Interesting choice! My first thought would have been for Brainmatter Beige, but I can certainly see Arid Earth working, especially over the Desert Yellow.
There were only 6 Churchill tanks in King Force, the official sand colour was Light Stone 61. The disruptive colour is debated, dark brown is the front runner as that is reported by veterans. The base colours for all vehicles were Light Stone 61 or Portland Stone 64 and later in 1942 Desert Pink ZI.
I love this. There were a lot of steps you took in this one that were surprising to me, like doing the wash and drybrush before doing the camo, but it looks great. I especially love the weathering.
The Soft Tone won't do much of note over German Grey, so it's easier to just forego it entirely. You could Dark Tone or Nuln Oil the black patches, but after everything else goes over the top... eh! It's not much worth the time spent, I'd say. Not unless you're planning on reeeally spending the time there.
You mention the desert war bug; I've no idea how long transmission would take from Germany to the UK, but it seems I've caught it too! Just ordered a small 8th army force from Pendraken (including their excellent 'tank crews drinking tea' vignette) and the Crusader III will be my first attempt at painting armour. Needless to say, this vid's gonna be invaluable, Sledge!
Those 10mm figures are a lot of fun! Pendraken's stuff is lovely, I've got a *ton* of their British and German stuff I need to paint, as well as some early war French.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Nice! Their sculpts really are fun. Plus I'm craving the dopamine rush from finishing minis, and the speed with which 10mm can be painted seems like the ideal way to get it! Out of interest, did you base your 10mm stuff for any particular game? I'm curious how I might base them for Bolt Action, since that's the game I'm keen to use them for. Any recommendations?
Beautiful video, as ususal, one thing that is ironic is about camos' schemes, in the desert often the Commonwealth forces had a more "colourful" pattern, such as for some Matildas or Crusaders, when generally Axis' tanks were mostly in Desert yellow, either Germans and Italians' ones. On the contrary in the ETO were the German tanks to have a more garish pattern, such as the "ambush" 3 colours one, and the allies generally were painted in OD or Bronze green(Commonwealth's)
Looking at your soft tone - water mix I wonder, have you ever tried oil washes and it just was not your thing or did you never feel the need to go with oils?
Your videos are so relaxing, even anxiety reducing for some of us. Thanks for posting them! Also, any plans of doing more konflikt 47? Planning on getting some Nachtjaegers, nasty little guys and I would love to see your take of them ;)
The short answer is probably not any time soon, unfortunately. They're not a cheap little box of troops, and I've not got much use for them personally. If it helps, I'd probably paint the skin quite similarly to how I've done the Fallout Deathclaw previously, then paint what little clothing they're wearing as normal.
Love this color and technique. It's by far the best "true" light tan recipe I've seen. But if I was willing to put ina bit more work and had an airbrush to play with, are there any steps you would add? Considering a white highlight like the steampunk video in the same color scheme.
My issue is that most armoured vehicle sent to N. Africa, would have been in the usual green colour before repainting in desert cam. Therefore, any chipping would reveal the original paint scheme underneath the desert scheme before that too, was eroded by usage.
Big fan of this video I keep returning to it for my other north African vehicles. Would a bren carrier use the same colour scheme? struggling to find references for them. Thanks. Also any chance of a video explaining British Decals? as I have a north African project i'm working on. American vehicles are so much easier, stick a star on and call it a day haha. Thanks again.
Necromancer Cloak is similar, but quite a bit lighter - you might be best off just using Matt Black and letting the drybrush pick up some of the detail.
I didn't have any for the Churchill. RTR also didn't really have much beyond a T-number on the side of the tank in the western desert campaign, which makes things nice and quick.
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Heeeyy, finally a British desert tank. Nice work and some nice little tips I shall be adding to my own. Thank you my man.
Excellent tutorial, I followed the steps and I find that my Churchill turned out great. Thank you very much for sharing your technique.
I got the Desert Bug too right Now. Love it!
Primer check. Soft Tone Check.
11:43 Pure Art. Thank you!
I have found that Army painter Arid Earth is a nice dry bush colour for Skeleton bone or Desert Yellow. The tank looks great.
Interesting choice! My first thought would have been for Brainmatter Beige, but I can certainly see Arid Earth working, especially over the Desert Yellow.
The model looks great! I wanted a good desert scheme for my British armor and this really helps. Thanks for sharing this.
There were only 6 Churchill tanks in King Force, the official sand colour was Light Stone 61. The disruptive colour is debated, dark brown is the front runner as that is reported by veterans.
The base colours for all vehicles were Light Stone 61 or Portland Stone 64 and later in 1942 Desert Pink ZI.
Every episode is special since it makes the day better !
Great video Troy, love me a good Churchill.
Cheers! I was thinking of painting up a Humber, but then I remembered what a powerful lust there is for Churchills out in the hobby world... :D
Thank you , Troy .
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Looks ace mate, well done!!👏
Always liked the look of the Churchill tank, and it's nice to see one of the more interesting Allied colour schemes being used. Nicely done
I love this. There were a lot of steps you took in this one that were surprising to me, like doing the wash and drybrush before doing the camo, but it looks great. I especially love the weathering.
The Soft Tone won't do much of note over German Grey, so it's easier to just forego it entirely. You could Dark Tone or Nuln Oil the black patches, but after everything else goes over the top... eh! It's not much worth the time spent, I'd say. Not unless you're planning on reeeally spending the time there.
Great job as always.
Cracking paint job. Like the dust effects 👍
Looking at this for doing my planned new 40k Imperial guard desert army. Once new line is all out
Fantastic painting guide buddy 👍
You mention the desert war bug; I've no idea how long transmission would take from Germany to the UK, but it seems I've caught it too! Just ordered a small 8th army force from Pendraken (including their excellent 'tank crews drinking tea' vignette) and the Crusader III will be my first attempt at painting armour. Needless to say, this vid's gonna be invaluable, Sledge!
Those 10mm figures are a lot of fun! Pendraken's stuff is lovely, I've got a *ton* of their British and German stuff I need to paint, as well as some early war French.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Nice! Their sculpts really are fun. Plus I'm craving the dopamine rush from finishing minis, and the speed with which 10mm can be painted seems like the ideal way to get it! Out of interest, did you base your 10mm stuff for any particular game? I'm curious how I might base them for Bolt Action, since that's the game I'm keen to use them for. Any recommendations?
Beautiful video, as ususal, one thing that is ironic is about camos' schemes, in the desert often the Commonwealth forces had a more "colourful" pattern, such as for some Matildas or Crusaders, when generally Axis' tanks were mostly in Desert yellow, either Germans and Italians' ones. On the contrary in the ETO were the German tanks to have a more garish pattern, such as the "ambush" 3 colours one, and the allies generally were painted in OD or Bronze green(Commonwealth's)
yay, tank Tuesday!
That's not a terrible idea, actually... :D
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio agreed
These are good guides ... keep on
Looking at your soft tone - water mix I wonder, have you ever tried oil washes and it just was not your thing or did you never feel the need to go with oils?
Looks great 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. Cheers 🍻🍻🍻
Great stuff!
Your videos are so relaxing, even anxiety reducing for some of us. Thanks for posting them!
Also, any plans of doing more konflikt 47? Planning on getting some Nachtjaegers, nasty little guys and I would love to see your take of them ;)
The short answer is probably not any time soon, unfortunately. They're not a cheap little box of troops, and I've not got much use for them personally. If it helps, I'd probably paint the skin quite similarly to how I've done the Fallout Deathclaw previously, then paint what little clothing they're wearing as normal.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks for the tip, and keep up the good work!
Love this color and technique. It's by far the best "true" light tan recipe I've seen. But if I was willing to put ina bit more work and had an airbrush to play with, are there any steps you would add? Considering a white highlight like the steampunk video in the same color scheme.
My issue is that most armoured vehicle sent to N. Africa, would have been in the usual green colour before repainting in desert cam. Therefore, any chipping would reveal the original paint scheme underneath the desert scheme before that too, was eroded by usage.
Big fan of this video I keep returning to it for my other north African vehicles. Would a bren carrier use the same colour scheme? struggling to find references for them. Thanks. Also any chance of a video explaining British Decals? as I have a north African project i'm working on. American vehicles are so much easier, stick a star on and call it a day haha. Thanks again.
Great video! The tank looks great! What Army Painter paint would match German Grey?
Necromancer Cloak is similar, but quite a bit lighter - you might be best off just using Matt Black and letting the drybrush pick up some of the detail.
Great video. Subbed 👍
Great videos on desert vehicles. I'd like to make a request for Soviet vehicles with and without winter camo.
Grüss gott my friend, where are the decals? You don't put on any of them?
I didn't have any for the Churchill. RTR also didn't really have much beyond a T-number on the side of the tank in the western desert campaign, which makes things nice and quick.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thats nice to hear. What means RTR? Royal tank regiment?
Is the burnt umber just for Churchills? I have 3 desert shermans. Unsure what colour to do the tracks
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I just got the mauss