"us brown pants?" Topic
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| john lacour | 19 Jun 2014 3:22 p.m. PST |
i have a hugh paint collection. many are the ac moore craft paints.
what "cheapo" craft paint should i use for 15mm us paints? thanks. |
| Zeelow | 19 Jun 2014 5:29 p.m. PST |
Try olive drab or olive green and mix with orange as a place to start. |
nnascati  | 19 Jun 2014 6:21 p.m. PST |
John,
Try using "My Studio" Chocolate Brown as the base, then wash it with olive drab. Use "My Studio" tan for the jackets, washed with the Chocolate Brown. Nick |
| john lacour | 19 Jun 2014 6:26 p.m. PST |
nothing right out of the bottle? |
| nnascati | 19 Jun 2014 6:47 p.m. PST |
John,
Mine are right out of the bottle. But I always wash and drybrush on top of base coat. |
| pigasuspig | 19 Jun 2014 11:00 p.m. PST |
It may help that "olive" colors are just black and yellow. So unlike dark greens (curse you, German helmets!), olives are pretty easy to mix reliably. |
ScottWashburn  | 20 Jun 2014 7:19 a.m. PST |
Keep in mind that there were several different issues of uniforms worn by US soldiers during the war. Some were much more green than others. The "brown" pants were the wool ones and were usually referred to as 'mustard' in color and even they had a bit of green in them. I'd suggest checking out some reeanctment websites and reenactlment suppliers to get a better idea of the colors. |
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