How to Build and Paint Flamethrower Effects for your Miniatures

[@matthieukiriyama7219]

Saw your post on Reddit and just had to watch the video. It didn't disappoint: simple tutorial, good photography, and an engaging voice and narration. Good work!

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Thank you so much I’m glad you liked it!

[@Bilbo3D]

This is the first time I've seen fire without airbrushing. Thank you!! I've been struggling with ideas for my fire elements and you just gave me the solution.

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Glad to be of assistance my friend, thanks for watching!

[@capnskustomworks]

Those are sweet!!! I love the extra little touches like the blue ignition point, it adds so much!

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Thank you dude really glad you like them, thanks for watching!

[@raresilver7164]

Found this video from Reddit and it’s a good tutorial video. For the Emperor!

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Thank you my man glad you like it!

[@AcoylteKraven82]

I love that idea! And I’m definitely going to try it in my massive diorama I’ve been building once I get to the sections that have fighting going on!?!

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Hell yeah, give it a go my man it’s super easy!

[@cerisekappes580]

Love the flame effects on the minis!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Thank you Cerise, hope you and Tabasco are well!

[@cerisekappes580]

@@SwampRatMiniatures you are welcome 🤗 And we are well 😊 Thank you for asking 😌

[@ChimeraWargaming]

Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Thanks so much my man, glad you liked it!

[@madman19931612]

I don't know if you really do terrain, but do you think this could be modified for that? As in: a little bit of wire and some cotton to make a campfire or something?

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

I do indeed! I haven’t used this for terrain purposes yet but saw a lot of possibilities as I was building these, so I definitely think so. Might try out some ideas and do a video on them in the future!

[@leiferickson5602]

Do you think that this method can be viable to create a spell effect for some wizard mini? Question aside, the blue for the ignition effect is a very nice touch. Great job!

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Definitely, I was thinking of making something similar for this video but didn’t have time in the end, could easily be done using this same technique though! Thank you though my man, appreciate you watching and commenting as always!

[@Kiddarri1729]

This was hecka awesome video! even gave me a idea on a miniature that i've hit a wall with. Silly question, if you where to make magical or for WH40K reference warp flame what colors would you use and would you follow the same light to dark method as if paint normal flames?

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Thank you dude glad you liked! Ahhh I was actually debating doing a kinda sci fi/fantasy version of this in the video but ran out of time!! I would probably probably do the same process (light to dark) starting with a really bright green, something like moot green, maybe even make it brighter by mixing in a pale yellow, and then come out to something like a sybarite green, warpstone glow (both citadel) or wizards orb (army painter) colour for the darker points, something like that could work quite well, but I could see it working with a range of colours really, a purple or blue version could look pretty awesome. I think if you follow this process but just sub in equivalent light/dark paints of other colours you can get a good effect going!

[@Kiddarri1729]

@@SwampRatMiniatures Awesome and thanks, i personally think the swamp imperial guard need a few good flamer boys 😁

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

⁠@@Kiddarri1729I agree, they will receive some soon! Thanks for watching

[@pacificcoastminiatures]

Looks awesome! But now has me thinking: how can I justify having a flamethrower on my model railroad? Hmm…

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Thank you my man glad you like them! And as far as I’m concerned, it should be illegal not to have a flamethrower on your railroad!!! Hope you’re good though, glad to hear from you

[@pacificcoastminiatures]

Maybe a knight fighting a fire breathing dragon? 🐉 Would have to explain the dragon somehow though! And thanks, doing well and looking forward to my two week vacation from work so I can get some serious modelling done!

[@localwonder]

flaming diorama with demons, fires and lava when?😂

[@SwampRatMiniatures]

Hahaha ask and ye shall receive (at some point after I complete my existing huge list of ideas 😄) thanks for watching!