"Question about WW2 Russian uniform colors." Topic

I am going to painting up some 28mm Russian troops, and I was wondering what color to use for the padded/quilted russian uniforms? I already have the Vallejo russian paint set, but I was thinking that Vallejo Russian Uniform would be a more appropriate color for those uniforms. Or are they the same color as the "regular" Russian uniforms? Thanks for the help!

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My son the Russian Infantry Painter -- par excellance -- paints em this way.

Spray paint with black primer (sandable automotive primer).

Then kind of dry brushes / highlights with Vallejo Off White. This is kind of hard to describe as he isn't exactly dry brushing here but hitting the high points of the figure.

Then he mixes Vallejo Khaki with off White. At about a 3:1 to 3:2 ratio and slap dashes the entire figure. This is way lighter than the color you want but . . . wait.

Next he paints the flesh areas with a Vallejo flesh tone mixed with off white -- about 3:1 ratio.

He will also paint any hair around this time in a lighter red – brown color.

Then he hits the entire figure with a brown ink wash. It looks to me like about 1 part ink to 3 parts water (he's not too precise here but mixes water and ink to get the desired effect). This is enough for the ink to settle and darken recessed areas on the face and in between the fingers. The ink wash also darkens the Khaki and sinks into the recesses to bring out the quilting.

At this point you are on your own painting up the equipment and such.

At the end of things he will dry brush / highlight with a lighter flesh tone over the face and hands.

Like wise he will highlight the Khaki covered areas to suit his fancy.

Takes him less than a week to knock out 100+ Russian Infantry for his "hordes". I sure can't paint them this fast but . . . (yeah I know more excuses huh?).

Hope this helps.

mjc

Hard to say exactly. I like my soviets khaki, so i use Vallejo's Khaki Grey. If you prefer green uniforms, then use it. Keep in mind that uniforms faded, there were a gazillion different factories making uniforms with zounds of different fabrics, which were not very good to start with! anything goes.

Thanks for the picture, Warm acre, that's what I was thinking of, color-wise. Now, on another note I forgot to originally post, what is an appropriate color for the fur caps some of them are wearing? Brown, gray, brown with gray drybrushing? Any other color picture references are great. Thanks!

Try googling soviet uniforms ww2

jeff

I randomly mix shades of brown for different batches. Creates the variation of shades you got from different manufactures, weathering etc

The other factor is which region's mud are you trying to depict?

I do love painting WWII, it's quick and very hard to get it 'wrong'!

"what is an appropriate color for the fur caps some of them are wearing? Brown, gray, brown with gray drybrushing?"

The Russian TV series "The Cadets", which looks to be fairly authentic, shows the fur caps mostly in dark blue-gray, but also some brown and a variety of shades. I recommend this series (available in the U.S. from Netflix) for its views of mundane life away from the front in '42. Some scenes of the cadets drilling with 82mm mortars, being trucked around, etc. Simplistic plot, but still worth watching for the historical angle.