Now for the real challenge... swap the schemes. I wanna see modern sculpts with 90s colour schemes, and 90s sculpts with modern colour schemes. You know you're curious too.
@@MidwinterMinis if it makes you feel better, I'm currently trying to paint a modern AoS Chaos sculpts in the vibrant colours of 90s Chaos for my WHFB army. It's uhh... something.
Man, as I was watching this video and Guy grabbed the clock, I was wondering: This clock is a true Midwinter Minis OG. Guy should disassemble it and paint the clock in Midwinter Minis colours with a neat freehand MWM logo. Upvote this comment if you also want Guy to paint his timer in MW colours. 😂
Chestnut Ink! Oh I miss it so very much. :( Flesh, browns, reds, metalics... it did so much work. Does anyone make an equivalent now? Cote de Arms maybe?
'Eavy Metal forever. When I close my eyes and imagine a beautifully painted 40k model, that's exactly how they look. Thank you so much for bring this style the attention and reverence it deserves.
So to specify this further: Using the old paints, paint schemes AND paint techniques on a 2020 model - as if your 90s self has jumped out a portal Using the modern paints, grimdark scheme AND techniques on a 90s model - as if you've gone back in time
Not gonna lie, I'm still a sucker for the 90's retro theme. Just takes me back to the days when I used to Goblin green all my bases, slap blood red on my tyranids, then dunk them in a wash and call it good. I need to get my hands on some of the old metal 'nids that I had when I was a kid and try to redo them.
Big props for mentioning the passing of animal.im 50 years old and grew up watching the road warriors on tv every Saturday.the video is also fantastic.
I always used a bunch of my Ork Boyz as a Goliath Gang back in the day when playing the original version of the game. My Gang Name for them was "Da Kibblez n' Bitz Boyz" when the Outlands expansion was released I ran them using the Outlaws special rule adding to the story driven narrative of the Gang.
I love the older models, I didn’t collet Warhammer back then I got into it as a kid but it would’ve been around 1999/2000. But the older more simple models just stand out more and I find more fun to paint
2:58 I've heard an explanation for this before, back in the retro days the most they had to cover a table as a play mat was basically pool table felt so bases were painted to match.
I guess I'm so far from the 'scene' that I wasn't aware that the painting fashion had evolved so much. The newer miniature is clearly technically more detailed, the movement is far more realistic and well proportioned, but it lacks some of the charm and character of the older cast. I'd opt for the modern model here myself (but then for me far to many of the modern GW finecast minis are far too stylised and uncustomisable (no more over the top jumping dwarves supported only by their beards etc!). Regarding the paintjob - the grimdark scheme is far better on base, clothing and weapon - but the 90's look works much better for skin tone. The newer model looks like it's a zombie in skin colour.
Hi Guy, Thanks for the shout :) I've been considering getting Necromunda for some time, I feel if I do, I'll be painting the new models in the Retro colour scheme.
I like the Grimdark style more personally but that retro model has certainly had his character captures well. I loved the faded trousers and it is a great model. Glad to see the retro look next to the modern models. Loved the vid again. A.
Really enjoying the secondhand nostalgia I'm getting off these videos, I was born too late to see 90s GW myself but I love looking back at the classic minis and colour schemes in your videos
Painting tip: you can highlight red by mixing in orange instead of white. This tricks your eye into thinking the red is brighter/more saturated. Love the video! Great work!
I remember from that old school style of painting that blending paint with it ink for highlights/shading was a huge thing that no one seems to do anymore.
I've fallen in love with the retro style as of late and there seems to be a lot of retrohammer models coming out recently. Gotten inspired for a future army to try and capture the Rogue Trader energy
For a "contrast cheat" on plasma coils, I find a basecoat of stormhost silver then a layer of Akhelian green pulls off a pretty good luminous silvery blue.
I dig these classic Warhammer painting videos. It’s so cool to see the older models and how you work with them, especially with how a lot of them are still legal, or at least useful for conversion.
Aaaaah finally! It's so nice to see someone using Bronzed Flesh and Flesh Wash on camera! I've always wanted to compare with my old early tries. Really cool!
If you wanna cheat with Tyranids a little, base them white, Tamia gloss for the shell and then a heavy wash over the whole thing in whatever primary colour you want and they can look fairly decent for minimal time, the crevices from their exoskeletons make the wash pool enough that it sorta highlights itself Doesn't look as good as spending actual time on them and doing proper shading and highlighting but it's enough to get a passable swarm on the table
I'm part way through painting my hive fleet and the genestealer video was so useful! Using the 1:1 mix of matte medium and water + drop of dish soap to thin paints allowed me to add brightness to everything after doing the bulk of the shading with washes
If you want some ideas for Grim Dark you should google Third Eye Nuke Tyranids. Sadly their site was taken down, but youll still be able to find some pictures. Besides that Grim Dark Schemes tend to be really desaturated and focus on a rather small pallet of colours. Try working with a lot of washes to get variety into colours and more drybrushing then layering. Grim Dark means that you try to capture the dark and gritty reality of the world, so using a lot of dirt, blood and slime is usually the way to go. Also Grim Dark painters often tend to use oil and enemal Washes instead of acrylics but those are a bit harder to handle and I wouldnt suggest that to beginners.
Just in case you get a big influx of Vietnamese Patrons, "Nguyen" is pronounced something like "Win". As ever, the painting is really inspirational; and the outro music is just so uplifting.
@@MidwinterMinis I only know because it came up in a sci-fi/cyber-punk book (Neal Stephenson, I think). I guess that it is no odder than English names like "Cholmondeley", "Featherstonhaugh" and "Mainwaring" :D
I prefer the older style. For me, the vibrancy makes it's features more distinguishable. The newer model is a bit too dark and grungy making it blend into itself a little too much for my liking. They are both great though and I wouldn't kick either off the gaming table. ;-)
I just had the most amazing luck - I bought an incomplete 2nd edition big box of 40k for 32 aud and, while it was missing the books, it had a complete set of the paints from the starter paint set and a LOT of old plastic minis! Looks like I'll finally be able to try painting in the old style as these paints are all still wet :D
So many space marine sergeant heads bathed in that bronzed flesh + flesh wash! That old-school flesh wash was a beast if you didn't properly water it down. If I'm going to be honest, I find the old-school one charming!
The IC title reference cracked me up. And I didn't notice, somehow, before now but these are absolutely in the Legion of Doom style. Guess it's time for a tutorial on painting face paint.
This is wonderful and everything to do with the old necromunda stuff is so damn nostalgia-triggering, I love it. Really great to see those old paints being used as well, the way the washes used to slap on, and merely the colour of goblin green gave me flashbacks. Great content as always!
Really like the bold & bright retro look for all-around use, but the grim looks so fitting on some baddies where retro wouldn’t fit - and make it look caricature-ish. Well-done vid (as always!) - it’s always a treat to see one of your vids pop up in the list! Cheers 👍🏻
Honestly that retro style speed paint was really good for a first pass, and really looks in place with the rest of the old line. Tip for yellows I've found recently, though not sure if it works with the old Citadels / Coat de Arms, base the area in white, follow up with a bone color, then put on the yellow. I'm doing this with my current space marine army, and while it's a bit tedious to do, it definitely helps with vibrant yellows.
Both versions look awesome but since I tend towards grimdark these days that modern Goliath tutorial is definitely something I'll be using. Contrast paints have absolutely rekindled my love of painting really, which is something that generally drains all my enthusiasm and motivation so you should definitely try them out. I really love Black Templar and Skeleton Horde; I use that for loads of things, parchment, bone, skin, wash for gold, it's great!!
Nice to see these paint styles and minis side by side. I prefer the modern style, except for the skin tone. The old model looks much healthier with those warm colors.
I paint in a very similar way to guy, but I just can't fathom how he can get a good basecoat on an entire miniature in 30 mins like that! For me it would take at least the full hour to get the same result. I love these retro painting videos though!
I love both! Every time I roll up to a table with my 2010s or 2020 painted army and someone rolls up with their rogue trader marines or something of that ilk, I just drool at the retro-coolness of it.
Blood Red is my favourite colour of all time. You are lucky to have that in the old hex pot! I know I can get it from coat d'arms but still, that hex pot.....
My name being said (correctly) by the man with the golden tonsils was well worth the $2 alone. Seeing them side by side really highlighted the differences in style. Got to say, I prefer the retro look. & an LOD themed Necromunda gang is a great idea!
Wow, seeing these 2 guys side by side really highlights (see what I did there?) how much GW sculpts have improved over the years. I prefer the modern Goliath.
