"Soviet Hips and Hinds in Afghanistan" Topic
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| alan L | 06 Aug 2011 7:22 a.m. PST |
I have some 1:300 scale Hips and Hinds to paint for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. What Vallejo codes would be best suited? |
| Mehoy Nehoy | 07 Aug 2011 7:08 a.m. PST |
No idea. Have you tried looking at a colour photograph of a Hip or Hind and comparing it to a Vallejo colour chart? |
| Rod Langway | 07 Aug 2011 9:33 a.m. PST |
For my Soviet helos in 15mm and 1/600 I tend to use Iraqi Sand as the base color, then whatever brown and/or green that looks good. |
| alan L | 07 Aug 2011 9:34 a.m. PST |
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| Rod Langway | 07 Aug 2011 12:03 p.m. PST |
Not a problem, the browns and greens were not uniform on the helos so you can get away with different shades and patterns. Just for example one color scheme I use is Intermediate Green darkened just a bit, then Flat Earth for the brown, hit it with a light brown wash and light drybrushing and weathering as needed. The Iraqi Sand base is usually my one constant though, including on Soviet ground attack aircraft like the Su-25 and MiG-27. |
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