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Offline Suetonius Paullinus

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #30 on: June 04, 2019, 09:04:01 PM »
Sexy  8)

Offline Ragnar

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #31 on: June 04, 2019, 09:20:56 PM »
Awesomeness.
Gods, monsters and men,
Will die together in the end.

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #32 on: June 04, 2019, 09:31:57 PM »
Cheers chaps. There are some more in the camera, I'll get them posted tomorrow.

NAM8




Offline Splod

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #33 on: June 04, 2019, 11:01:54 PM »
Cracking work Ash! I'd love to see a colour guide as to how you've gotten such a great palette on these models.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #34 on: June 05, 2019, 07:04:13 AM »
Very nice (and useful as the last two packs you did are next on my buy list).

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #35 on: June 05, 2019, 07:54:25 AM »
More superb Marines. Fantastic  :-*

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #36 on: June 05, 2019, 08:49:59 AM »
Cracking work Ash! I'd love to see a colour guide as to how you've gotten such a great palette on these models.

For the most part these blokes are all wearing the same kits so are going to look some what similar;
Main base colours (Vallejo):

BDUs (trousers, sleeves, shirt collar, bottom of shirt/jacket below flak jacket) : US Dark Green, shaded with washes and highlighted with base colour and some Panzer Aces Splinter Strips, then some Khaki.

Flak jackets: Most are wearing what looks to be USMC M-1955 fragmentation protective vest. I've seen pictures of these in every shade from Olive Green thought to a faded khaki. I went with the Khaki option just to differentiate between the vest and the uniform, but I think it would be hard to pick a tone in this range that was incorrect. If they all end up looking too similar I may go over a few with an Olive or drab wash.

Hooded Jackets:  US Navy Nylon jacket; see quite a lot of these in period pictures, also the trousers. A mix of cam Olive, USA Olive Drab & Khaki should cover all the variations. They do look quite dark in a lot of the photos, but then it was raining.

T shirts: Some have just a T-shirt under their body armour, pictures show a lot of dark olive green ( cam Olive Green with a little black), but I don't think you can go wrong with any greenish or brownish colour.

Helmet covers: Mitchell Pattern, with a green leaf shaped pattern on one side and lighter 'duck hunter'ish' blotchy tan pattern on the other. I base coated the first with Russian Uniform, the second with Khaki then gave it a dry brush with Dark sand. Various brownish blotches on the light side and some dark green leaf shapes on the dark ( add a few twig shapes in a brown colour).

Boots: Black for the leather and Russian Uniform for the canvas works as a starting point.

Webbing: I went with Russian uniform or Khaki as a base. Just to break it up a bit. Entrenching tool covers, IFAK pouches & Gas-mask haversacks in Khaki; Water bottle pouches, backpacks and m-56 ammo pouches in Russian uniform. Then various washes and highlighting.

Bandoleers: Another shade of green, again can't really go wrong. I went with an olive shade (base) highlighted with Russian Uniform, just to lift them from the flak jackets.







« Last Edit: June 05, 2019, 08:51:47 AM by Ash »

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #37 on: June 05, 2019, 09:05:57 AM »
Brilliant.

Great photo with something very interesting hidden in it;


Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #38 on: June 05, 2019, 09:13:15 AM »
A pretty cool little detail...


Here's the next lot, one more to go...

NAM9




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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #39 on: June 05, 2019, 09:13:38 AM »
Thank-you for the Painting Guide

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #40 on: June 05, 2019, 10:32:22 AM »
Excellent. Love the bricks on the base.  :-*

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #41 on: June 05, 2019, 12:47:14 PM »
Very nice.

Those bricks look excellent.

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #42 on: June 05, 2019, 03:25:27 PM »
Thanks for the replies. The bricks I'm quite pleased with, the scale looks the part; I found them (after a hunt) on eBay they cost £7 (inc p&p) for approx 700 bricks, roughly half solid and half with the frog. Should last a while...

Here's the last pack:

NAM10





Offline Paul Hicks

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #43 on: June 05, 2019, 05:17:33 PM »
Thanks for the replies. The bricks I'm quite pleased with, the scale looks the part; I found them (after a hunt) on eBay they cost £7 (inc p&p) for approx 700 bricks, roughly half solid and half with the frog. Should last a while...

Here's the last pack:

NAM10





Absolutely fantastic! Shame it' the last pack.

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm USMC Vietnam
« Reply #44 on: June 05, 2019, 06:04:06 PM »
Shame it' the last pack.

I'm out of everything; got no more 28mm or 20mm to do. There is a half done horror show of a 1/72 Puma 330 in my box of apathy, don't make me make the Puma.
I'm looking forward to the Command & FMJ packs, may also have to buy extra M60s just to get the ammo carrier with the Thompson... or some more late WW2 Brits...

 

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