Open Fire Painting Guide Painting is an integral part of the wargaming hobby. Most wargamers hate to play games with unpainted miniatures, and for good reason. The visual, tactile nature of well-painted models and terrain is what separates tabletop wargaming from other, less creative, pastimes. Painting is fun and rewarding, even if it can seem daunting at first to beginners. Return to the Open Fire! Hub here...
An updated version of the Flames Of War starter set will be released in conjunction with 4th edition.
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By following these easy step-by-step guides, you’ll have your forces ready for the table in no time. For more painting, modelling and hobby inspiration, be sure to read the Flames Of War Hobby book, that comes with the Flames Of War rulebook. James will provide a more in-depth painting guide in the near future but in the meantime, these painting guides are included in the downloadable PDF version of the Open Fire Quick Start Guide as part of our Open Fire Resources. Click out the Open Fire Downloadable Resources here...

Battlefront TV This week, James demonstrates how to paint the plastic Sherman V and the plastic StuG III G included in the new Open Fire! starter set. Visit the Battlefront TV channel on YouTube here...

Open Fire! Sherman Painting Guide James shows you a quick and simple method of painting the plastic Sherman V Tanks from the Open Fire! starter set.

Open Fire! StuG Painting Guide James shows you a quick and simple method of painting the plastic StuG G Assault Guns from the Open Fire! starter set.

Open Fire! US Parachute Rifleman Painting Guide James shows you a quick and simple method of painting the plastic US Parachute Rifleman from the Open Fire! starter set.

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.