Painting Veteran Afrika Korps for Bolt Action [How I Paint Things]

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Faded uniforms and battered gear - nothing says 'veteran unit' like a bunch of guys who look like they've seen long days and even longer campaigns.
Grab your own box of Afrika Korps from Warlord Games from the following international storefronts:
UK: store.warlordgames.com/produc...
EU: eu.warlordgames.com/products/...
US & Rest of World: us.warlordgames.com/products/...
While it might seem like doubling up on effort to repeat older videos, it's been a few years now since originally tackling the Afrika Korps and while my methods might have remained fairly similar, there's a handful of new paints and other tricks which can provide even easier or more reliable results. Some of these classics are due a revisit! These 'remasters' won't be common, but might show up occasionally for useful topics or where new methods and materials have made them much easier.
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Discussing Priming
02:01 - DAK Uniform Notes - What Colour to Use?
03:57 - Finally Painting Time!
18:08 - The Finished Figure
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PAINTS USED:
PRIMERS:
Matt White (Army Painter), Desert Yellow (Vallejo)
CITADEL:
Aly's Brown Liquid:
2 parts Agrax Earthshade
2 parts Seraphim Sepia
1 part Lahmian Medium
a few drops of Drakenhof Nightshade
...or you could use Army Painter Soft Tone!
VALLEJO:
Middlestone
Iraqi Sand
Flat Brown
Khaki
Tan Earth
Brown Sand
German Camo Beige
Dark Sand
Beige Brown
Desert Yellow
German Grey
Black
Oily Steel
Pastel Blue (Scarf/Neckerchief colours are entirely up to you!)
Beige Red
Basic Skin Tone
ARMY PAINTER:
Tanned Flesh
Mid Brown Wash
VARNISHES:
Vallejo Matt Varnish Spray

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26 июл 2024

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@thepiratepenguin4465 2 года назад

The green uniform was used for a very short time basically the first wave which landed in March 1941 had it & was phased out by early 42 with the sun hats. It was replaced with a "yellow-brown" uniform which was made in Italy as it was better suited to the climate & more accessible. I have found Army paint's desert yellow with a wash of soft tone quick shade replicates the colour very well for 42-43 uniforms. Over all they model looks great & I love the chipped helmet.

@alessiodecarolis 2 года назад

Fun video, painting Afrika Corps' uniforms had always been a little tricky, they used also italians' gear or British equipments from captured depots. In the desert the colours faded very swiftly, and after some time they became almost all equals.

@invictarussuzerain 2 года назад

Just realised - one of the things I love about your channel is how you change approaches for historical vs. fictional subjects. Definitely appreciate how you ensure accessibility in painting while maintaining historical accuracy. Great breakdown on this video as always!

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

Glad you like them!

@ARed-TailedHawk 2 года назад

Love this, it looks great and it's an easy tutorial to follow. Hope you'll consider a similar updated video on British 8th Army.

@senint Год назад

Aye, especially when there is ”Gentleman’s war” starter set from Warlord games what contained nice two army start with DAK and 8th army… …and it kinda makes me to think how my old Man must have felt with his first Airfix models of DAK and 8th army…

@TashiMortier 2 года назад

Sometimes I'm surprised by how much you research which paints to use for all the historic gear, then I remember how much I obsess about the right chapter markings for the space marines and all and I chuckle at myself for being human. xD Still having so much fun watching your guides even if I don't plan to eventually follow them :)

@craigbeaston4401 2 года назад

Mate, that Aly’s Brown Liquid is brilliant for Afrika Corp figures and watching this came at just the right time for my new Army. With Vallejo Desert Yellow the base, I tried Agrax but it left deep parts of the uniform too brown in contrast and the Sepia whilst working well enough in the folds of the uniform, turned the whole model far too yellow for my liking. Thanks again and keep them coming.

@kurtschaller5760 2 года назад

Great video. I love the background you provide. I generally base the figure then prime. I then paint the base so as not to get anything on the boots. Its easier to repaint dirt!

@Sturmensky 2 года назад

Really nice seeing a revisit of the Afrika Korps! I loved your older video, but it's fun seeing how your techniques have changed (both in painting and video-making).

@HobbyDad251 2 года назад

I really like the idea of using these guys as veterans for other theaters of the mid-war. Just goes to show you don't always have to use it like it says to on the tin!

@alessiodecarolis 2 года назад

Right, they could be used for Southern Italy or Greece.

@lexi_9995 2 года назад

I recently tried a soft black pencil (B4) and rubbed it over raised areas of weapons which gives them a metalic look. It works quite well.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

Good call! I've used it a few times on armoured vehicles for chipping and wear effects, but it hadn't occurred to me to try it on small arms. I'll definitely have to give that one a shot!

@rottiehood3872 Год назад

DAK my favorite point of interest of WWII! Thanks, keep up the fantastic work and videos!

@loupiscanis9449 2 года назад

Thank you , Troy . 🐺

@PlaidPenguinGaming 2 года назад

You did a really lovely paint job on this miniature. It really started to come alive when you put the wash on, great stuff!

@johnkelley9877 2 года назад

That is very impressive painting! The figure looks so realistic. I like this method and I will reference this again for painting Afrika Korps figures. Thanks for sharing this.

@johnhart7704 2 года назад

Great tutorial . Will be using this method to paint my 7tv Pulp Afrika Korps .

@SgtMudbug 2 года назад

Love the walkthrough of uniform history and weathering. 👍

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Sometimes it's really relevant to a topic rather than just 'paint it X green' since it lets you pick other colours you might have or prefer the look of. "Uniform Isn't."

@mailtolesleymc 2 года назад

..a really good breakdown of a WW2 subject in paint stages not been my interest for many years now , ..but watching this video has been very useful and could even drag me out of the dark ages. !!

@Tarquin47 2 года назад

Funny thing how paints can look so different when you put something else next to them. I've been painting Winter Verdant MERDC on my Team Yankee Americans, and the Field Drab totally looks like a washed out green, but the moment it's next to the proper Forest Green and it's dry and solid, 100% brown.

@Captn_Grumpy 2 года назад

Iraqi Sand and Karki are super useful with WW2 minis, I think most painting guides have them listed for most armies. I think the best description of the German propensity to alter their kit to make it more practical or useful is pragmatic.

@Volgan16666 2 года назад

I was a convert to Warlord figures after I saw your video of a German in winter kit (one of the best boxes of figures out there imho) now some two hundred figures later I am put off by the price hike for future projects. Think I will stick with the Perry ones if I go south of the med - maybe Wargames Atlantic for their Italians.

@benw8825 2 года назад

Thanks for this, great timing. Next army on the bench!

@JZStudios2 2 года назад

Eyy Aly's Brown Wash! Glad to see it being used in action and I almost gasped at how good it looked just applied by itself. Glad to see as well you based before priming, I do tend to find that easier when I want something specifically done as sometimes I find either the basing texture or even the 'stones' used to be a bit difficult to match with what I want. Again basing depends on every project but I do think majority of the time it would be preferable to have it applied before hand than not.

@stevepickering5978 2 года назад

The Afrika Korps my fav Germans No idea why just are, Great painting 😁

@Bluewater1976 2 года назад

I really like your videos, always well explained and wonderully painted. I hope you are well.

@Marshal976 2 года назад

Great scheme, looking ace!

@ChuckThatNorris 2 года назад

Yas! Love your bolt action painting

@WaltherMekkie Год назад

Thanks! Really helped me getting started on my Afrika korps models 🙂

@phildent7534 2 года назад

Fantastic video once again I love these how to videos

@1982Clarkey 2 года назад

Awesome work mate

@geronimo8159 2 года назад

fancy little blue scarf he's wearing there :)

@Denison512 2 года назад

I think this is your 3rd or 4th video on these boys now XD Not complaining i just thought it was funny! i might add a few more guys with middlestone tunics to my afrika korps boys for some more variety with the guys i've painted using the old guide :)

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

Third, if you count the Contrast method. I figure the original video is beyond ancient now - an update with better gear doesn't hurt!

@ernieme101 2 года назад

there would certainly be plenty of variety in the uniform colours depending on how many hours in the sun , how often they were washed etc.

@thanumgaming Год назад

Really nice tutorial and a great tabletop + quality outcome! I've been debating grabbing a starter set for BA.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio Год назад

You should! A Gentleman's War is by far the best starter box for Bolt Action that Warlord have done. Plus the plastic Sdkfz 222 and the Humber kits are beautiful.

@stevenbuerkle9329 2 года назад

Great video, thanks a lot. Keep up the good work. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@battlehawk1263 2 года назад

Great tutorial, really helped with my current project.

@joeokabayashi8669 2 года назад

Another excellent tutorial!

@irishtom30 2 года назад

Looks fantastic. I personally prefer the Perry ones, I tend to like the more truescale over the heroic look, but still a lovely mini.

@CocoHutzpah 2 года назад

RU-vid recommended this video to me because I just started building my Afrika Korps a few days ago. I'm planning to paint the uniforms from Tamiya Olive Drab to Tamiya JA Grey and all sorts of shades between. I'm definitely going to try Aly's Brown Liquid, "sanding" the base before I prime them, and a desert yellow undercoat!

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

You can't go far wrong by mixing and matching paints for these guys; after a couple weeks under the sun, anything goes!

@patrickvd7587 2 года назад

Great video.Thank you and best regards from Hamburg 😉

@billlansdell7225 2 месяца назад

It appears bleached their caps. I heard somewhere they did it with captured anti-gas ointment. Life in the desert was boring, and so they had time to waste on things like fashion, so there are a number of little quirks like this on both sides. This is speculation, but I suspect it came about because the longer you were in the desert, the more faded your uniform became. Therefore, it was the mark of a veteran.

@ratelmike8825 2 года назад

Having just watched the 8th Army Indian soldier mini, I was just about to ask if you had done an Afrika korp trooper...... marvelous. I do that nowadays and it works well. I base the miniature and i also fully paint and dry brush the scenic base before painting the miniature. Then I can control any mudding or dry brushing one the boots later.

@teamkeogh Год назад

Really keen to buy an Afrika Corps force. Would need to paint the. Close to this standard though. So crisp.

@simdoyle 9 месяцев назад

Great video.

@boganbuffalobogan9817 2 года назад

What a coincidence, a box of afrika korps arrived today just in time for this video

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

Excellent choice!

@boganbuffalobogan9817 2 года назад

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I've really enjoyed your videos they are very informative and have taught me a lot about painting techniques and lemon squeezer hats. Easily the best painting guides on this platform. Many thanks from a long time Aussie viewer

@JohnR1298 5 месяцев назад

I plan to these figures for 1943 summer Eastern front

@fairman1000 2 года назад

Dude from Hamburg here. We are not near to the tropics, but we have one of the biggest harbours in europe and with many Ships and many people shipping around the world, there can be many tropical illnesses and such.

@jeffthomas3707 9 месяцев назад

Vallejo model colour .Yellow-Green also works as a base uniform colour for Afrika Korps. In fact, it's the recommended colour on the Bolt Action 'Gentlemans War' box set.

@americankid7782 2 года назад

This looks interesting

@adrians2190 2 года назад

You are ace. That's it.

@timothyyoung2962 2 года назад

I usually base my miniatures after I paint them, but I decided to go a different route and base them before painting. Uncle Atom from Tabletop Minions had a short episode about basing before you paint, so I decided to go that route with my last batch of minis. Not 100% sure which I like, or if it really made much of a difference really, but I was interested in what you thought seeing as how you tried it with this miniature vs. how you usually base after the painting.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

I honestly can't say it seemed to make much of a difference. Using the rockier texture it was nice to have the security of the primer holding things together, but I've never really had an issue with basing material coming loose later, so... eh? I'm afraid there isn't a more useful concrete answer! 😅

@matthewc395 2 года назад

Love your videos, can you show us how you base your minis?

@raybarron316 2 года назад

Thank you! I basically paint just to get the miniatures on the table. But I plan to use several of these technics and colors. Do you plan to do a video on using Speed Paints (as you did with Contrast) to do a fast paint of DAK and 8th Army soldiers?

@grantus27 2 года назад

A great video! And I agree - great to have an update on this uniform. I've got a geeky question for you (which I can't remember if I've asked you before or not, so apologies if I have) You mention the Warlord Afrika Korps models are good for mid war. For the campaigns in Italy and Sicily are the Heer still wearing tropical looking kit? The pictures I find online of Sicily are mostly of Fallschrimjager in sandy looking equipment. I like that "uniform isn't" so I like to try and make my germans look as rag tag as possible! Mixing of field grey and middlestone?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

As it happens, in 1943 permissible wear of the tropical uniform was extended to the southern European theater. In the early stages of the Italian campaign you'd see quite a few of the old hands that'd come up from North Africa and Tunisia wearing their older kit. Reinforcements and conscripts coming south later would be provisioned and outfitted in standard feldgrau but you can well imagine the veterans would hold on to their distinct kit as long as they were able to wear it.

@ezeekiel101 Месяц назад

Have you thought about a redoing this and the 8th Army, with contrast/speed/xpress? Now, there are lots of options out there. As you seem to be covering lots of the other units.

@skinko_hobby 2 года назад

I'll try the prime white first, desert yellow second next time. My Char B1 Bis primed in AP Desert Yellow looks rather greyish

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

The AP stuff is also a bit thicker, though a very similar colour to the Vallejo line. A coats of a Desert Yellow paint over the top will do fine, but the primer basecoat (if you can call it that!) usually saves a bit of work.

@m.maschur5832 8 месяцев назад

Thx for this great video. one question: i've got the miniatures for 0200 Hours DAK and i have no idea for the right colour of the cookware set on the back.

@rottiehood3872 6 месяцев назад

Nice tutorial. I have one question the Vallejo desert yellow. Is that a model color or primer? Would you happen to know the part number for that bottle? Thanks

@skel7088 Год назад

Could I paint the same colors over a grey primer, or would that look off? I don’t know if I really want to get a new primer if the one I have still works :/

@SonicSledgehammerStudio Год назад

I'd try it on one guy, see how it turns out. If it's a relatively light grey it shouldn't make a huge difference; I just like the lighter bone colours for faded desert troops and painting skin a little easier.

@Fredeye63 2 года назад

Very good but get nervous when you say, "one step further."

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

I think what makes this one work well is having the basing material there and halfway done for most of the video - it's easier to see when you could quite happily stop, I think!