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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Mr Top Hat on 14 August 2010, 12:24:31 AM

Title: Painting guides for USMC and Imperial japanese army
Post by: Mr Top Hat on 14 August 2010, 12:24:31 AM

I’m about to start on a pacific theater project using 20mm Britannia miniatures for both sides and I was wondering if anyone can point me to any painting guides that preferably use Vallejo paints.

Title: Re: Painting guides for USMC and Imperial japanese army
Post by: Calimero on 14 August 2010, 12:26:43 AM

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=8702.0

Title: Re: Painting guides for USMC and Imperial japanese army
Post by: Mr Top Hat on 14 August 2010, 12:35:45 AM

Thanks for the link.

Title: Re: Painting guides for USMC and Imperial japanese army
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 14 August 2010, 12:45:38 AM

I had to scrap my 20mm Pacific plans and have a bunch of Britannia USMC and Japanese sitting around.  PM if you'd be interested in them.

Title: Re: Painting guides for USMC and Imperial japanese army
Post by: Cosmotiger on 14 August 2010, 01:59:23 AM

There's a color guide for the Japanese army using Vallejo paints here:

http://resistantroosters.com/tutorials.shtml (http://resistantroosters.com/tutorials.shtml)

This was the guide I used when I painted up some 1/72 Japanese, and they turned out well. 

If I remember tight,  I went with what they call "Variant 2,"  painting the uniforms 882 Middlestone overall and then shading with a brown wash.