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THE CID:
Hi   After receiving my latest Empress Spanish civil war figs, ie  female militia [ which are superb ] are there any online painting guides or any suggestions for any troop types. Thanks  THE CID.

Arlequín:
There's a basic guide here;

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

You might get some ideas here too;

http://www.lacolumna.org.uk/

You're best googling particular troop types and seeing what are thrown up under the images, you'll often find that someone has lifted various illustrations from the few books available.

José Maria Bueno, "Uniformes Militares de la Guerra Civil Espanola" is the seminal, if somewhat crudely illutrated, one stop book. The text is in Spanish but it isn't a major obstacle. The few Osprey books used his drawings to base their illustrations on.

The militias were un-uniformed and wore everyday work dress, within which the ubiquitous blue 'mono' would be heavily represented. White shirts were the most common colour of the time. White canvas alpargartas or sandals would be common in the warmer months too. Scarves and headwear were predominantly red for communists and socialists, or split red/black for anarchists.

Obviously there's a bit more to it than the brief outline above....  ;)   

If you have specific queries, the Interwar Board is probably the best place to ask them.

One excellent site if you know little about the conflict is this one;

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WARspain.htm

THE CID:
Thanks Jim thats great, very helpful.  THE CID.

The Gray Ghost:
What color were Nationalist tanks painted?

Doc Twilight:
Any of a variety of colors. I have seen Light Grey, Dark Grey, Dark Green, and Brown, to name but a few. German tanks tended to be grey or green, Italian tanks were almost always green, and some had disruptive splotches of mustard and red oxide; the Spanish crewed vehicles could be painted in the colors they arrived in, with Spanish markings, but a few had unique color schemes.

-Doc

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