6mm is Easy! Painting Teeny Napoleonic British Infantry [How I Paint Things]

When I saw your new video pop up I thought 'oh wonder what sledge is up to today' I did not expect to be attacked when you said that empire and Napoleon total war were 'old' 😭

Nice work on the 'General's scale'. I'm a 6mm gamer and Napoleonics will probably be my next era. My particular style of painting 6mm units, (rule 1 of painting 6mm...'you're not painting individual soldiers you are painting units'😂) differs, but that is probably because I am currently immersed in the ACW and that is a very different looking war. I use washes much more, to achieve the dirty and sometimes haphazard collection of kit the soldiers wore. This will probably be toned down for the bright and often showy uniforms of the Napoleonic armies. Having said that, I do think that, if you are working on good sculpts, washes are your best friend at 6mm. They really bring out the details in a way that nothing else does. All that said, I really enjoyed the video and look forward to seeing you tackle something more 'down and dirty' at this scale...a brigade of seasoned Confederates whose uniforms have long since lost their lustre, the grey now mixed with homespun butternut, Union issue clothing 'liberated' from their foes, and, well, anything they could find really. 😊

If you're gonna do full battle Napoleonics, I can't imagine doing any larger than 6mm. Anything bigger is for skirmish or else you'll spend your whole life painting (and building a big enough table!)

Excellent tutorial- more 6mm please. Ideally Ancients. Thanks.

Thank you for painting these Troy, and I'm glad you like them! This was a real treat to watch :)

These little dudes look awesome...I'm currently painting Warlord Epic ACW and thought they were small enough! If your enjoying painting them, then yes I'd more than happily like and watch more 😄

Having painting what is hundreds of 6mm figures I would recommend spraying grey and then a very thinned down wash over top to bring up the details. An over brush does the same thing

Wow! You paint everything. I would've stopped before the shade as I did for 10mm ACW. Really good Troy...bookmarked for a later day.

Winsor and Newton is my go to but needs thinned down a little .You can always add more

A Very Special Thank you , Troy . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

It always amazes me how on camera the minis look so large. And then I realise that's your thumbnail next to them and how tiny they really are...

Great video sir. Would love to see how you approach painting 2mm minis. Maybe you have and I've forgotten? Ya know, cuz I'm old? 😂

So tiny! Another great video. Thanks for sharing this!

I've been a huge fan of Mr. Turner's miniatures for some time. Your paint job on these Brits is beautiful. I wish you'd show us your entire army so that all the first timers watching this video can see the majesty of well painted 6mm army.

THey are great looking sculpts. The painting was great and I look forward to you doing more 6mm models. Thanks for sharing this neat tutorial.

Awesome video. I have a 10 mm ACW army to finish and have been suffering with a little painting block. Thanks for the tips and inspiration

I'm just going to say I work from my desk a lot and these videos really do help make a stressful week better. Your chipper approach, the techniques, man I just wanted to let you know its solid work and very enjoyable. Keep it up, I look forward to them and seeing what the subject matter will be each week!

Great result! Thanks for increasing the awareness towards small scales! :)

How fortuitous! I just so happened to be starting a 6mm British redcoat army.

Most impressive 6mm paint job...Superb!