"Wilson's Miniatures Paints 15mm WWII Soviet Officers" Topic

Nice work. Russian uniform always confuses me. Khaki brown or green? What was most common?

If I recall correctly, officially it was a khaki-green. They pretty much used whatever was available though, meaning that tan, green, or possibly even gray (in a pinch)would work. They also used both British and American wool, so troops in those colors would work too.

"Khaki brown or green? What was most common?"

Both, one was a summer weight cotton uniform (khaki) and the other was winter weight woollen uniform(green)

First hand accounts I have read refered to russian soldiers wearing yellow. I think this refers to washed out cloything that faded to a yellow green or yellow brown.

I think the summer uniform was particularly prone to this. German uniforms had the same problem of course, IIRC Guy Sajer referred to his uniform as fading to a 'piss yellow'. Now, there is a colour you don't see GW do;-)

Differences in Red Army uniforms run from a dark green to a light tan. Some of this has to do with the wide sources of cloth used to make uniforms in the first two years of the war. Typically the winter weight wool uniforms would be a darker olive green than teh summer weight cotton.
Also, the summer uniforms too one a yellowish colour from the dust and dirt of the campaigns. Washing these were limited and most commonly done in mass, with harsh soaps. The dingy water made things a uniform tan.
You can easily paint figures with various tones of khaki tops and bottoms as well.