Don't let the fashion police poo poo your choice of clothing. To quote Todd In The Shadows, from his review of "Word Up" by hit band Cameo: "I'm wearing a codpiece! Your argument is invalid."
Mentioning the cod piece reminded of an episode from the first season of Blackadder. Edumd has to meet some important people so he wears an "oversized" cod piece. Very hilarious.
I see many painters on TH-cam, and figures being sold on ebay (usually larger scales such as 1/35 - 1/32) with painted in eyes - the horrendous bright white oval with a black slit or dot for the pupils. The result looks odd and "toy soldiery" - what are your thoughts on this? You don't do eyes for 28mm typically right Troy? Thx
It's something that looks great when it's done well, but it's a lot of fuss for 28mm rank and file infantry. The scale difference means you're something like 300 yards away from a miniature standing on a table - you could feasibly make out someone's eyes at that distance, but not particularly well, I'd say. Easier to just skip them!
Great video as always, hope you are feeling better. Question , off topic , with the changes to GWs washes ( null oil /reikland fleshshade ect..) will you have an update on your "Marine Juice" formula ? Thanks & have a good one.
I've stocked up on so much of the old stuff I hope to never find out how the new shades perform. 😅 Honestly, not one preview or review has made them look appealing, so... eventually, maybe? Someone's going to try it with the new shades well before I do, I suspect.
Kind of want to get some Elemental Bolt now. I've got Royal Cloak, that I've been using on my Dark Eldar. But I like the look of that Elemental Bolt. Also need to get some Tanned Flesh, now that I'm thinking of it.
Another great video! On another topic, with the particular pronunciation of landsknecht I can't believe nobody has mentioned Monty Python's French insulting of the "Foolish English K-niggets" and their elderberry fragranced mothers.
Fun fact: there was a story about how a man was fighting a landsknecht and accidently nicked his codpiece, Oats came spilling out. another story I've heard is a Landsknecht had a bottle of wine in his.
Yes!..I love landsknechts!I love them so much I own some rather expensive katzbalgers and rondels,other daggers,and spent all day at the Maximilian exhibit at the MET In NYC. The woodcuts by Albrecht Durer,Hans Holbein and others are amazing Unfortunately when It comes to wargames..well it's a bit lacking.There are good models (like the one your painting now) but not many good systems unless you want to paint 15mm landsknechts 😱 Nice job and Noch Weiter !
Wow, the quality of the close ups has improved quite a bit ! (even while watching in 480p !). Nice paint job Mr. Sonic ! and nice historical background too !
"Wedding tackle" lmao. I found a new term : D Miniature looks great. I really enjoy when you paint up some historical minis. The added bits of history are great. I've learned a few little facts here and there while watching you paint up some great looking miniatures. Win win.
Well, you used what worked! A lot of Landsknechte had background as peasants and farmers that signed up to mercenary companies for a comparatively better life. I've had a chance to tour both the Germanisches Nationalmuseum and the Imperial Castle in Nürnberg a couple of times, and while pikes and double-handed swords feature, you'd still see the occasional billhook and halberd in the front ranks. Especially if you were a newer recruit looking to quickly earn that double pay and *thought* you were good enough... easy money as long as you can swing that thing!
Had a mercenary PSD contractor at my compound in Kabul who wore, among other innovative things, a floppy oversized pakol hat with a clutch of irridescent rooster tail feathers and a long black leather trenchcoat, set off with a Rolex Yachtsman. Choice! 🤩🤩🤩
Great stuff! Regarding the slashed clothes, the theory I've heard was that big slashes and ruffles and puffy bits were deliberately, obviously wasteful - using excessive quantities of what would have been rather expensive fabric, to show off how rich you were. Loving the new camerawork, too!
It does make a lot of sense for these guys, too. Having no rules on what's available to use, and wanting a way to show off all the money you've made by being a double-hard nutter... yeah, I'd wear the goofiest costume I could still move around in!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio they’re made by this one guy and their all free. I posted a link to his page on cults earlier, but TH-cam didn’t seem to post it for some reason
See what this makes me think of is a landsknecht themed imperial army regiment for the Horus heresy, can definitely see them hanging out with the emperor’s children
Ha! I thought about it, but the sepia tint would have made the beige come out a little more yellow than I'd like. Easier to use a slightly thinner shade mix and highlight up later if you choose to, in this case!
Hi Sonic, First time asking, but could you with any chance do an Ash Wastes Nomads painting video? They are criminally under-represented in youtube and would be fun to see your take on those Necromunda minis :>
The short answer I'm afraid is probably not any time soon. The trouble with a lot of the Necromunda boxes - or almost anything, really - is that there's nothing in the range available separately, so I have to put out for a whole box I'm going to use just one miniature from. If there's something *similar* I can find an STL for and print, all the better; the techniques are close enough on most miniatures it doesn't really make much difference if it's a GW plastic miniature or something in a similar style. Truth be told, I probably wouldn't paint them much different from how I do zombies or cultists - start off with a Death Guard Green primer, a couple basecoats, drybrush Tyrant Skull or something and then do the metallics. Agrax, boom. 😂
Really great video, Troy. Yes, the new format looks great and I loved the zoomed in shots. I found this interesting though I'm not sure I could ever bring myself to painting all those colors! One a side note - Dude! You've been holding out on us Yanks! A couple of episodes ago, you mentioned Yorkshire Gold Tea. Now of course, being American, I grew up drinking coffee from the time I was nursing a bottle (mom said it helped us when we weren't - uh - "regular") Over the last couple of years of the pandemic, I've gotten back into the habit of having a spot of tea now and again and have consumed more "Tea. Earl Gray. Hot!" in the past two years than I have in my entire previous life. So when I heard you say how excellent Yorkshire Gold is, I got a box from Jeffy B's emporium and Oh-My-God... You ain't kidding! Excellent stuff! Thank you for producing such inspiring videos and passing along great tidbits of advice as well both hobby and non hobby. Cheers, mate!
Ha! Yorkshire Gold has always been my favourite tea. Bloody strong if you let it sit too long, but I like my tea strong enough to hold the spoon upright for me. 🤣 I ought to see if I can get a sponsorship deal from them...
I have a bunch of Halflings from Duncan Shadow that have this "Landsknecht" style clothes. Thanks for the video, it gives me some good ideas for them!!!! - Tom
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio They're kinda "cartoonish" but I think that's what makes them look great! His entire line has a similar look and they print so, so easily!
It is the first! Shooting in 4K lets me zoom in without losing detail, so it's made a massive difference being able to highlight those parts directly to help show some bits more clearly.
Concerning where to get Landsknecht miniatures, Wargames Atlantic have their Conquistadors kit, which with correct head option can work as German mercenaries in a pinch.
Did a couple of boxes of these guys myself, partly as Empire proxies for Mordheim. Pretty good models, though the halberdiers don't have any pose variety. Really fun to do such bright colours though, I used contrast and I think it worked well for these guys
Nice job, as usual, I can only imagine what kind of headache should've been in the battlefield, how difficult was to discern btw friend and foe with all these garish coloured dresses. One spanish tercio resolved the problem by dressing the whole troop ....in black!(so they gained the nickname undertackers/sepultoreros)
The Warlord Games Landsknecht are nice but in my opinion the Steelfist Miniatures are the best. If you have not seen them check them out - they paint themselves! Nice job on the mini Sonic. I always enjoy watching your videos!
I use these guys for my Warhammer Fantasy Empire army! I liked the look of the more retro Empire models and it's just my luck that they were literally just historical figures with a warhammer sticker slapped on them.
That is by far the most colorful model you have painted and it looks great! A large group of these figures would really look impressive on the board. The images on the video do look nicer so whatever you are doing works. Thanks for sharing this.
Oh man I remember painting so many of these slashed outfits on my early 90s Empire army! For some reason I chose Talabheim as a scheme which was mostly white with red highlights. This was before white paint was any good!! Such a glutton for punishment. Would have been a breeze nowadays with one of GWs white sprays and a red contrast!
That elemental bolt is lovely. I’ve been indecisive on a primary color for my Tau sept but now I think I’m sold on something like elemental bolt or wizard orb with the lighter color for highlights.
You should! It's a wonderful colour, really very nice. Sybarite Green is a close alternative if you find that easier to source, but I do love that Elemental Bolt. Any time I get someone else using it is a winner. 😂
Awesome as always. I got a quick history lesson, got to see some cool colours, and you gave me a pointer on an issue I am having. I need to water down my washes. Thanks! Cheers 🍻
Well, I wouldn't say you necessarily always need to thin them down, but it's always worth experimenting if you're getting too much from them or they're drying funky in some areas. Try a 2:1 wash to medium mix next time to see if you get the colour you need with improved flow and slightly thinner coverage!
Gotta love the Landsknecht aesthetic. And thanks for the history lesson! My knowledge of the Landsknecht was limited to them being German mercenaries. That description does make for a pretty good excuse to dress like a madman. Also, codpieces are silly. Henry VIII wore a particularly... Impressive one...
It's part of why I like to dive into the historical stuff occasionally. The reading is fun, and it's neat to be able to hold up something occasionally to share!
This is the first time that I've seen those bright colours actually being used in a miniature! The video looks sharp, and I like the zoom-in effect, but I just discovered this channel a couple of months ago so I'm not sure if that's new.
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WHAT?!!! You mean a giant-padded "What's it" isn't in fashion now? Oh GEEZ, time to send mine back to AMAZON!!! ;>)
You can't send it back once you've worn it or they'll get cross! 🤣
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Shhh... that will be my secret! ;)
Don't let the fashion police poo poo your choice of clothing.
To quote Todd In The Shadows, from his review of "Word Up" by hit band Cameo: "I'm wearing a codpiece! Your argument is invalid."
@@Bluecho4 Sooo... you're saying it's OK to make it camo or sequenced?! ;)
@@escaperealityhobbies Yes.
"As they got bigger, they got more useful." Phwoarrrr
"As they got bigger they got more useful"... so I'm told : (
Oh, coRk brown! Ahem, I'll get me coat. Video looking nice and crisp, though!
😇 I had wondered whether or not anyone would notice...
Mentioning the cod piece reminded of an episode from the first season of Blackadder. Edumd has to meet some important people so he wears an "oversized" cod piece. Very hilarious.
Your ch has become quite good!
You live in germany??? I never knew that! How did you end up over here? xD
Beautiful work Troy,the advantage to painting these is you can paint them however you like stay well my friend
I kinda want to paint an old empire army in this color scheme
I do see a difference in visual quality
I see many painters on TH-cam, and figures being sold on ebay (usually larger scales such as 1/35 - 1/32) with painted in eyes - the horrendous bright white oval with a black slit or dot for the pupils. The result looks odd and "toy soldiery" - what are your thoughts on this? You don't do eyes for 28mm typically right Troy? Thx
It's something that looks great when it's done well, but it's a lot of fuss for 28mm rank and file infantry. The scale difference means you're something like 300 yards away from a miniature standing on a table - you could feasibly make out someone's eyes at that distance, but not particularly well, I'd say. Easier to just skip them!
Great video as always, hope you are feeling better.
Question , off topic , with the changes to GWs washes ( null oil /reikland fleshshade ect..) will you have an update on your "Marine Juice" formula ?
Thanks & have a good one.
I've stocked up on so much of the old stuff I hope to never find out how the new shades perform. 😅 Honestly, not one preview or review has made them look appealing, so... eventually, maybe? Someone's going to try it with the new shades well before I do, I suspect.
Kind of want to get some Elemental Bolt now. I've got Royal Cloak, that I've been using on my Dark Eldar. But I like the look of that Elemental Bolt.
Also need to get some Tanned Flesh, now that I'm thinking of it.
Another great video! On another topic, with the particular pronunciation of landsknecht I can't believe nobody has mentioned Monty Python's French insulting of the "Foolish English K-niggets" and their elderberry fragranced mothers.
A great looking and sounding video about a great looking mini.
Yes it does look different.
Got about 150 of these for my WAB army,mostly yellow and black
Fun fact: there was a story about how a man was fighting a landsknecht and accidently nicked his codpiece, Oats came spilling out.
another story I've heard is a Landsknecht had a bottle of wine in his.
Neat I love these guys!
Thank you , Troy .
🐺
Yes!..I love landsknechts!I love them so much I own some rather expensive katzbalgers and rondels,other daggers,and spent all day at the Maximilian exhibit at the MET In NYC.
The woodcuts by Albrecht Durer,Hans Holbein and others are amazing
Unfortunately when It comes to wargames..well it's a bit lacking.There are good models (like the one your painting now) but not many good systems unless you want to paint 15mm landsknechts 😱
Nice job and Noch Weiter !
"A giant padded what's it" lol Great minis I kit bashed mine with some Perry mercenaries, they look great.
I’m painting up some of Blue Moon’s Landsknechts from their 18mm Italian Wars range. A well timed video, lol.
In an interesting coincidence, this afternoon I just started reading Osprey Men-at-Arms 58, The Landsknechts. The miniature looks a bit like plate D1!
Wow, the quality of the close ups has improved quite a bit ! (even while watching in 480p !).
Nice paint job Mr. Sonic ! and nice historical background too !
"Wedding tackle" lmao. I found a new term : D Miniature looks great. I really enjoy when you paint up some historical minis. The added bits of history are great. I've learned a few little facts here and there while watching you paint up some great looking miniatures. Win win.
Really liked the zoom in when highlighting the face and beard. Also, I see what you did there with the cork brown!
I can't get over the fact that the landsknecht, well known for being comparatively rich, is wielding a billhook, a weapon of the utterly poor.
Well, you used what worked! A lot of Landsknechte had background as peasants and farmers that signed up to mercenary companies for a comparatively better life. I've had a chance to tour both the Germanisches Nationalmuseum and the Imperial Castle in Nürnberg a couple of times, and while pikes and double-handed swords feature, you'd still see the occasional billhook and halberd in the front ranks. Especially if you were a newer recruit looking to quickly earn that double pay and *thought* you were good enough... easy money as long as you can swing that thing!
Had a mercenary PSD contractor at my compound in Kabul who wore, among other innovative things, a floppy oversized pakol hat with a clutch of irridescent rooster tail feathers and a long black leather trenchcoat, set off with a Rolex Yachtsman. Choice! 🤩🤩🤩
If you're gonna be extra, might as well BE EXTRA! 🤣
Great stuff! Regarding the slashed clothes, the theory I've heard was that big slashes and ruffles and puffy bits were deliberately, obviously wasteful - using excessive quantities of what would have been rather expensive fabric, to show off how rich you were.
Loving the new camerawork, too!
It does make a lot of sense for these guys, too. Having no rules on what's available to use, and wanting a way to show off all the money you've made by being a double-hard nutter... yeah, I'd wear the goofiest costume I could still move around in!
I also hears that it started being a practical thing to make movement easier than on tigth cloths and then increased over time due to phasion
Gotta love a puffy shirt!
Can confirm hd available
Well, that's reassuring! What a weird time out it was.
One of the best looking videos yet! The colors really popped on that lil guy!
A language where the consonants are consistent? MUST BE NICE.
Oh, don't think I'm saying English is a sensible language! 🤣
Have you seen those really cool Half life 2 “combine” stl models on cults?
I haven't!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio they’re made by this one guy and their all free. I posted a link to his page on cults earlier, but TH-cam didn’t seem to post it for some reason
@@hunterketch989 TH-cam seriously doesn't like links in comments. What's the name of the uploader? I can search it myself then no problem.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Emang
I love the face. It looks like a proper wizened veteran.
See what this makes me think of is a landsknecht themed imperial army regiment for the Horus heresy, can definitely see them hanging out with the emperor’s children
It's an older video, but... th-cam.com/video/bYpLZVtEt8w/w-d-xo.html 😄
No Aly's Brown Liquid for these History Bois? ;)
Ha! I thought about it, but the sepia tint would have made the beige come out a little more yellow than I'd like. Easier to use a slightly thinner shade mix and highlight up later if you choose to, in this case!
Hi Sonic, First time asking, but could you with any chance do an Ash Wastes Nomads painting video? They are criminally under-represented in youtube and would be fun to see your take on those Necromunda minis :>
The short answer I'm afraid is probably not any time soon. The trouble with a lot of the Necromunda boxes - or almost anything, really - is that there's nothing in the range available separately, so I have to put out for a whole box I'm going to use just one miniature from. If there's something *similar* I can find an STL for and print, all the better; the techniques are close enough on most miniatures it doesn't really make much difference if it's a GW plastic miniature or something in a similar style. Truth be told, I probably wouldn't paint them much different from how I do zombies or cultists - start off with a Death Guard Green primer, a couple basecoats, drybrush Tyrant Skull or something and then do the metallics. Agrax, boom. 😂
Lovely stuff
Really great video, Troy. Yes, the new format looks great and I loved the zoomed in shots. I found this interesting though I'm not sure I could ever bring myself to painting all those colors!
One a side note - Dude! You've been holding out on us Yanks! A couple of episodes ago, you mentioned Yorkshire Gold Tea. Now of course, being American, I grew up drinking coffee from the time I was nursing a bottle (mom said it helped us when we weren't - uh - "regular") Over the last couple of years of the pandemic, I've gotten back into the habit of having a spot of tea now and again and have consumed more "Tea. Earl Gray. Hot!" in the past two years than I have in my entire previous life. So when I heard you say how excellent Yorkshire Gold is, I got a box from Jeffy B's emporium and Oh-My-God... You ain't kidding! Excellent stuff! Thank you for producing such inspiring videos and passing along great tidbits of advice as well both hobby and non hobby. Cheers, mate!
Keppa tea from Kenya is aces. Have you tried Earl Gray with bergamot yet?
Ha! Yorkshire Gold has always been my favourite tea. Bloody strong if you let it sit too long, but I like my tea strong enough to hold the spoon upright for me. 🤣 I ought to see if I can get a sponsorship deal from them...
Thank you for an entertaining and informative painting video.
The new lighting is excellent and really shows the finished figure off.
I have a bunch of Halflings from Duncan Shadow that have this "Landsknecht" style clothes. Thanks for the video, it gives me some good ideas for them!!!! - Tom
That is awesome! I think I know the ones you mean - I'd been tempted by a couple of those packs as well.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio They're kinda "cartoonish" but I think that's what makes them look great! His entire line has a similar look and they print so, so easily!
The closeups look very good!
Not sure if it’s the first time, but nice idea having those close ups. Great job as always!
It is the first! Shooting in 4K lets me zoom in without losing detail, so it's made a massive difference being able to highlight those parts directly to help show some bits more clearly.
Great paint job! Did you manufacture the bottle holder you use for the schade yourself or is this a commercial product?
This one's a 3D print from a file on Thingiverse, but there's others available for purchase out there.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thanks! It looked like made from metal to me
Concerning where to get Landsknecht miniatures, Wargames Atlantic have their Conquistadors kit, which with correct head option can work as German mercenaries in a pinch.
Did a couple of boxes of these guys myself, partly as Empire proxies for Mordheim. Pretty good models, though the halberdiers don't have any pose variety. Really fun to do such bright colours though, I used contrast and I think it worked well for these guys
Nice job, as usual, I can only imagine what kind of headache should've been in the battlefield, how difficult was to discern btw friend and foe with all these garish coloured dresses. One spanish tercio resolved the problem by dressing the whole troop ....in black!(so they gained the nickname undertackers/sepultoreros)
The Warlord Games Landsknecht are nice but in my opinion the Steelfist Miniatures are the best. If you have not seen them check them out - they paint themselves! Nice job on the mini Sonic. I always enjoy watching your videos!
Los lanskenetes tuvieron sus tiempos de gloria con Carlos I de España
Having such a brutal job while looking that fancy is a weirdly intriguing combo. Nice miniature.
What a great video. Beautiful piaint job, interesting history, hilarious fashion
I use these guys for my Warhammer Fantasy Empire army! I liked the look of the more retro Empire models and it's just my luck that they were literally just historical figures with a warhammer sticker slapped on them.
I’m so glad you covered these guys! I’ve had a box built for over a year and lately have had an interest in their history and the like!
Time to whack out the paints and get started! :D
That is by far the most colorful model you have painted and it looks great! A large group of these figures would really look impressive on the board. The images on the video do look nicer so whatever you are doing works. Thanks for sharing this.
He has a Katzbalger! Woohoo! Love the mini and the paintjob :)
I love when you paint historcals and fantasy minis. Keep up the great work!!
Fits perfect in my Warhammer Fantasy Empire Army 😆
Nice tutorial and the model looks like fun to paint. Thanks! 😍👍
Oh man I remember painting so many of these slashed outfits on my early 90s Empire army! For some reason I chose Talabheim as a scheme which was mostly white with red highlights. This was before white paint was any good!! Such a glutton for punishment. Would have been a breeze nowadays with one of GWs white sprays and a red contrast!
I do think back occasionally to how some of my armies would have looked if I'd been able to paint them with these newfangled modern toys!
Absolutely awesome, makes me itch to get back to my own Landsknecht army, and add some more chaos to it.
That elemental bolt is lovely. I’ve been indecisive on a primary color for my Tau sept but now I think I’m sold on something like elemental bolt or wizard orb with the lighter color for highlights.
You should! It's a wonderful colour, really very nice. Sybarite Green is a close alternative if you find that easier to source, but I do love that Elemental Bolt. Any time I get someone else using it is a winner. 😂
Awesome as always. I got a quick history lesson, got to see some cool colours, and you gave me a pointer on an issue I am having. I need to water down my washes. Thanks! Cheers 🍻
Well, I wouldn't say you necessarily always need to thin them down, but it's always worth experimenting if you're getting too much from them or they're drying funky in some areas. Try a 2:1 wash to medium mix next time to see if you get the colour you need with improved flow and slightly thinner coverage!
Gotta love the Landsknecht aesthetic. And thanks for the history lesson! My knowledge of the Landsknecht was limited to them being German mercenaries. That description does make for a pretty good excuse to dress like a madman.
Also, codpieces are silly. Henry VIII wore a particularly... Impressive one...
It's part of why I like to dive into the historical stuff occasionally. The reading is fun, and it's neat to be able to hold up something occasionally to share!
This is the first time that I've seen those bright colours actually being used in a miniature!
The video looks sharp, and I like the zoom-in effect, but I just discovered this channel a couple of months ago so I'm not sure if that's new.
The bright colors are also useful for medieval knights, if your Warhammer love swings more towards Bretonnia than to the Empire.
Wow looks great.