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Vallejo Russian Green Question

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Vallejo Russian Green Question
Posted by Brian D. on Sunday, July 10, 2011 7:26 PM

Hi,

Am wondering if anyone out there uses Vallejo Model Air Russian Green for their Rusian armor?  If so, do you lighten and if you do with what color?

Thanks,

Brian

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Perth, Western Australia
Posted by madmike on Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:24 PM

I use Vallejo Russian Green exclusively for my braille scale Russian AFV builds.

To lighten I use a drop of yellow ochre to the base colur and fade out panels. Progressive fading is achieved by adding a little more yellow ochre.

Once a brown filter is added, plus dot filters and pin washes (all oils), the colours darken and look quite effective.

The Trumpeter 1:72 KV-1's and UM BA-6 are a good example of what I am saying.





and Dragon's T34-76 model 1940, taken with my new camera gives a better example.

I hope that helps answer your question.

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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    August 2006
Posted by Brian D. on Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:01 PM

Yes, that does answer my question.  Do you use the Model Color or Model Air Russian Green.  I also noticed it goes on with a satin finish when you airbrush it.  Do you use a spray a flat clear to flatten the finish?

Thanks,

Brian

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Perth, Western Australia
Posted by madmike on Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:27 PM

I use model colour in the main, mostly brush painted.

Vallejo out of the bottle does have a slight satin finish, but I find after I finish weathering the finish dulls down further. I do not clear coat at all.

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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