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US Army painting guide from 1990	6	26 Dec 2021 10:16 p.m. PST
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Modern US infantry colors?	5	13 Sep 2021 10:52 p.m. PST
Vallejo Colors for 1970s-80s US Infantry	7	13 Sep 2021 10:48 p.m. PST
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Speed painting modern british infantry	5	19 Aug 2021 6:23 a.m. PST
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Empress Minis: Taliban Weapons	3	29 Jun 2021 7:08 p.m. PST
best Taliban pics for painting "typical" fighters?	3	27 Jun 2021 8:42 a.m. PST
Resources OEF USA v. Taliban forces	4	26 Jun 2021 11:53 a.m. PST
Figs and resources for Congo Crisis	10	25 Jun 2021 3:39 p.m. PST
24th Mechanized Infantry	5	13 Jun 2021 5:36 a.m. PST
New digital camo for British Armour	20	02 May 2021 8:28 a.m. PST
Troopwo Desegregates The Modern US Army	8	28 Apr 2021 9:27 a.m. PST
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Painting AUSCAM	5	23 Apr 2021 9:18 a.m. PST
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Post-war British Army Green Paint	4	08 Feb 2021 1:20 p.m. PST
USN camouflage for vessels 1953	3	04 Feb 2021 3:28 p.m. PST
Mexican Policia	7	01 Feb 2021 8:18 p.m. PST
Hataka SADF & SAAF Acrylic Paints	6	16 Dec 2020 6:30 a.m. PST
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28mm US Army in ACU Digital Camo	8	02 Oct 2020 6:40 a.m. PST
IDF & Egyptian '63 War Spray Paint	6	02 Oct 2020 6:39 a.m. PST
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Painting M48 Patton	6	22 May 2020 10:22 p.m. PST
Base paint scheme for 2DB GM 1945-46	10	16 May 2020 6:11 a.m. PST
Norwegian M48A2 colour	4	14 May 2020 11:10 p.m. PST
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1/285 or 300 scale Falklands decals	4	16 Apr 2020 9:13 a.m. PST
Command tank antenna	6	29 Mar 2020 8:14 a.m. PST
Build and Painting Guide M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams US	4	28 Mar 2020 12:24 p.m. PST
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Modern Infantry Battledress - compared	18	21 Feb 2020 5:12 p.m. PST
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East German Uniforms	8	16 Jan 2020 12:02 p.m. PST
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Winter camo fatigues	3	15 Oct 2019 1:37 p.m. PST
Russians in Afghanistan: green or brown uniforms	19	14 Oct 2019 12:27 p.m. PST
Contemporary Turkish Vehicle Camouflage	4	13 Oct 2019 6:58 a.m. PST
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Uniform of VDV in Afghanistan	13	16 Jul 2019 10:08 a.m. PST
Rhodesian vehicle camo	5	05 Jul 2019 4:11 a.m. PST
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Syrian tank decals 1/72	5	27 Jan 2019 7:30 p.m. PST
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