Army Men Painting Timelapse Tutorial, WW2 German Infantry Airfix Plastic Toy Paint Over
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A longer version of the painting process can be viewed right here: • Army Men, Painting Tut...
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In this video I show a quick time lapse of how I painted a plastic Airfix brand army man (WW2 German Infantry). The music is Metallica's Seek & Destroy from the album Kill 'em All (1983). Fun fact: This song is three years older than I am! The army man is even older than that, I believe.
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Longer version here: th-cam.com/video/lGPoF-vVhsI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=JamesViola
Usually I hate people destroying toys but this is actually amazing, great job!
For the people wondering I'm pretty sure these are the airfix WW2 german infantry guys.
Yup. I had a few of these in 1/72 when I was a kid.
That looks about right but not the earlier late 60s version. Probably the approx 1973 version in 1/35
@@MichaelCampin1/32 actually, also it’s a bit historically inacurate for the soldier not be white skin coloured as the German army had little to none black people in there ranks, not being racist just being historicall
@@Whatdoiput-e3vhe’s white bro.
Its 1/35
When I was growing up in the 70’s and 80’a I had an amazing neighbor who painted the little plastic army mens and gave me hundreds of them. I still have a few of them now.great work!!
Thank you for sharing. I love hearing stories like yours. I appreciate the kind words as well. 🤘
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We need army men toys like this.
we already have hand painted army men its called britains deetail
Not what he meant he meant more German army soldiers
Actually, if you check out Tamiya models you will find all the men you want. In much better detail.
Recognise these, my GrandDad Worked at Airfix For 15 years making the molds For the Tank, Soldiers, planes And many more models, i have the Exact same Soldier As This is a German Infantry soldier from airfix So its nice to see one.
That’s awesome
That is absolutely beautiful work
Great sculpture of a WWII German infantryman! Congratulations, you have the skills and hands needed to succeed, keep going!
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Holy thats terrifyingly detailed miniature
Thats sick🔥🔥I must try that.
Impeccable work! 🇧🇷
Nice music taste!!!
This is a work of art. The Figure is nice too.
(Disposable heroes or no remorse would fit better)
Excellent work...I think I'm going to get back into the hobby..
That’s awesome 🤘🤘🤘
We need more toys like this
Making me crave wanting to paint up some 1/32s with modern acrylics...
OMG this looks so cool😱😱😎
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Your technique is fine I’m sure because the end result looks great 🎉…. what I learnt was to start with the skin, then the undergarment that shows, then the next layer up like the shirt… then jacket or other outer garment, then belts buckles and weapons etc.
so I guess they are likely the ‘lowest’ parts but I guess it also means from the inside of the model to the outer side
Yes, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for clarifying. I am very clumsy with the brush at times and I usually save the skin/face for last so I don't inevitability get the wrong color on it.
You might wanna try sanding your figures a bit for your next one, should give the figure a smoother finish
A few people have suggested this to me in the past. The reason it looks so rough is from my x-acto knife not making the cleanest cuts. I appreciate your comment, buddy, have a great day.
@@Jamesviolaofficial You did a great job! I just started mini painting myself and found that clippers have made a better cut for me. Just a thought from a beginner. :) Either way, great job! You have a new subscriber!
You can try to take some of the rough areas Off by scraping it with the backside of the blade, works like a charm ... Besides the rough areas, great work😊@@Jamesviolaofficial
這樣模型有天會感謝你幫他們上色😊
Realistic army men😮
Excelente muito bom 👍
This so cool
COOL I want those two
Ive been told this is actually a great way to start learning to paint minitures in general.
It’s definitely an affordable entry into the hobby since there’s so much to learn.
@@Jamesviolaofficial Theres that too its also cheap what is it, if i recall its like 20 bucks and you get a bucket of 100+?
It’s all different but I’d recommend checking out BMC toys if you’re going to buy new. The really cheap army men are usually pretty busted looking. Vintage army men are pretty affordable compared to most model kits and have decent sculpts. It requires a bit of research
Wow good eye😮
Thats a good looking lad.
Хорошее качество солдатика 👍
Two thumbs up! One for the army man, one for the song 🤘⚔️
Hell yes 🙌
Bro made it look real 😮
from a soldier who costs little, he made a masterpiece that will cost more!
What kind of paint do you use
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I use a mix of army painter and Vallejo brand acrylics 🎨
Thanks pal I’ve always wanted to paint soldiers
If you want a little more detail, I would recommend Vallejo’s wood grain paint I believe it’s called
I don’t paint on my army mans but this is very good!
Thanks so much
you should look into buy the giant size army men and then painting them. that would be awesome
Through the gates of he'll heading straight to heaven Through the British lines I know it's not the actual lines but it works also I love them so much
Yes is sooo good but the world can't exist whiout a classic plastic soldier
Good thing there’s lots of them out there! Thanks for the kind words 🤘
@@Jamesviolaofficial i love how you can make them so beautiful. They might hire you to create this type of toy soldiers
Wouldn’t that be something
bro made a normal army man look realistic
He literally made my dream toy.. 😅
Que pintura utilizas gracias y buen trabajo
Muchas gracias por tu comentario. Utilizo una combinación de pinturas Vallejo y Army Painter.
awesome
😮 buenísimo güey Argentina
Wow _😮_
You are too good
Hey that’s so kind of you to say. Thanks buddy! Have a great day.
Que belleza, el tipo está listo para invadir europa! 🔥👊
Do you wash your figures with dish soap and then you paint your figures
I didn't wash this guy because he was old and didn't feel oily. Newer plastics from Airfix always benefit from a good wash.
Great work What Brand of paint and Brushes you use
Thanks George! I use a mix Vallejo and Army Painter paints. Ive linked them in the description. I also use a few different brushes, most of then are Masters Touch Acrylic from Hobby Lobby. Very inexpensive
Loved the part where we got to see how it looked like finished.
I know right. I think my videos have gotten a lot better at showing the before and after. This is over a year old now. Check out some of my recent ones if you have time 🤘
Every man really wants this
they should come like this]
Wait….. were you supposed to paint them?!?
I’m 38 and only recently thought to do it when I was sorting my old toys. So here we are!
After all that detail work, gloss coat, and give it a black wash of thin acrylics, then wipe off with damp cloth, revealing highlites .....makes for a beautiful sight ...... leave gloss for TOY soldiers look, or Dulcote for more serious look 😁👍❤🇺🇸
Metallica fits. A lot of base of their songs are military, war. Megadeath also has some great songs relating to this topic.
Ya those are sweet m& for sure
Seek and destroy heck yeah
Nice
I like your painting how much paint is that?
Thx just a little bit of paint
The guy: made one plastic soldier had great painting.
His homie: hey what you doing?
Him: oh i was painting this soldier toy.
His homie: cool.
Him: yeah im great at painting.
His homie: now pain all this toy soldiers with each accurate historic.
Him: oh fu-
His other Homie: bro about to become H!tl£r v2. 💀
1000/10😮😮😮
Cool
Bro bringing flashbacks at my grandpa 💀
Неплохо. Неровности от надфиля потом не мешали?
Good, 199 left.
Airfix 1/32 scale German infantry. Great short tutorial. The only thing that spoilt the figures was that seam that was not easy to remove.👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️
Gday mate! Greetings from NJ. I appreciate the comment.
To your point about the seam: I’ve learned with this older type of soft plastic you have to use a bit of heat to get everything nice and smooth. Please check out some of my new shorts and you’ll see I did a bit better in the clean up phase. Thanks again 🤘
@@JamesviolaofficialHello. Yes correct heat does the job. But I ended up with kind of a rough look. Sometimes some seems are not to bad depending on the figures,👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️
badass
Nice
‘Inside out’ my friend, please try it 😊
This video is quite old and I paint a little differently bow. Do you mean from the center out or from the lowest pieces to the highest?
I typically go around the edges (tie in) and then paint the inside so I don’t risk running over the edges.
I’m curious if you have an example you can share?
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Danke, Freund 🤘
Make german oficer plsss
There’s one in my Shorts feed 🤘
@kasia37778
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Woah! I remember finding this exact toy soldier (not painted though) laying down in the beach, too bad it's quite in bad shape:/
Hey, free soldier, can’t complain!
Why isn't it bright green?
Variety
@@Jamesviolaofficial Well, for not green, its a very good alternative.
Wow
Do you use citadel paint
Sometimes but I primarily stick to Vallejo paints these days
I have this with colour's😮
Man i wish salers make them like this😢
0% masking tape 100% skill
New sub btw
:)
hope you have a nice day🥹
Thank you! Same to you :)
Wow
WOW
Uhh I was just thinking of this song before I found this song😂
What paints did u use?
Vallejo acrylics my friend. There’s a link in the description if you want to check them out.
What paint can be used to color army men? I really would love to make my army men look better
Acrylic is best for plastic in my opinion. I prefer Vallejo brand :)
Thanks!
Can you make General Antonio Luna Philippine general during the Philippine American war
Does the paint come off easily when u handle them rough
And what sealer do u use
It will rub off if you don’t seal it. I use Vallejo matte varnish 🤘
CAREFUL SPONGEBOB! CAREFUL SPONGEBOB! CAREFUL SPONGEBOB!
The song slaps harder than my father
Where did you get that toys?
Noting first, you’re a far better painter than I am, have you considered putting these on 25mm bases that are sold for wargaming?
This one is on a 32mm base I think. The stances of most 1/32 scale army men are a bit too wide for 28mm
@@Jamesviolaofficial I didn’t know the foot stance would put it over the edges, is there an online guide somewhere that shows the general scale of the most common retail army men types?
Airfix....👍
I never noticed that these army men were supposed to look historical
У его сына будут самые крутые игровые солдатики
What size is it, 1/72mm?
1/35 scale. 1/72 is really tiny
Ah
Ne ho costruiti e pitturato di mezzi e soldatini della tamiya costosi si' ma sono il top!
and then when your playing with that with all the other normal soldiers, you're gonna make him the main character and make him not die and kill everybody else
Just realized where my army men molds come from💀💀
GG
That is actually a German, but we do need these
Music kinda ruined it for me..
It’s not for everyone. Thanks for watching
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Unfortunately I don’t posses the ability to paint on a microscopic scale
What if you did something wrong while painting?
Next time we need sabaton in the background
I never really listened to Sabaton growing up, but will check them out. Got a song reco?
@@Jamesviolaofficial The Unkillable Soldier is a good one, or for really powerfull music, steel commanders. Great war music about a tank haha
Steel Commanders sounds perfect for a tank painting vid, ha. I'll give it a listen and see if YT makes it available. Thanks very much.
@@Jamesviolaofficial no problem :)
Which paint? Vro
Vallejo 🤘