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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2013, 10:47:18 AM

Title: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2013, 10:47:18 AM

Help a colour-blind person please chaps.

I've just taken a unit deal from Empress to add to my collection [and to keep the Asaltos on the side of the Republic]

Colours for the uniforms please? They look green to me but they could be anything in reality.

Many thanks

James

Title: Re: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2013, 10:49:29 AM

Found this on the Sticky ..

http://balagan.org.uk/war/spanish-civil-war/painting-guide.htm

Title: Re: Help with painting Guarda Civil (SCW)
Post by: Arlequín on 18 April 2013, 11:14:42 AM

I've no idea what the Colour Party 'Rifle Green' looks like, but the Guardia uniform was a grey-green. I'd post a photo, but that wouldn't really help...

:?

Title: Re: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2013, 12:24:15 PM

 lol

Go on, if only to brighten up the thread  :D

Title: Re: Help with painting Guarda Civil (SCW)
Post by: flags_of_war on 18 April 2013, 12:34:11 PM

I know this won't help much you are colour bling but these are the figures andrew taylor painted for Empress. I could ask him later if he remembers what colours he used.

(http://www.atpainting.co.uk/gallery/plog-content/images/modern/spanish-civil-war/35.jpg)
(http://www.atpainting.co.uk/gallery/plog-content/images/modern/spanish-civil-war/34.jpg)
(http://www.atpainting.co.uk/gallery/plog-content/images/modern/spanish-civil-war/33.jpg)

Title: Re: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2013, 12:49:03 PM

I bet they look fantastic!  :D

I get the green/grey thing although i'll go more "green" so they're different in looks from La Legion. Same with the Y braces [by which i mean i'll do them Buff rather than Black except on the Officers]

Title: Re: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: flags_of_war on 18 April 2013, 02:48:37 PM

Just got hold of Andrew for you mate. He said he used Gunship green. Add black to base and buff to highlight and to also gloss their silly hats :P

Title: Re: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2013, 03:47:04 PM

Quote from: flags_of_war on 18 April 2013, 02:48:37 PM

Just got hold of Andrew for you mate. He said he used Gunship green. Add black to base and buff to highlight and to also gloss their silly hats :P

Muchos!

Title: Re: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 26 April 2013, 05:30:16 PM

Just to hijack my own thread

Reading English Captain by TW. He mentions the Political Commissars "wearing the red badge" Is this a cap badge or some other marking?

Salud Comrades  :)

Title: Re: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: Arlequín on 26 April 2013, 06:10:02 PM

Possibly this if it was the International Brigades

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LVsc5Ny_E3c/UXq0LObGEZI/AAAAAAAAN5U/K4ilvxfFbHU/w345-h298/Internationalist_Star.svg.png)

Or the usual five pointed red star otherwise.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SawC77nnKug/UXq1kn222wI/AAAAAAAAN50/-jUijvdLVMQ/w637-h980/pol+comisario.JPG)

Title: Re: Help with painting Guardia Civil (SCW)
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 26 April 2013, 06:55:26 PM

Thank you. Much appreciated
Jamez