Colours of War The Essential Guide To Painting Flames of War Miniatures.pdf

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Written by:
James Brown
Graphic Design, Layout, & Additional Writing:
Casey Davies
Editors:
Peter Simunovich, John-Paul Brisigotti
With help from the entire Battlefront Studio:
Blake Coster, Sean Goodison, Mike Haught, Aaron Mathie, Matt
Parkes, Victor Pesch, Chris Townley, Wayne Turner, Phil Yates.
Miniatures Design:
Evan Allen, Tim Adcock, Mike Anderson,
Giorgio Bassani, Matt Bickley, Will Jayne.
Proofreaders:
Russell Briant, Jeff Brooks, Khairul Effendy,
Faith Hamblyn, Gregg Siter, Rob Vilnave.
Artwork:
Vincent Wai, Warren Mahy.
Photo: US Signal Corps
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Collecting Flames Of War . . . . .2
Colours Of War Paint Range . . .4
Tools and Preparation . . . . . . . . .6
Assembling Miniatures . . . . . . . . 8
Undercoating Miniatures . . . . . 10
Mounting for Painting . . . . . . . 11
The Colours Of War
Painting System . . . . . . . . . . 12
Painting Techniques . . . . . . . . . 14
Putting it into Practice . . . . . . . 17
Basing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Basing Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Basic Basing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Plastic Themed Bases . . . . . . . . 20
Painting Cobblestones . . . . . . . 22
Painting Bricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Themed Basing - Africa . . . . . . 24
Seasonal Basing . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Common Features . . . . . . . . . . 26
Faces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Infantry Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Webbing and Canvas . . . . . . . . 27
Helmets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Canteens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Brown Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
C
ontents
Tank Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tyres & Painting Black . . . . . . .
Rust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Common Vehicle Stowage . . . .
Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weather Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Varnishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
German . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
German Armour. . . . . . . . . . . .
Camouflage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
German Tank Tracks . . . . . . .
Vehicle Colour Timeline . . . .
German Markings . . . . . . . . . .
German Infantry . . . . . . . . . . .
Waffenfarbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Splinter Camouflage . . . . . . .
Waffen-SS Camouflage . . . . .
The Desert War . . . . . . . . . . . .
British . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
British Armour . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle Colour Timeline . . . .
British Markings. . . . . . . . . . . .
British Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Battledress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paratroopers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
US Armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sherman Tracks . . . . . . . . . . .
Weathering Olive Drab . . . . .
Organisation and Markings . . .
US Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camouflage Uniforms . . . . . .
Winter Uniforms. . . . . . . . . .
Airborne Troops . . . . . . . . . .
Soviets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Armour . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Whitewash . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air Recognition Markings . . .
Weathering Soviet Green . . . .
Soviet Tank Crew . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Markings. . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Uniforms . . . . . . . . . .
Komissars & Piping. . . . . . . .
Amoeba Pattern Camouflage .
Winter Infantry . . . . . . . . . . .
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I
ntroductIon
Welcome to
Colours Of War,
a comprehensive system for painting
Flames Of War
miniatures. Every wargamer views
painting differently. Some see it as a chore, to be rushed through as quickly as possible; others enjoy painting and
modelling just as much, or even more than playing games; still others admire great painting, but have grown frustrated
and given up on the possibility of ever getting good at it themselves. Whichever group you fit into, we have devised our
painting system to be useful to you.
Painting is a vital part of the wargaming hobby. Of course
the tactical challenge, social interaction and healthy
competition are just as important. But those can all be
found just as easily in other hobbies, none of which also
allow you to exercise your creativity, skill and diligence as
you amass a collection of glorious miniatures. In fact, the
visual appeal of well painted models and terrain is almost
certainly a large part of what attracted you to tabletop
wargaming in the first place.
We can’t tell you the one ‘right’ way to paint - such a thing
simply does not exist. What this book aims to do is distil
the combined knowledge and ideas of the Battlefront studio
into a concise and coherent collection of tips and guides.
Our studio members have a diverse range of painting skill
and expertise, but between us we represent over a century
of collective experience designing, modelling and painting
miniatures.
This book will teach you tried and tested processes which
balance ease and efficiency with positive results, and will
give you the know-how and confidence to paint any
Flames
Of War
army.
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Collecting a
Flames Of War
army may seem daunting before you begin, but you will quickly discover how much fun it is. In
fact, many find that they cannot stop at just one army or force, and usually end up with two, three or more forces at various
stages of completion. Some people require patience and motivation to see an army through to the end. And many painters
find themselves easily distracted by new miniatures for completely different forces all the time. But that is half the fun!
FLAMES OF WAR
COLLECTING
P
lan your force
There are two ways to go about collecting a
Flames Of
War
army: by looking through Intelligence Briefing
books such as
Devil’s Charge, Bridge at Remagen
or
Atlantik Wall
and finding a list that you think is cool,
or by simply collecting the models that you like and
then finding an Intelligence Briefing they fit into.
The most important thing is to have a clear goal to
help inspire you and give you the motivation to finish
your project.
There are a lot of things to consider when thinking
about starting a
Flames Of War
army. Check out our
website,
www.FlamesOfWar.com,
for more informa-
tion on the types of forces you can choose from.
P
latoons
In
Flames Of War,
the basic
unit is a platoon. Each platoon
diagram indicates the required
squads and teams you must
have to make that unit.
Each platoon entry in a
Flames Of War
book reflects
the historical make-up of the
platoon, and tells you how to
base the blister or box set that
represents that particular unit.
Flames Of War
box sets are
designed around the diagrams in
Flames Of War
books, and come
with all the options needed to
make a platoon.
Shown here is an example of a US
Armored Rifle Platoon diagram
and how it looks in miniature
form when made from the
corresponding box, UBX41.
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Open Fire!
contains everything you need to
start collecting and playing
Flames Of War,
including:
A German Grenadier Kompanie supported by
StuG assault guns and PaK40 anti-tank guns.
A British Tank Squadron of Sherman & Firefly
tanks supported by US Paratroopers.
A 36-page full colour rulebook, and a 40-page
full colour forces book with US, German,
British and Soviet Intelligence Briefings.
Dice, cardboard terrain, tokens, and a V1
flying bomb terrain feature.
Painting and playing games with
Open Fire!
miniatures should help you decide where to go
next in the
Flames Of War
hobby, and give you
a good base to start from.
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