"What Vallejo color for D-Day LCVPs?" Topic

I'm getting ready to paint up some LCVPs for D-Day, and wondered exactly what paints to get? Double check me here:

Poking around a bit, I'm guessing most models are painted as USN color 5-H Haze Grey? This ( PDF link ) gives a Vallejo equivalent of 870 Medium Sea Grey ( link ) which looks close to me, but maybe a little dark.

What do you guys think?

Here is a color:

Vallejo's model colour nr. 903 Azul Americano or Intermidiate Blue

and here is a picture with the color used(scroll down the page):

link

Wal-Mart $.99 USD spray paint Equipment Gray Primer.
I sprayed this over Wal-Mart $.99 USD Flat Black.

How many bottles of Vallejo do you think it will take to cover 6 LCVPs?

I am very much a cheap proponent of the "Looks good enough to me, and besides, paint fades in the salt spray, wind and sun" school.

I am also a cheap proponent of the Gaming Models $6 USD landing craft.

How many bottles of Vallejo do you think it will take to cover 6 LCVPs?

One if the are 6mm. One and a half to two if 15mm. I have never tried so I really don't know. I know that with but three drops I can paint up a T34.

"I am also a cheap proponent of the Gaming Models $6 USD USD landing craft."

For half the price of one of those, you can get a pack of a hundred 5" x 8" index cards. Take one, cut four slits with an X-acto, fold up the sides, stick with four dots of glue, and you have a perfectly good landing craft stand-in for a couple of cents.

You need to get better at this frugal gaming thing, John.

Allen

I also have Paper Terrain's models.
Pretty nice, and pretty cheap.

I have painted the vast majority of my models in craft paints, so I'm no stranger to your mindset, OFM. That's just not what I'm going for with these.