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colors for us paratroopers-ww2

December 8 2006 at 2:29 PM
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i am doing dml -us paratroopers-glider- sniper team. i will be using vallejo and other acrylic paints can anyone tell me what colors should be used?

 
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Marc, for the paratroopers, use khaki as a base color, then...

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December 8 2006, 7:28 PM 

...shade with olive drab and highlight with a lighter khaki. For the glider troops, use more olive drab (brownish for the woolen trousers, or greenish for the fatigue trousers), and a similar khaki for their field jackets (that is, if you're doing a scene from earlier than Autumn '44. I'm not familiar with Vallejo paints; but I hope I've been of some help. Dave

 
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