the colours you have painted them in. The shield decals are interesting to me. I have never used coloured decals and have only ever used the GW decals some years prior. It was interesting to see another style; the decals are very impactful.

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thanks a lot! I’m glad you enjoyed my video and found the decal tutorial helpful. You might be interested in my other episodes of Victrix miniatures where I showcase my journey so far. One thing I forgot to mention however is that once the decals are on, the only way to get them off is to scrape them off which will ruin the decal which is the only downside but apart from that they are great.

[@user-bb7jy1jx3u]

good job

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thanks!

[@blktom]

Wow, almost 300 views! Congratulations!😁

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thanks! I am shocked and happy that people are enjoying my content as much as they are and hopefully I’ve inspired some to get into the hobby and pick up the paintbrush as well. I appreciate all the support from everyone including you!

[@blktom]

I think they look great! I like the dark blue, but I do guess I am a little biased... 😁 So I was wondering in general, what are your thoughts on 'dirty' vs 'clean'? For example, just marching to a battle will kick up dust, create sweat and other stains. After a fight clothing will be ripped and torn, wounds, blood stains from friends and foes and even more sweat, dust, and dirt. I know a lot of people like the 'realistic' look an really get into the weathering and staining aspect while others like the clean look and just want to have nice looking miniatures (not that the realistic style can't look nice too). Personally, I like the clean look except for ground vehicles... I do like to dirty them up some, specially tanks. Treads just shouldn't be clean, you know? 😁

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thanks, I’m glad you like them. In regards to clean vs dirty look I’m still undecided on that at the moment and it is something I will decide once most of the army is complete. I personally do like the clean look but might just add a light layer of dirt on the boots, legs and bottom of tunics etc. I think the mercenary contingent of my force and any attacking poses should look a little dirtier and bloodier than the rest though. We shall see.

[@bern2033]

What are you going to do with the bases?

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

I’m going to try and create a desert/rocky shrub type base to resemble the Ancient Greek landscape hopefully. I will run through what I used in the next video and how I achieved it.

[@OnMyFeet82]

I like how you applied the transfers to the sheild! Thanks for showing us!

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thanks for the comment and you’re welcome! I thought it would be helpful for everyone to see that it’s not as complex as might seem.

[@blktom]

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 I second the transfer part. Never seen that type of transfer before so thank you for showing us how it was done!

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

You’re very welcome.

[@michaelwain3198]

Can you say what Blues you used? Especially on the Hoplites, I'd like to paint some of mine as Athenians

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Sure, I used a few different contrast paints, stormfiend, frostheart, talassar blue. They’re the main ones that I have tried but they’re a few other blue contrast paints I haven’t tried yet. Hope this helps

[@michaelwain3198]

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 thanks, can you remember what the dark blue was, you used on the Hoplites?

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

@@michaelwain3198 yes, stormfiend

[@michaelwain3198]

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 thanks!

[@solovei8235]

very beautiful, but it seems to me that such a blue color was unlikely to exist in the ancient world, more like a felt-tip pen

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Thanks for the comment but according to research it appears Ancient Greek clothing has been found to be quite colorful with a variety of different hues. Source: clothing in Ancient Greece-Wikipedia

[@blktom]

They did have a lot of colors, but purple was always the rarest and thus reserved for royalty. The real tricky part would be doing the edging. A lot of the clothing used that same pattern that the colored shield transfers use on the outer edge. It is just easier to paint the entire tunic a solid color.

[@solovei8235]

Мне страшно красить боюсь испортить😂😂😂

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

I agree completely, when I get around to doing the Macedonian forces I will incorporate purple. I am planning to add a little bit of colour to some of the edge of the tunics as well.

[@thewarchesttownsend7595]

Never be scared to paint! Most mistakes are easily corrected and you can learn from them, if not you can paint strip the mini and start again which can seem annoying to do but just persevere and keep trying.