Skål! How to paint a Viking Warrior ⚔ 

Victrix is producing some of the best miniatures out there. Their Republican Romans and Carthaginians are great. Their Saxon, Viking, and Norman models have motivated me to dust off my old copy of Pig Wars and jump back into some Dark Ages gaming!

As a Swede, I approve of this Viking painting. Skål på er!

Ah yes. Victrix. Or "How about buying an entire army by paying up the equivalent of one (1) primaris character"

I didn't start watching Duncan until he started this channel but I've learned so much from his videos and I just want to say thank you.

I love historical models. Fire Forge has some really cool new line of models like the Byzantines. Wargame Atlantic's new Conquistadors can proxy as Warhammer Empire models. I love to see more historicals.

I really like the victrix models. I bought their Norman Knights a couple of months ago and I had lots of fun painting them.

Duncan, you’re so good. Would love to see you branch out into different scales.

I like how the shield turn out with some of the weathering on the lower part of it. Your Skål Viking warrior made me think of the Stormcloaks from the Elder Scroll game you painted a while ago. This is very good.

Fantastic! Super characterful models. The Victrix range is great for dark age battles, lord of the rings battles and anything in between! And the parts mix with loads of other kits for the conversion lovers out there! I’ll be getting some for my Oathmark army 👍

Looks great! Now I really want to buy the Victrix Saxon, Viking, and Norman sets, but I have some warriors of Minas Tirith and a bunch of orcs saying, "don't you dare even think about it."

I bought the Victrix Vikings and Saxons. They make great miniatures and Little Big Men Studios make great shield transfers.

Hey mate. I have a crazy challenge for you.. do a similar miniature of a Viking but give him blue & white checkered (or better yet, rhombus checkered) pants. Like the legendary Alrik Immerdar, or the Bavarian flag. I really need to paint one of my minifigs like that, but the pattern is a challenge with all the folds in the pants. Great video, btw, look forward to painting my Victrix Vikings soon, will be using a lot of insights from this video!!

Great, another company for me to be throwing money at! That mini looks great, however, and for what you pay you get a crazy amount of options in their kits, it appears, so it may be a worthy investment at some point.

I had never heard of Victrix Limited, thankyou genuinely for introducing me to such a cool range of models

Had me sold on Vikings

I greatly appreciate your format in which you zoom in on the figure to show in detail how to paint the details. Thank you!

Thanks for sharing. You've really inspired me to start painting again. 👏

I've still got a few of my Victrix huscarls to paint- so thanks so much for the advice!

You may not remember Duncan, but a while ago I showed you a Victrix Roman legionnaire that I painted on Twitter which I bought and painted due to your painting video. This vid is fantastic and I’m now waiting on the delivery of some new victrix Vikings! Thank you so much for branching out into painting tutorials of historical miniatures, they’ve been a great help and I’d love to see more in the future :)

Love the historical accuracy "vikings would really take care of their gear"

Great video. Been looking forward to you doing a guide on one of Victrix's Dark Age models.

Great video as always guys!

Great work, I always learn something from these videos even after 45 years of painting! Many thanks.

So happy you did that video. Hubby and I are playing Saga. I have the Vitrix vikings, hubby the normans 😁. Hello from Switzerland!

Victrix miniatures makes great Vikings and Normans!!!

When ye done the beard that tied the whole miniature together for me. I'm 100% gonna be using that technique in the future.

These models are amazing, I found them incredibly easy to paint (admittedly using contrast) However, there are SO MANY in the kit! I was losing my mind by the time I finished the whole bag

Little Big Man Studios makes the best decals. Victrix is also a top of the line miniature maker.

Would love to see this with contrast paints!!!

Your work never ceases to amaze!

A great paint for a great warrior ! Björn Grungsson is now ready to mighty clashes !

If I were to paint this model for wargaming I'd make some changes to make it look significantly more historical: 1. The tunic (that you opted to make blue). Tunics were trimmed by a tablet woven ribbon in contrasting colours. The more luxurious the more intricate pattern, wider ribbon and expensive threads used. In this case I'd go for a warm metallic red to simulate a pattern of red and gold threads. (Instead of your light blue highlighting.) 2. The leg wraps should also be brightly coloured (and patterned) tablet weaving. 3. The scabbard could benefit from some brass detailing. 4. Fixing the shield (most in-your-face flaw)! The shield you've done would be good for the funeral of this guy, or possibly for show in his long house. Totally unsuitable for combat(*), so here's how to fix that: i) (Before any priming.) Both sides of the shield should be smooth since they were covered by raw hide. (The wooden plate was just to provide the shape when the shield was made. Strength and durability came from the hide.) So first add a thin layer of putty to the back of the shield and then sand down to remove the grain pattern. The edges of the shield should also be smooth and round without any metal trimming. If one wants some detail at the edge it should be a simple sinew stitching going through the shield near the edge. ii) The painting: Leave the handle in its wooden brown. (Not metal!) The boss is (unpainted) steel. The front surface should have a fairly simple painted pattern (1-3 colours) for recognition. One of the pattern colours could also be applied to the rear. 5. Weathering by adding some dirt/dust to the feet and lower legs as would be fit for the terrain and weather. (*) The shield as done would be expensive and suitable for show-off. Regular shields were cheap! Since you were expected to use several shields per battle (having a new shield handed to you when the former was broken) it was no use to make them look fancy.

Awesome! Your painting videos have taught me a lot with taking my painting skills to the next level. Very high quality content as always brotha.😁👍🏽

That you mentioned that the vikings took care of their gear really pleases me as an amateur history enthusiast, so many people thought they treated their weapons and armour as if it were disposable but the truth couldn't be more opposite! They quite literally venerated swords and chainmail.

Skål till er också! As a swede myself, I very much approve.

Great result - would love to see a ginger beard as I cannot get a good colour for this. One way of handling the shield is to use a small post of blue tack on the rear of the shield (in the dint of the boss) or a small dowel applied with UHU glue. UHU smells bad (esp the clear version) but normally cleans well - PVA can be used but is harder due to longer drying time. Either can be applied direct to the plastic before undercoating as they come off the better than paint and leave less grease BUT can lift the edges any paint touching them so it can be better to apply after undercoating - seems to depend on drying time rather than colour. Very handy as they can be pushed into blue tack on a spare pallet or plate to hold them while drying 😀

As I live in Norway, I can definitely say the locals have very minimal shading and highlighting, and in winter they only use 1 thick coat!

duncanrhodes painting academy sub for over a year now. great content from Sir Dunc and Rog!

I checked the little big men site out because of the transfer, those banners transfers look awesome for my Bretonnians 😀

Another incredible model Duncan keep up the great work😃

Man, how did Duncan know I was considering getting the Victrix kit?

You have earned the right of passage for your craftsmen ship and artistic detail. when you arrive to valhalla Odin will welcome you with open arms into the feasting hall Skål sheild brother

Very cool tutorial! Thank you very much! 👍👍👍

Great video!!

Being used to WHFB and 40k "heroic scale" it feels weird when the models weapons don't seem to weigh 20-30 kilos each lol

13:00 “we’re then going to wash the hair, and for this we’re gonna use some Seraphim Sepia” I think shampoo would work better Dunc but you do you.

Thank you , DRPA . 🐺

Hi, great video. Where do you prefer to get your bases from please?

I cannot watch this. I work tonight. And Duncan inspires we to slop paint on my HINT minis.

Thank you for your guidance. I would like to ask whether it is necessary to apply a layer of Mod Podge or protective coating after completing the painting. Would it have any adverse effects if applied? Thank you.

Just painting up some of my own, cheers Duncan! Did you glue this chap on to a base at the end at all? If so, what size? Cheers pal.

Duncan, a lot of people say that the citadel undercoat sprays are not suitable to be applied directly to the plastic but instead you should use a primer first. What are your thoughts on this and what do you think about brush-on primer ?

Wow I was just about to start painting my SAGA warband. Are you psychic?

Hey, was wondering if you know any way to make some good ocean floor bases? It seems like it's a very uncommon way of basing minis, and as such, there are sadly very few tutorials on how to do so. It would also be interesting to see how to greenstuff things like barnacles. Regardless, great video!

Very nice but no metal rims on shields they would make the shield too heavy during combat

​ @Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy May I ask you a question, I am using black primer and I am finding it hard to get the chainmail to not look like a loose-knit pullover made of silver wool with a black T-Shirt underneath.. Do I need to use more watered-down paint for the job? Even then, the "bubbles" don't seem to have enough paint material to fill the holes when they pop. Is a lighter shade of primer generally a "must" when painting chain-mail? Am I using the wrong brush? Thanks for any tips

Thx for video- i’ll be tackling the minis from. Blood Rage board game soon so will channel your Viking vibes! Curious, is there a size that the medium layer and small layer Citadel brushes align to, for example a size 2 may correspond to the medium layer brush?

Paint a Hoplite up next!

It’s a little thing, but if you intend to relayer the drab back onto the axe handles completely, why not just wait to paint it the first time after the all over wash?

How long is the 20 percent off coupon usable? Indefinite or is there a time limit?

Great vid, but one question: Why aren't you using your paints?

Always love Duncan with my morning Coffee... See what I did there? Ok I'll leave

I just so happen to have a bunch of these primed

How you build this wet palette?

Sweet! 🔥🎸🔥

Is there a timeline of when you'll be using the new paints in the video's? I was hoping to see how they worked before they get here.

If you die with sword in your hand you go to Valhalah. Where do you go if you die with a paint brush in your hand ? Nice clear guide as always. Slightly disappointed you did not grow a beard for this one. Maybe when you paint some dwarves you might commit to it 😉

Probally a noob question, but i notice Duncan never use a primer or atleast a paint labelled as such, do you "prime" your models with the Citadel Spray Cans? Does it work as a primer? I ask this because in their website it states us a "undercoat" paint

Rust is the bane of any armoured warrior from history.

What do you use to fill your bases for the Victrix minis? Specifically making the base meet the base already attached to the body of the mini.

Should I use primer before applying zandri dust?

Hope you and Rog are feeling better. Nurgle has no business in interfering our painting vids!

Anyone have any game recommendations to use these Vikings in?

Nice paint work. The mail on Victrix figures unfortunately I think is way to big

Great video. As much as I love victrix it is a shame they gave the Vikings Gjermundbu helmets the historical accuracy of which is hotly contested (I’m of the opinion that they probably weren’t used).

Grab a drink before you toast!

I used to be like an arrow like you until I took a knee to my adventurer

VLKA FENR- oh wait Alla ombord på långskeppen! Think thats better. Nice to see the anglos accepting Viking superiority once more.