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.

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 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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…

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 :)

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).

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.

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 жыл бұрын

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!

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!

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.

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

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.

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 жыл бұрын

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

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.

Love the walkthrough of uniform history and weathering. 👍

@SonicSledgehammerStudio

2 жыл бұрын

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."

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

Thank you , Troy . 🐺

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.

Great scheme, looking ace!

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

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.

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

Fantastic video once again I love these how to videos

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

Yas! Love your bolt action painting

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.

..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. !!

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

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

Awesome work mate

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

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

@SonicSledgehammerStudio

Жыл бұрын

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.

Another excellent tutorial!

Great tutorial, really helped with my current project.

Great video.Thank you and best regards from Hamburg 😉

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

Great video.

fancy little blue scarf he's wearing there :)

KZread 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 жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

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

I plan to these figures for 1943 summer Eastern front

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.

This looks interesting

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

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

@SonicSledgehammerStudio

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent choice!

@boganbuffalobogan9817

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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?

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 жыл бұрын

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! 😅

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.

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.

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 жыл бұрын

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.

You are ace. That's it.

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.

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

Great video! What materials did you use for the base? I’m struggling to find something that works for my bases.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio

Жыл бұрын

If you mean the rocks and sand themselves, it's 'Army Coarse' from War World Scenics. Good stuff, decent mix of big chunky bits in there.

@TMillsMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Great thanks!

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 жыл бұрын

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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.

Hi is the tan earth the us tan earth or the tan earth air paint both by Vallejo?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio

2 ай бұрын

Unless it's specifically mentioned to be an Air, Game Color, or similar, it's the 'standard' Tan Earth Model Color.

@stewart2517

2 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Appreciate the information.

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

@SonicSledgehammerStudio

2 жыл бұрын

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!

I tried to follow your technique but totally botched the job. Oh well. Take two.