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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Grimm on 23 September 2009, 06:16:22 PM

Title: US Army Color
Post by: Grimm on 23 September 2009, 06:16:22 PM
Hi All
I have to paint a few Artizan US ww2 troopers in greatcoats as a  commission work .
I need help with the colors  so my question is wich  Vallejo colors would you use for the figures ?

Please help me
Grimm   
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: Calimero on 23 September 2009, 06:44:12 PM
Maybe this link to FoW/Battlefront will help you; http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&kb_cat_id=84

It got a list of the main color to use on US troops… Now, if you’re asking about the specific color for the greatcoat, frankly I don’t know.  :?

EDIT; They say to use Khaki (988) but, from the painted example I’ve seen so far, it seem to be a bit of a light color for me.
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: former user on 23 September 2009, 09:13:37 PM
the geyish khaki should be fine, since wool is complicated to dye in a strong colour - the dye acceptance depends of the degree of degreasing, and then you have to regrease it otherwise it looses the weatherproof quality

so basically, through all times, cheap wool greatcoats have a lighter colour and look greyish brownish like the natural wool colour
or they are dyed with much surplus and loose the strong colour tone very fast
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: Tsune on 23 September 2009, 09:18:19 PM
Grimm, in the Artizan webpage there are some uniform guides for WWII, and they have the US guides,with Vallejo codes for uniforms and equipment:

http://www.artizandesigns.com/painting-guides.php

Hope this helps
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: majorsmith on 23 September 2009, 09:33:03 PM
for the brown great coats i use scorched brown, for the green ones i use olive drab from valegio, and i think they look ok?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/majorsmith/DSC01461.jpg)
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: former user on 23 September 2009, 09:34:39 PM
yes, splendid
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: Doc Twilight on 23 September 2009, 10:21:33 PM
Quote from: Calimero on 23 September 2009, 06:44:12 PM
Maybe this link to FoW/Battlefront will help you; http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&kb_cat_id=84

It got a list of the main color to use on US troops… Now, if you’re asking about the specific color for the greatcoat, frankly I don’t know.  :?

EDIT; They say to use Khaki (988) but, from the painted example I’ve seen so far, it seem to be a bit of a light color for me.

Just a friendly warning from experience.

Be -very- careful with Battlefront uniform color recommendations. Sometimes they are spot on (Ie: in the case of Late War Canadians - the colors really do mix up to look like the examples of Battledress I've handled/seen/worn), and other times... they are nowhere -near- close (as in the case of the Italian European uniform, or in some of the Soviet examples.) Definitely (like their historical research) a very "take this with a grain of salt" kind of thing.

-Doc
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: Grimm on 24 September 2009, 07:27:40 PM
That why I love the LAF  :D

Thanks Guys
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: Adey on 01 October 2009, 10:17:55 PM
Hey Grimm try this for the coats I think it's closer to the actual colour.

(http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv266/Adey123/mypictures003copy.jpg)

It's VMC flat earth 143
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: former user on 01 October 2009, 11:26:42 PM
these look good!

I guess there are many colors suitable for greatcoats
these look also fine
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: Grimm on 03 October 2009, 02:25:42 PM
Hi Guys
thank you all
sorry Adey to late  :? the figures are finish I make them in the way majorsmith show me .
lets hope my employer like them .

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/4/6_03_10_09_3_19_02_0.JPG)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/4/6_03_10_09_3_19_03_3.JPG)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/4/6_03_10_09_3_19_02_1.JPG) (http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/4/6_03_10_09_3_19_02_2.JPG) (http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/4/6_03_10_09_3_19_03_4.JPG)

sad to say that the pictur colors are bad  :-[

cheers Grimm
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: former user on 03 October 2009, 02:33:01 PM
rotstich?
Title: Re: US Army Color
Post by: Grimm on 03 October 2009, 02:47:25 PM
maby but more yellow I think .
Grimm