| HistoryPhD | 16 May 2012 5:48 p.m. PST |
Ive recently been bitten by the Vietnam bug and I need a bit of advice. I have no problem painting US/Free World vehicles, but I'm fuzzy on colors for the large number of soft skins and the few armored vehicles the NVA used during the war. Can anyone provide a short and sweet, hopefully Vallejo-linked painting guide? Thanks!! |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 16 May 2012 8:12 p.m. PST |
Everything I have seen points to "soviet green", which is a deep dark green. Not sure about Vallejo, maybe Russian green. It also depends on the scale too.. |
| HistoryPhD | 16 May 2012 8:21 p.m. PST |
Oh, yes. Should've said. 1/285 |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 16 May 2012 8:34 p.m. PST |
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| Garand | 16 May 2012 8:46 p.m. PST |
When I was painting T-62s in 6mm for my "cold war goes hot 1975" project, I airbrushed them all in Testors Acryl Russian Green. It doesn't look like the NVA repainted their equipment much, if at all… Damon. |
| Kaoschallenged | 16 May 2012 8:49 p.m. PST |
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| Kaoschallenged | 16 May 2012 10:44 p.m. PST |
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| Skarper | 16 May 2012 11:39 p.m. PST |
Yep – dark green like the Soviets. But if you paint them really dark you won't be able to see them well. So go with a colour that is quite a bit brighter. |
| Martin Rapier | 17 May 2012 2:22 a.m. PST |
You can't go wrong with green. Highlight with base green mixed with yellow as Sov green tends to fade to a grotty patchy yellowish colour. |
| Skarper | 17 May 2012 2:41 a.m. PST |
Vietnam is dusty too. It's not all the red dust you sometimes see – a yellowy dust is common too. |
| HistoryPhD | 17 May 2012 4:12 a.m. PST |
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| Kaoschallenged | 17 May 2012 4:12 p.m. PST |
Welcome HistoryPhD. Robert |
| Kaoschallenged | 17 May 2012 4:13 p.m. PST |
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| Kaoschallenged | 17 May 2012 4:33 p.m. PST |
Looks like Dark Green perhaps faded with dust on it. Robert |
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