One good thing about 15mm figurines mount on group bases is that the player on the other side is far more interested in the dice roll result than the figurines. With 15mm or less it's really about the contrast than the mid-tones. The eye if it thinks something is missing it tends to add it in, such as the mid-tones. I have issues with mid to late war German camo. If painted faithfully it tends to work and you get the case of the disappearing figurines, so you have to break it and only resemble the uniform for it to pop on the base. I can't stress enough how great I think you fast painting is. To many people put up videos of near studio quality paint job. Now if the average player tries this by the the army is finally painted your friends have moved on to another game. I try to teach our players to slap down base colours and mount the figurines and get playing. You can come back and finish painting them later. While it is harder to paint them mounted it does show what should be highlighted and what shouldn't be. Ie if you having trouble getting your paint brush in then leave it. As with all miniature wargames more time should be spent on officers and leaders. So in Flames of War the only near studio quality figurines are my Formation commanders. Do less work on the figurines mounted with so the commander really pops.
FOW was sooo much fun when it first came out; it was also quite affordable. I ran the Bersaglieri, and they were a potent force. Many an opponent learned that 4-5 MGs in an obsolete M14 was still a literal handful of dice. The truck-borne 90 could knockout anything across the table.
I by pure instinct sprayed my infantry with black like I would vehicles, can’t believe how much stress I could’ve save myself from had I used a different primer. Thanks for the easy tutorial, looks like im gonna be respraying
Oh wow. This came at a really good time. I'm just starting to paint my Warlord Games epic-scale Napoleonics, and I'm totally not good at 13mm. These tips helped!
Amazing! I’ve got a backlog of 15mm Flames of War infantry that I’ve found intimidating because of their small size. This is a huge help. Thank you as always!
Thanks again for another great video. Just tried this and it looks great. My only change was the helmets. I think they’re more accurate in Refractive Green but to each their own. Thanks again 😊
Great "How I paint" and a finish worthy of a collection, wondering if u lose sight of your camouflaged infantry on the table often 😄 Edit: I glue them on their spots with wood/paper glue, its sturdy enough while painting them and u can pop them with minimal effort off the base when needed.
Fantastic! What advice would you have for someone with tremors (MS, Parkinson’s, etc) that is needing to paint 15mm? Would you consider a video on that topic? Or do you recommend any existing ones done by other YT content producers? Thanks!
I don't have any suggestions specifically myself, I'm afraid - I've got slightly unsteady hands on a cold day, but it's otherwise something I'm lucky enough not to have to deal with yet. There is a chap here on UA-cam that has MS who's done a couple of really interesting videos on it that I'd recommend: ua-cam.com/video/fiUGJnZ--Us/v-deo.html is where he talks about how to paint 'when you can't,' which might be a good start.
I've been intimidated by painting at this scale as well but actually you've made it feel a lot more achievable! I've been watching a couple of O Group games on UA-cam and think the 15mm scale seems to work best for them.
Great outcome. I did a few 15mm pzgs as well, though I did plastic soldier company troops. Kinda tough to do camo at 15mm, but a group of them looks great on the table.
I went wild and bought a couple of armies or FOW. Once I got into the boxes and started getting the infantry ready I felt overwhelmed and they have been back on the shelf for 6 months. It's just so much stuff and it's all so small.
I have to say that I recommend that every miniature gamer/painter paints a 5-10 x 15 mm scale soldiers. When I started on FoW moving from 28 mm to 15 mm really pushed my painting skills to a higher degree and gave me a better understanding of highlighting effectively and I since then even my 28 mm figures have looked way better. :)
This is funny to me as I've been painting 15mm using your 28mm videos and just using brighter colors like buff instead of German Camo Beige. After using Strong tone they turn out just right. Very good, I'll change it up to see what happens.
Love your WW2 vids, especially useful as I'm just getting into What a Tanker! and Chain of Command. Would you be tempered to paint up any 20mm WW2 in the future? Would love to see your style applied to that scale.
To be honest, 20mm stuff I'd paint much the same as 28mm. It tends to be a little more on the slender side by comparison to the 15mm figures, so the 'large' techniques don't look as out of place. Now, What a Tanker in 20mm... that'd be an interesting proposition. Just enough room to make the most out of a smaller gaming table, but with miniatures large enough to enjoy painting some slightly more detailed weathering and colour modulation? That's a thought!
I do not hide that I would love to see a tutorial (probably not only me) on how to paint grenadiers with Contrast / speedpaint / wash paints, there are no movies with figures for Flames Of War in the UA-cam sphere. I have already painted two platoons in this way, the effects quite completely, only the struggle with the feldgrau led to a diligent irritation. At the same time, as in Germany, over the course of the war, the fieldgrau was more gray, sometimes greener, depending on the country in which the uniform was sewn. At least this knowledge did not lead me to become a victim of my own historical accuracy.
Great video and good insight when to paint smaller figures as I've gotten down to 10mm. However given the formula is going to change, do you think this will affect drastically not only the regular Agrax earth shading here, but the Marine Juice and Aly's Brown wash? I think that would be a good video to compare both the 'classic' and 'new' batches. That is if it's possible for sure, as it was something that came to my mind when I was watching other youtube channels review the new shades.
To be fair, I've stocked up on so much Agrax and all the ingredients for the other shades that - with any luck - it'll be years before I have to try the new ones. 😂
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One good thing about 15mm figurines mount on group bases is that the player on the other side is far more interested in the dice roll result than the figurines. With 15mm or less it's really about the contrast than the mid-tones. The eye if it thinks something is missing it tends to add it in, such as the mid-tones. I have issues with mid to late war German camo. If painted faithfully it tends to work and you get the case of the disappearing figurines, so you have to break it and only resemble the uniform for it to pop on the base. I can't stress enough how great I think you fast painting is. To many people put up videos of near studio quality paint job. Now if the average player tries this by the the army is finally painted your friends have moved on to another game. I try to teach our players to slap down base colours and mount the figurines and get playing. You can come back and finish painting them later. While it is harder to paint them mounted it does show what should be highlighted and what shouldn't be. Ie if you having trouble getting your paint brush in then leave it. As with all miniature wargames more time should be spent on officers and leaders. So in Flames of War the only near studio quality figurines are my Formation commanders. Do less work on the figurines mounted with so the commander really pops.
Thank you , Troy .
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Thanks so much for doing 15mm miniatures! They look great and the instructions are easy to follow!
FOW was sooo much fun when it first came out; it was also quite affordable. I ran the Bersaglieri, and they were a potent force. Many an opponent learned that 4-5 MGs in an obsolete M14 was still a literal handful of dice. The truck-borne 90 could knockout anything across the table.
V.4 is a steaming pile of tripe, unfortunately.
I by pure instinct sprayed my infantry with black like I would vehicles, can’t believe how much stress I could’ve save myself from had I used a different primer. Thanks for the easy tutorial, looks like im gonna be respraying
Oh wow. This came at a really good time. I'm just starting to paint my Warlord Games epic-scale Napoleonics, and I'm totally not good at 13mm. These tips helped!
I don't really paint in 15mm but if I ever do I will certainly want this video again.
Thanks!
Your comment about all the different colours of German uniform reminded me just how advanced the British uniform and equipment was ...
Love all of your ww2 vids, all of your models look great and I love how you don't fuss over all the "proper" colors!
Amazing! I’ve got a backlog of 15mm Flames of War infantry that I’ve found intimidating because of their small size. This is a huge help. Thank you as always!
Terrific painting on these mini's . Thanks for posting this tutorial .
i need to make a pilgrimage to England someday // The Mecca of Mini Painting
Some good observations on scale painting
I'm waiting for the day we get a perfectly normal standard how I paint things. Such a fun scale on minis.
I glue them all down as well, never had a problem with it and one less step to complete. Ty loved the video as always helps and looking great.
Excellent Presentation!
They look fantastic and very realistic! I always enjoy and learn from your 15mm figure tutorials. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks again for another great video. Just tried this and it looks great. My only change was the helmets. I think they’re more accurate in Refractive Green but to each their own. Thanks again 😊
Great "How I paint" and a finish worthy of a collection, wondering if u lose sight of your camouflaged infantry on the table often 😄 Edit: I glue them on their spots with wood/paper glue, its sturdy enough while painting them and u can pop them with minimal effort off the base when needed.
Fantastic! What advice would you have for someone with tremors (MS, Parkinson’s, etc) that is needing to paint 15mm? Would you consider a video on that topic? Or do you recommend any existing ones done by other YT content producers? Thanks!
I don't have any suggestions specifically myself, I'm afraid - I've got slightly unsteady hands on a cold day, but it's otherwise something I'm lucky enough not to have to deal with yet. There is a chap here on UA-cam that has MS who's done a couple of really interesting videos on it that I'd recommend: ua-cam.com/video/fiUGJnZ--Us/v-deo.html is where he talks about how to paint 'when you can't,' which might be a good start.
I've been intimidated by painting at this scale as well but actually you've made it feel a lot more achievable! I've been watching a couple of O Group games on UA-cam and think the 15mm scale seems to work best for them.
Great paint job!
Inspiring and helpful tutorial! Thank you!
These are brilliant
Great outcome. I did a few 15mm pzgs as well, though I did plastic soldier company troops. Kinda tough to do camo at 15mm, but a group of them looks great on the table.
I went wild and bought a couple of armies or FOW. Once I got into the boxes and started getting the infantry ready I felt overwhelmed and they have been back on the shelf for 6 months. It's just so much stuff and it's all so small.
Great video! More German ww2 stuff, good guides are hard to come by 👊🏻👊🏻
I have to say that I recommend that every miniature gamer/painter paints a 5-10 x 15 mm scale soldiers.
When I started on FoW moving from 28 mm to 15 mm really pushed my painting skills to a higher degree and gave me a better understanding of highlighting effectively and I since then even my 28 mm figures have looked way better. :)
This is funny to me as I've been painting 15mm using your 28mm videos and just using brighter colors like buff instead of German Camo Beige. After using Strong tone they turn out just right. Very good, I'll change it up to see what happens.
Love your WW2 vids, especially useful as I'm just getting into What a Tanker! and Chain of Command. Would you be tempered to paint up any 20mm WW2 in the future? Would love to see your style applied to that scale.
To be honest, 20mm stuff I'd paint much the same as 28mm. It tends to be a little more on the slender side by comparison to the 15mm figures, so the 'large' techniques don't look as out of place.
Now, What a Tanker in 20mm... that'd be an interesting proposition. Just enough room to make the most out of a smaller gaming table, but with miniatures large enough to enjoy painting some slightly more detailed weathering and colour modulation? That's a thought!
I do not hide that I would love to see a tutorial (probably not only me) on how to paint grenadiers with Contrast / speedpaint / wash paints, there are no movies with figures for Flames Of War in the UA-cam sphere. I have already painted two platoons in this way, the effects quite completely, only the struggle with the feldgrau led to a diligent irritation. At the same time, as in Germany, over the course of the war, the fieldgrau was more gray, sometimes greener, depending on the country in which the uniform was sewn. At least this knowledge did not lead me to become a victim of my own historical accuracy.
Great video. Will you be doing Warlord Epic scale?
At some point, though to be honest, I'd more than likely end up doing them exactly the same as this chap: ua-cam.com/video/Phudv0_HCZ8/v-deo.html
I just got some Bugmans Glow for 15mm skin with Guilliman Flesh over the top.
It's good stuff!
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A1 as always m8ty :)
Great video and good insight when to paint smaller figures as I've gotten down to 10mm.
However given the formula is going to change, do you think this will affect drastically not only the regular Agrax earth shading here, but the Marine Juice and Aly's Brown wash? I think that would be a good video to compare both the 'classic' and 'new' batches. That is if it's possible for sure, as it was something that came to my mind when I was watching other youtube channels review the new shades.
To be fair, I've stocked up on so much Agrax and all the ingredients for the other shades that - with any luck - it'll be years before I have to try the new ones. 😂
Hey mate, have you ever had experience with Vallejo game washes, more so flesh wash and how it compares to GW and Army painter alternatives.
Troy. Why do you thin down the Agrax ???
Добрый день. Это масштаб 1:100 ?
Where were you ten no twelve years ago.