Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The 14th Army was made of men from Great Britain, India, and Africa, sent to Burma to resist the onslaught of the Imperial Japanese Army. General Slim's Forgotten Army was overlooked by press of the time and in many publications since as a sideshow to the 'real war' taking place in the ETO, MTO and the Russian front - a real feat considering the 14th Army represented the largest combined army in the Commonwealth and one of the largest in operation in the world.
Find the equivalent Vallejo Model Color suggestions at the following (massively helpful) site: balagan.info/ww2-painting-guide-14th-army-in-burma
Check out the entire Warlord Games range at their website here: https://r.warlordgames.com/aff/?SONICSLEDGEHAMMER Purchases made through this affiliate link net me a small commission at no cost to you!
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Priming Notes
02:56 - Basecoats
10:11 - Shading
11:11 - Highlights & Finishing Touches
13:13 - The Finished Chindit
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Ben, Robison, David Kinney, Fred, Fool in a Hat, and Chris - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
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PAINTS USED:
PRIMERS: Army Green (Army Painter Spray)
ARMY PAINTER:
Army Green (Fanatic)
Tanned Flesh (Fanatic)
Woodland Camo (Fanatic)
Olive Drab (Fanatic)
Desert Yellow (Fanatic)
Leather Brown (Fanatic)
Light Battle Dress (Historical)
Mid Battle Dress (Historical)
Ancient Stone (Fanatic)
Rifle Brown (Historical)
Mud Spatter (Historical)
Strap Grey (Historical)
Brainmatter Beige (Fanatic)
Strong Tone (Wash)
Soft Tone (Wash)
Speedpaint Medium
Agate Skin (Fanatic)
Barbarian Flesh (Fanatic)
Skeleton Bone (Fanatic)
VARNISH:
Army Painter Matt Varnish Spray
THE BASE: Layer of PVA followed by sand, painted first with thinned down Brigadine Brown, then heavily drybrushed with Paratrooper Tan with a little touch of Ancient Stone on the larger clumps of texture. Dots of PVA and static grass to add texture, then add tufts for variety.
The 14th Army was made of men from Great Britain, India, and Africa, sent to Burma to resist the onslaught of the Imperial Japanese Army. General Slim's Forgotten Army was overlooked by press of the time and in many publications since as a sideshow to the 'real war' taking place in the ETO, MTO and the Russian front - a real feat considering the 14th Army represented the largest combined army in the Commonwealth and one of the largest in operation in the world.
Find the equivalent Vallejo Model Color suggestions at the following (massively helpful) site: balagan.info/ww2-painting-guide-14th-army-in-burma
Check out the entire Warlord Games range at their website here: https://r.warlordgames.com/aff/?SONICSLEDGEHAMMER Purchases made through this affiliate link net me a small commission at no cost to you!
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Priming Notes
02:56 - Basecoats
10:11 - Shading
11:11 - Highlights & Finishing Touches
13:13 - The Finished Chindit
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Ben, Robison, David Kinney, Fred, Fool in a Hat, and Chris - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://bsky.app/profile/sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social
instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer
ko-fi.com/sonicsledge
http://exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMERS: Army Green (Army Painter Spray)
ARMY PAINTER:
Army Green (Fanatic)
Tanned Flesh (Fanatic)
Woodland Camo (Fanatic)
Olive Drab (Fanatic)
Desert Yellow (Fanatic)
Leather Brown (Fanatic)
Light Battle Dress (Historical)
Mid Battle Dress (Historical)
Ancient Stone (Fanatic)
Rifle Brown (Historical)
Mud Spatter (Historical)
Strap Grey (Historical)
Brainmatter Beige (Fanatic)
Strong Tone (Wash)
Soft Tone (Wash)
Speedpaint Medium
Agate Skin (Fanatic)
Barbarian Flesh (Fanatic)
Skeleton Bone (Fanatic)
VARNISH:
Army Painter Matt Varnish Spray
THE BASE: Layer of PVA followed by sand, painted first with thinned down Brigadine Brown, then heavily drybrushed with Paratrooper Tan with a little touch of Ancient Stone on the larger clumps of texture. Dots of PVA and static grass to add texture, then add tufts for variety.
![Speedpaint & Drybrushing - Abominants and Aberrants Done Easy! [How I Paint Things]
Abominants and Aberrants are much the same as it concerns painting - theres just a little more of an Abominant, with his little buddy hanging off his leg besides! A heavy-hitting option for a Genestealer Cults army in Warhammer 40,000 they also make for a neat palette cleanser (pun totally intended) amongst your other cult projects.
Check out the Genestealer Cults guide at The Army Painter Academy here: https://thearmypainter.com/en-de/blogs/explore/the-army-painter-academy-genestealer-cults
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Miniature & Priming Notes
01:38 - Painting Time!
12:46 - The Finished Product
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Ben, Robison, David Kinney, Fred, Fool in a Hat, and Chris - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://bsky.app/profile/sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/
https://ko-fi.com/sonicsledge
http://exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMERS: Matt White (Army Painter Spray)
ARMY PAINTER:
Crusader Skin (Speedpaint)
Slaughter Red (Speedpaint)
Grim Black (Speedpaint)
Pallid Bone (Speedpaint)
Satchel Brown (Speedpaint)
Great Hall Grey (Fanatic)
True Copper (Fanatic)
Ultramarine Blue (Fanatic)
Gun Metal (Fanatic)
Purple Tone (Wash)
Speedpaint Medium
Baron Blue (Fanatic)
Dark Tone (Wash)
Dark Skin Shade (Wash)
Ancient Stone (Fanatic)
Maize Yellow (Speedpaint)
CITADEL:
Space Wolves Grey (Contrast)
VARNISH:
Munitorum Varnish Spray (Citadel)
THE BASE: Apply a layer of Citadel Stirland Mud, drybrush heavily with Citadel Golgfag Brown, then lightly again with Citadel Tyrant Skull. Add tufts to taste. Speedpaint & Drybrushing - Abominants and Aberrants Done Easy! [How I Paint Things]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ppSP60blBLI/mqdefault.jpg)
![Warlord Games German Veterans - Quick & Simple Methods [How I Paint Things]
From the Low Countries to France, from Czechoslovakia to the Soviet Union, the coming of war meant German infantry in their field grey tunics. Whether painting them up as veterans of a number of campaigns or fresh recruits thrown into the meatgrinder of Stalingrad, heres another method thatll get table-ready reinforcements in no time.
Find the German Veteran Infantry Platoon box and the rest of the Bolt Action range (and more!) at Warlord Games: https://eu.warlordgames.com/SONICSLEDGEHAMMER This affiliate link nets me a little from any purchases at no additional cost to you - buy some toys and support the channel!
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Thirty Second Kit Review, Go!
01:18 - Lets be fussy about uniforms!
04:05 - Priming Notes
04:45 - Basecoats
10:46 - Shading
12:21 - Highlights & Finishing Touches
13:20 - Painting Fire
14:57 - The Finished Flammenwerfer
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Ben, Robison, David Kinney, Fred, and Matt Dischner - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://bsky.app/profile/sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/
https://ko-fi.com/sonicsledge
http://exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMERS: Ash Grey (Army Painter Primer)
VALLEJO:
German Fieldgrey WWII
Stone Grey
Prussian Blue
Sky Blue
Beige Brown
German Grey
German Camo Dark Green (also for mess tins, gas mask containers)
German Camo Black Brown
Khaki (for bread bags)
Flat Earth or Chocolate Brown (felt water bottle covers)
ARMY PAINTER:
Jasper Skin (Fanatic)
Grey Castle (Fanatic)
Barbarian Flesh (Fanatic)
Matt White (Fanatic)
Warped Yellow (Fanatic)
Lava Orange (Fanatic)
VARNISH:
Colour Forge Matt Varnish Spray
THE BASE:
Put down a layer of PVA and sprinkle liberally with basing sand. Let it dry, then paint with thinned-down Vallejo Flat Brown. Once dry, overbrush liberally with Vallejo Brown Sand, then drybrush with Vallejo Dark Sand. Add dots of PVA and static grass to taste, or use tufts you like.
Marine Juice MkIII/Sonic Tonic:
3 parts Dark Tone (Army Painter Wash)
3 parts Reikland Fleshshade (Citadel Shade)
4 parts Lahmian Medium (Citadel Technical)
...or just mix a bottle of each together and done! Warlord Games German Veterans - Quick & Simple Methods [How I Paint Things]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qNPgwbSjGvY/mqdefault.jpg)
![Another Simple Method for Painting Orks [How I Paint Things]
Ive always wanted to title a video in a similar way to a 19th Century recipe book, the ones that contain things like Another Treatment for Beef Gravy and such. It just tickles me the right way.
Orks can be incredibly busy miniatures with loads of little bits of detail that youd almost want to paint in a dozen different colours, but by sticking to a limited palette and concentrating on the colours thatll stand out the most to the eye - usually the skin and the Clan colours - youll save time by being able to skip most of those little bits and pieces!
Mr Modulorks MMF page can be found here: https://www.myminifactory.com/users/MrModulork
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Miniature Notes
01:17 - Priming Notes
01:58 - Basecoats
13:06 - Shading
14:40 - Highlights
16:18 - The Finished Ork
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Ben, Robison, David Kinney, Fred, Fool in a Hat, and Chris - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://bsky.app/profile/sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/
https://ko-fi.com/sonicsledge
http://exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMERS: Matt Black, Leather Brown (Army Painter Spray)
ARMY PAINTER:
Woodland Camo (Fanatic) - or Guardian Green (Fanatic)
Blood Chalice (Fanatic)
Camouflage Green (Fanatic) - or Greenskin (Fanatic)
Bootstrap Brown (Fanatic)
Ironclad Grey (AP - John Blanche)
Dragon Red (Fanatic)
Demigod Flames (Fanatic)
Dryad Brown (Fanatic)
Leather Brown (Fanatic)
Barren Dune (Fanatic)
Weapon Bronze (Fanatic)
Onyx Skin (Fanatic)
Ancient Stone (Fanatic)
Plate Mail Metal (Fanatic)
VARNISH:
Army Painter Matt Varnish Spray
THE BASE: Apply a thick layer of Vallejo Brown Earth texture paste, dry thoroughly, and then drybrush with Barren Dune, then again lightly with Ancient Stone. Add tufts to taste.
Army Painter Marine Juice/Sonic Tonic:
Equal parts of Speedpaint Medium, Dark Tone, and Warm Skin Shade. Mix well and apply liberally! Another Simple Method for Painting Orks [How I Paint Things]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qTcmq-meRUY/mqdefault.jpg)

![Painting Simple Camouflage - MARPAT in Miniature [How I Paint Things]
MARPAT camouflage is unique to the United States Marine Corps - hence the name, after Marine Pattern. Though technically a four-colour pattern, at this scale the tiny flecks of off-white in the swatch would be practically invisible, so not worth the extra work! The best part of painting Marines is that their personal equipment is all one colour; far faster and simpler than WWII Germans or Napoleonic British with all those fancy bits and bobs... 😅
This is also one of those rare instances where Im painting a uniform where theres a pretty good chance where some of my viewers might have worn it professionally! If thats the case, let me know in the comments how close I got it!
The miniature is from Black Hills Games: https://blackhillsgames.gumroad.com/ Theyve got a list of distributors where you can get physical miniatures as well, and are active on both Patreon and MyMiniFactory!
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Priming Notes
01:06 - Basecoats
08:52 - Shading: Marine Juice on a Real Marine
10:34 - Highlights & Finishing Touches
12:54 - The Finished Marine
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Ben, Robison, David Kinney, Fred, Fool in a Hat, and Chris - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://bsky.app/profile/sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/
https://ko-fi.com/sonicsledge
http://exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMERS: Skeleton Bone (Army Painter Spray)
ARMY PAINTER:
Agate Skin (Fanatic)
Necrotic Flesh (Fanatic)
Command Khaki (Fanatic)
Camouflage Green (Fanatic)
Ironclad Grey (AP - John Blanche)
Desert Yellow (Fanatic)
Wasteland Clay (Fanatic)
Urban Buff (Fanatic)
True Copper (Fanatic)
Dark Tone (Wash)
Warm Skin Shade (John Blanche Wash)
Speedpaint Medium
Barren Dune (Fanatic)
Barbarian Flesh (Fanatic)
VARNISH:
Army Painter Matt Varnish Spray
THE BASE: Apply a thick layer of Vallejo Brown Earth texture paste, dry thoroughly, and then drybrush with Vallejo Dark Sand. Thats it! Add tufts to taste.
Army Painter Marine Juice/Sonic Tonic:
Equal parts of Speedpaint Medium, Dark Tone, and Warm Skin Shade. Mix well and apply liberally! Painting Simple Camouflage - MARPAT in Miniature [How I Paint Things]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qe2qiVmZIV4/mqdefault.jpg)
![Creality Halot-X1 - Plenty of Volume, Relatively Compact [Review & Impressions]
Its vanishingly rare that something as big as a 3D printer shows up for me to review, so I like to make sure Ive had plenty of chance to test the machine and push to its limits. It turns out that printing with the Halot-X1 is surprisingly difficult to screw up!
https://store.creality.com/de/products/halot-x1-resin-3d-drucker
Ive now had seven resin printers in total and the X1 was by far the fastest from out of the box to first print. The build volumes plenty impressive for its size, and detail on prints is phenomenal. Aside from the position of that power switch, Id struggle to find anything else to nitpick! Creality Halot-X1 - Plenty of Volume, Relatively Compact [Review & Impressions]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rUABXKVGleE/mqdefault.jpg)
![Painting D&D Minis from Scratch: Easy Results from the Basics [How I Paint Things]
Create your own miniatures for just about any RPG or tabletop game you can imagine at https://eldritch-foundry.com/ and enter the code SONICSLEDGE24 for 15% off your first order!
Where to start painting miniatures can be daunting. Ask a dozen people where to begin and what to buy, and youll get a dozen different answers at least. Heres my two cents on the matter: without breaking the bank buying dozens upon dozens of paints to dip your toes into a new hobby, and some ways of getting the most from a starter set of paints.
If you were more patient than Ive been in painting Grond here, you could very likely get an even smoother, more refined result! The purpose in this video is to hopefully demonstrate that with just a little mixing and some fairly cheap additions to a starter set, you can be painting nifty-looking heroes - or villains! - for your games in no time, whether youre playing D&D, Pathfinder, or anything of the sort.
00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Creating the Miniature @ Eldritch Foundry
05:09 - Overview of Tools, Paints & Brushes
08:24 - Preparing a 3D Printed Miniature
10:17 - Priming Notes & Cunning Tips
11:14 - Painting: Basecoats
13:07 - Fear Not! Mixing Paints
15:21 - Teeth & Eyes
16:23 - More Basecoats
22:09 - Shading Time!
24:24 - Highlights & Finishing Touches
27:30 - The Finished Miniature
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison, Woodcock, David Kinney, and Matt Dischner - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://twitter.com/sonicsledge
https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/
https://ko-fi.com/docwholigan
http://exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Matt Black (Army Painter Spray)
ARMY PAINTER:
Leather Brown (Fanatic)
Greenskin (Fanatic)
Brush-On Primer (Fanatic)
Pure Red (Fanatic)
Plate Mail Metal (Fanatic)
Greedy Gold (Fanatic)
Ultramarine Blue (Fanatic)
Matt Black (Fanatic)
Strong Tone (Wash)
Speedpaint Medium
VARNISH:
Varnish+ (Instar) Painting D&D Minis from Scratch: Easy Results from the Basics [How I Paint Things]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s_LjXt9zCQg/mqdefault.jpg)

![Racing the Wasteland in Style - The Anvil Industry Truck [How I Paint Things]
While you could theoretically print these at a smaller size - Anvils supports tend to work pretty well when reduced, if youre careful - surely itd be more fun to get some racing templates at 160% scale and play big, big Gaslands? :D
Check out the download link and purchase option for this beast of a machine here: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-american-customisable-truck-anvil-digital-forge-loyalty-reward-315518 If youve a home printer this has an absolutely unreal number of options!
00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Miniature Notes
02:04 - Basecoats
10:48 - Shading
12:36 - Weathering & Finishing Touches
17:38 - The Finished Truck
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison and Woodcock - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://twitter.com/sonicsledge
https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/
https://ko-fi.com/docwholigan
http://exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Matt Black (Army Painter)
VALLEJO:
Flat Brown
Orange Brown
Dark Sand
Off-White
Green Sky
Light Sea Grey
Flat Red
Orange Red
Tan Earth
German Camo Black Brown
Red Leather
ARMY PAINTER:
Gun Metal
Viking Blue
Shining Silver
Dark Tone
CITADEL:
Lahmian Medium
A whole bunch of Contrast colours; mostly browns, yellows and grimy stuff.
VARNISH:
Varnish+ (Instar) Racing the Wasteland in Style - The Anvil Industry Truck [How I Paint Things]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t1T1gRMuVS8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Speedpainting Snowtroopers - Imperial Reinforcements in No Time! [How I Paint Things]
Imperial troops might actually be some of the easiest to paint, by and large, despite whites reputation for being finicky or difficult. Especially working from a very light primer!
Most of these colours from the Army Painters Speedpaint range have similar enough variations from Citadels Contrast that you should be able to follow along without difficulty. The results will look ever so slightly different once youre finished, but theres no real problem there!
To grab the STLs that I used in todays video - along with a whole bunch more - check out Dark Fire Designs at the following link, and use code SonicSledge to get 10% off your cart total, whatever you decide to pick up!
https://darkfiredesigns.com/products/winter-warrior-wonderland-bundle-holiday-special
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Priming
02:31 - Speedpaint Basecoats
05:51 - Drybrushing
07:57 - Greebles & Finishing Touches
11:53 - The Finished Snowtrooper
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison, Woodcock, and David Kinney - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://twitter.com/sonicsledge
https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/
https://ko-fi.com/docwholigan
http://exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Brainmatter Beige (Army Painter Spray)
ARMY PAINTER:
Bony Matter
Battleship Grey
Tidal Wave
Matt White
Grim Black
Occultist Cloak
Poppy Red
Speedpaint Medium
CITADEL:
Valhallan Blizzard (Technical)
VARNISH:
Matt Varnish Spray (Army Painter) Speedpainting Snowtroopers - Imperial Reinforcements in No Time! [How I Paint Things]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t5CnWG8ULRQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![A Little Personal Hobby Time: Super Mutants! [How I Paint Things]
I am a grown-up that can be trusted with an audience.
Big miniatures can seem daunting. Busy miniatures, too. So a big (well, big-ish) miniature like a Super Mutant thats covered in all manner of bits and pieces? Just break it down and work through, step by step... and drown the whole thing in a brown wash. Cant go wrong! This big guys going to pull duty in my games of Majestic 13 and Five Klicks from Home, as well as showing up to scare the pants off of my players when we swing back around to the Fallout RPG.
Find the Imitation of Life page for the STL pack here: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-the-Uber-mutant-175800 Check out their main page for links to where you can get printed versions!
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Priming
01:52 - Basecoats
12:23 - Shading
13:37 - Highlights & Finishing Touches
17:13 - The Finished Super Mutant
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison and Woodcock - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
https://www.patreon.com/sonicsledgehammer
https://twitter.com/sonicsledge
https://www.instagram.com/sonicsledgehammer/
https://ko-fi.com/docwholigan
http://exit23.games
THE BASE: A layer of Stirland Mud, drybrushed heavily with Ryza Rust then Eldar Flesh. Tufts to taste, and paint the base rim in Dryad Bark. Done!
PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Zandri Dust (Citadel Spray Primer)
CITADEL:
Waaagh Flesh (Base)
Sons of Horus Green (Layer)
Rakarth Flesh (Base)
Daemonette Hide (Base)
Steel Legion Drab (Base)
XV-88 (Base)
Mournfang Brown (Base)
Zandri Dust (Base)
Averland Sunset (Base)
Corax White (Base)
Mechanicus Standard Grey (Base)
Mephiston Red (Base)
Leadbelcher (Base)
Morghast Bone (Base)
Khorne Red (Base)
Nurgling Green (Layer)
Tyrant Skull (Dry)
VALLEJO:
German Grey
Black
Umber Wash (Game Color)
Steel (Metallic Air Color) A Little Personal Hobby Time: Super Mutants! [How I Paint Things]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tdPxZh1GdlQ/mqdefault.jpg)