"VJ Model Colors for late Soviet/Russian infantry & armor?" Topic
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| nvdoyle | 16 Sep 2018 7:08 a.m. PST |
Anyone have a list handy of Vallejo Model Color paints for Soviet/Russian infantry, gear, and armor of late Cold War/early 'Ultramodern'? Also, what colors to use for their UM heavy body armor troops? I'm working on a 28mm sci-fi project, and want a color scheme that immediately identifies them as Soviet/Russian. |
| Martin Rapier | 16 Sep 2018 8:20 a.m. PST |
Russian vehicles were green, same as WW2. Russian uniforms were brown(ish), same as WW2. I use VJ Russian Green 894 lightened with a big dollop of ochre (as it fades to an attractive vomit green colour) for vehicles and VJ English Uniform aka Khaki for the uniforms. Russian green for the helmets. |
mysteron  | 18 Sep 2018 2:17 a.m. PST |
I agree about the Russian Green. Its one of those colours that doesn't scale down very well and is IMO too dark to use as is. |
| Thresher01 | 18 Sep 2018 10:27 p.m. PST |
For armor, a bluish green seems best to me, though some are/were clearly olive green too, among other colors. Soviet paint color quality isn't what you might expect, and even during the Cold War there was a lot of leeway, as has been shown in various pics here on TMP. I even seem to recall some of the WWII vehicles being olive drabish, and/or brown, too. So, pick one, or a few colors that you may have, and go with that. Easy to drybrush with a little sand, or beige color, to lighten the overall effect, if you find it too dark. |
| williamb | 05 Oct 2018 2:43 p.m. PST |
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| ScoutJock | 04 Feb 2019 4:52 p.m. PST |
Depend on how late and hypothetical you want to get: [URL=https://imageshack.com/i/poLbZIj1j]
[/URL] Pale sand, light brown and black red. My interpretation of a Russian expo scheme. |
| Sgt RV | 10 Feb 2019 4:52 p.m. PST |
Willamb hit the nail on the head any thing sort of close is fine. Quality control not a strong suit for USSR……… |
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