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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: General on February 23, 2010, 03:08:56 AM

Title: Making Smoke
Post by: General on February 23, 2010, 03:08:56 AM

Does anyone have suggested techniques for making flames, colored smoke, etc. to mark burning AFV's?  Thank you for any insights!

Title: Re: Making Smoke
Post by: Alfrik on February 23, 2010, 04:41:13 AM

Synthetic type of cotton hot glued to a washer, strecth it out and fog it with black spray paint with dabs of red around the bottom is a quick easy way to whip some out.

Title: Re: Making Smoke
Post by: bluewillow on February 23, 2010, 05:21:01 AM

here is my effort

First you need a quantity of
Black Felt
lounge stuffing
spray paint black
red paint
yellow paint (and brushes)
white glue

First break your lounge stuffing up and tease to desired shape
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/PIC00717_edited-1.jpg)
cut your felt into 1 cm squares
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/PIC00719_edited-1.jpg)
spray paint your stuffing black (but not too black)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/PIC00765_edited.jpg)
glue to square
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/PIC00764_edited.jpg)

add red paint and then yellow for KIA vehicles and allow to dry (leaving some without paint to signify heavy damage)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/PIC00770_edited.jpg)

 Finally add too destroyed allied veh
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/PIC00725_edited.jpg)

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/tiger2ambush.jpg)

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/ww2/Club%20Games/PIC00057.jpg)


cheers
matt

Title: Re: Making Smoke
Post by: archangel1 on February 23, 2010, 05:28:29 AM

Nice flame effect!

Title: Re: Making Smoke
Post by: joroas on February 23, 2010, 07:07:15 AM

Battle front make some nice ready made stuff for FOW.

Title: Re: Making Smoke
Post by: LeadAsbestos on February 23, 2010, 01:29:24 PM

I use steel wool:
http://displacedminiatures.com/LeadAsbestos/image/92/482/

Not perfect, but quick, easy, and durable.

Title: Re: Making Smoke
Post by: Belgian on February 23, 2010, 06:32:09 PM

I have made some flames out of bits of hotglue which I smeared when hot on a piece of plasticcard. After that I scraped them of the plasticcard and glued them onto each other.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ty9XIdJAyg/SqOydfG_IfI/AAAAAAAAAOg/BELo5Yl33y0/s1600-h/S7303247.JPG
 (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ty9XIdJAyg/SqOydfG_IfI/AAAAAAAAAOg/BELo5Yl33y0/s1600-h/S7303247.JPG)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ty9XIdJAyg/SqO1RKuKLbI/AAAAAAAAAPY/ZZsRLOcIrlU/s1600-h/S7303248.JPG (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ty9XIdJAyg/SqO1RKuKLbI/AAAAAAAAAPY/ZZsRLOcIrlU/s1600-h/S7303248.JPG)

I also make my smoke from steel wool which I paint black with some cheap hardware paint.

I hope I helped you a bit,

Greets,

Title: Re: Making Smoke
Post by: General on February 24, 2010, 03:10:34 AM

Thanks Gentlemen,

The smoky fires are great!  Instructions are clear and the visuals are effective.