Open Fire! Grenadier Painting Guide

James shows you a quick and simple method of painting the plastic German Grenadiers from the Open Fire! starter set.
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All colour names and codes are from the Vallejo range of Flames Of War paints and War Paint spray cans, available from the online store and Flames Of War stockists. More comprehensive painting and modelling guides can also be found on the Flames Of War website.

[@TheGoGoat91]

damn i would have gone nuts trying to paint with so many details on minis that are this small, i would went with basecoat, wash, off to the table little bastards

[@deniszdanovsky7622]

That is what I am doing. I might try doing detail for the HQ, but there is only six figures in an HQ and not a hundred.

[@SuperBaserunner]

Thanks for the video! These are a huge help and I'd like to see more!

[@someguyinatshirt2624]

Out of all the tutorials on KZbin, this one I chose. I'm currently in the process of replicating your technique.

[@OS1995able]

Just bought an open fire set and it is awesome! Thanks for making the painting tutorials as it really helps a beginner like me :)

[@paulthurston2883]

Good luck, you will need it when it comes to painting this tiny shit.

[@johnjackson9690]

Thanks James for making me feel like crap after looking at my grenadiers. lol

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@Keith Abel instablaster :)

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[@thomaslinville1508]

How about one for FJ? The diagram after the arsenal in Fortress Italy will be helpful, but I find these video tutorials very useful!

[@techygrrlkush]

I think there's probably a lot of correct information out there, Standardization was probably really tough. We have my grandpapa's US WWII dress uniforms and the colors on the same pieces dont match! You would think that 2 dress jackets would be the same color, but their olive drab dye job is easily different.

[@pod1977pod]

Excellent

[@04Stefan07]

very nice tutorial, keep doing more!!

[@colddrake80]

The answer is "depends". If your paint is flowing into the details of the model it's too thin. I don't really feel the need to dilute Vallejo paints but I often dry brush or just use a soft touch with the brush. Hope that clarifies things a bit for you. Anyone else want to throw in their two cents?

[@seanmooney610]

Haha thank you. I liked the look of it straight out of the bottle but everyone seems to claim that there's just "too much pigment" blah blah. I appreciate the reply.

[@prospectian]

Great info.

[@cross2021]

from all information I have gotten Panzergrenadiers were just a name given to Grenadiers mounted in an armoured transport.

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Absolutely amazing. I just can’t paint those with their small size.

[@Snickersvandale]

I watched this to get some more ideas for paints. Which I did. I also do not paint too many details like rank markings or eyes.

[@cunneyes]

that was great. thank you

[@87duckordie]

Wow! Thank you!

[@colddrake80]

Nice little video you've got here. One thing I chose not to do is paint the metal bits metallic. Rifles were blued or painted to protect the metal and mitigate the shine. Even rifles from that era today can be found with most of their bluing intact. So I paint my gun bits black, The same goes for E-tools although now that I think of it I believe German E-tools were painted a shade of green. They got dinged up a lot but that just won't show a the 15mm scale. Just a difference of opinion. Thanks.

[@StevenMacLauchlan]

As the description says, they are Vallejo paints. As to where to find them... that depends on your country. Try googling perhaps?

[@fangirl988]

Good job buddy

[@jeanmarcgalzy7747]

Très beau travail monsieur C est un plaisir pour les yeux Je suis abonné Et je serai fier de vous avoir comme abonné aussi Very good work sir This is a pleasure for the eyes I am subscribed And I would be proud to have you as subscriber too

[@wickysoldier]

dont think it matters. It comes with 2 platoons, A platoon command and 6 rifle/MG teams. I have some old panzer grens which came with a 2man mortar but I think thats an upgrade. The models are really nice, very detailed.

[@johnjackson9690]

Hopefully my response isn't too late but he is painting off of the open fire guide which is western front. So it is understandable that the uniforms would look a little different

[@seanmooney610]

Do you dilute the vallejo paints? I've heard a lot of people do but your strokes look very clean and i haven't achieved that with watered down stuff. Thanks

[@georgkohn375]

Thank you :D its a good Movie vor new Player in this game

[@TheWat42]

They are the same paints as the Vallejo paint range, so if you know a stockist near you just use those.

[@jcsgaragejohnc.5027]

Awesome video, just started in this amazing hobby. Where does one get soldiers in this scale with such great detail , TY

[@luiseneas]

What is that paint brush? Looks really good!

[@koekhapper]

I wish I could do them this well in 3:55. Very useful tutorial anyway :)

[@nomad4713]

Ironic, considering there was a major print error with the panzergranedeir unit I picked up 3 days ago

[@KayRayz86]

Still wandering what color for Vallejo that Used for the ammo belt and ammo box for the MG42 team

[@FineTipPainting]

Your paints have been out of stock for over 2 months! I'd love to paint the stuff I bought 2 months ago and also Open Fire which I preordered. I've tried buying paints twice now and apparently you must not make them anymore.

[@badqat]

Is it better to base paint the miniature first like painting the entire miniature the uniform colour then painting the gun and the face or to paint the way the person in the video did?

[@johnjackson9690]

Panzergrenadiers and grenadiers are the same just panzergrenadiers had half track support. I think.

[@snek2908]

Any type of wash applied to these?

[@colddrake80]

Check out the STGIII tutorial that is on this channel. It to is very nice.

[@LazzurusMan]

Anyone know if these are Panzer grenadiers or standard ones? And whether it matters?

[@HeadHunterSix]

To my understanding, the only difference was that Panzer Grenadiers were mechanized infantry (i.e., they rode around in Hanomags to accompany the Panzer Divisions). Equipment was the same.

[@Helghast73]

If the paint was water based try removing it with Fairy power spray.

[@00LEGENDS00]

How can you tell if the model has a camo cover for the helmet?

[@zirrian]

The uncovered helmets doesn't have those small...bumps on the side. Usually 2 on each side. Helmets without covers are totally smooth.

[@00LEGENDS00]

thank you.

[@zirrian]

GINGER KING No problem ;)

[@LazzurusMan]

Does anyone know if the Panzer aces range covers any of the paints mentioned in the video? I have numbers 334 and 338 from the Panzer aces range and REALLY need to get on with painting my grenadiers!

[@icebobk6702]

Will these soldiers work for 1/100 scale dioramas

[@ajsung2000]

If anyone is looking for German paints look at wayland games they have the same paints just under one of there custom paint packs

[@Ghaz3k]

does anyone got a list of the old color names vs the new color names, none of the paints i bought recently from the online store match these.

[@ajsung2000]

What paints should i get "German infantry paint set"?

[@aforce66]

Can you make a Russian Infantry tutorial.

[@Dendarien]

For the final uniform highlight, what ratio of German Fieldgrey to Green Grey is about right?

[@martinlaird4738]

Nick Kirkendall 50/50

[@cross2021]

Which period are you using them in?

[@Hobbsgoblyn]

great vid. slightly more macabre colors and these gaunt faced fellows would be undead.

[@moomeansmooable]

Can anyone recommend a good cheap unit for practising painting with?

[@shimble11]

PLS HELP! - Can i use a dark grey primer instead of black?

[@Vincent_Brien]

Of course! I use a light gray primer for meine germans

[@TheGoGoat91]

you can use any kind of color of primer, as long as it is matt, the idea behind a primer is that the acrylic paints stick to the miniature

[@nikolajottesen7662]

Doooope

[@ajsung2000]

Hi could I make these grenadiers SS

[@Tomsmodeltrains]

I have to say, I'm somewhat frustrated with this video, the paint scheme in the video is totally different from the painting guide in Grey Wolf. I painted mine according to the Grey Wolf paint scheme, I think they turned out fairly well. The hooded smocks I left grey, they were reverse able to my knowledge, with either grey or white on one side, and camo on the other, i may go back and camouflage the smocks now

[@deleonfrancis60]

I got done painting this nightmare.

[@cross2021]

You shouldn't have to much of a hard time.. if you have a very thin spray paint then I guess you could, but I would suggest Rubbing Alcohol or simple Green and rub the paint off.

[@aforce66]

Is Flames of War 1/72?

[@korwindzikikrul84]

its 1:100 :)

[@milenkojakovljevic5499]

Lol

[@karatfur]

Mi caja de open fire es literalmente una mierda. El plástico está fatal y no se aprecian los detalles.

[@andygraham8720]

if this is too hard to paint, try bolt action its easier

[@arcttux939]

But it costs much much more

[@scrapanzano001]

😂

[@landsurfer66]

*sigh* Looking for inspiration, but I'm just too damn lazy.

[@HooDie-Trench-GoTh2022]

I wish flames of war would upscale their range to 28mm scale 1.56 scale . Sigh 😑

[@OneofInfinity.]

This is 15mm with a different set of rules, no need to upscale it, specially with lots of 28mm ranges out there like: Bolt action.

[@paulthurston2883]

Looks like years of work, a steady hand and 20/20 vision. I just want to play a game, not spend 2 years assembling & painting this shit. I loathe painting anything. Any war game manufacturer that can supply ready built, painted miniatures has my $$$.

[@flamesofwar]

The cost to have that done to a high standard would be prohibitively high. There are people who do custom painting of armies, but they aren't cheap if they're good.

[@paulthurston2883]

@@flamesofwar I just play mine unpainted : ) Sod it.

[@flamesofwar]

@@paulthurston2883 Good plan!

[@andygraham8720]

if this is too hard to paint, try bolt action its easier