Here is how I make Flames for putting on aircraft to show damage.
You will need "modelling" pipe cleaners, which come in various shapes & colours.
Discard the ones you don't need (my nieces were really pleased with the cleaners I did not want) and keep the black and white ones that look like this:

Make them into a "hook" shape:

Paint each smoke plume at the "hook" end with red and yellow paint (Good old Humbrol Enamels.....)

Apply to your victim...!


In this case, a 1/600 Tumbling Dice B-17 G
A little work of art!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks! It seems a lot easier to paint planes than make this darn blog work! It is, however, early days, so I hope that it gets easier over time.
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ReplyDeleteSuccess! I have found your blog Colin. Nice little idea by the way.
Good luck with your blogging - I have found it an excellent extra dimension to my hobby.
great work love the effect
ReplyDeleteThank you. A really quick and simple battle damage marker that does have visual impact.
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