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  • Member since
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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, July 9, 2007 1:34 PM

Here's a link to a website to WWII US Army modeling. LOTS of good info here!

http://www.usarmymodels.com/

I'm looking forward to seeing your work here.

 

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Posted by ww2modeler on Sunday, July 8, 2007 7:42 PM

Thanks for the help, I'll post some pics soon.

David

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, July 6, 2007 3:50 PM
The standard pants worn in ETO by US Infantry through most of WWII were made from Olive Drab wool. This tended to be of a brownish OD shade. Field Drab is a good start point and vary it from there. Jackets were of two models: the M-1941 (short length with two slash pockets)which started life in a khaki olive color and faded from there; and the M-1943 (longer length with two chest bellows pockets and two waist pockets) which started issue in 1944 and was an olive green in color when new.

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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  • From: United States
Posted by ww2modeler on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 9:18 PM

Oops, Sorry about that, US infantry ,WW2, Europe '44-'45.

Sorry,

David

On the bench:

1/35 Tamiya M26 Pershing-0%

1/144 Minicraft P-38J Lightning-50%

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  • From: LaValle, Wisconsin
Posted by Hermesminiatures on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 5:35 PM
Well, before anyone can give you answers, it might be good to mention what nationality the figures are...

Jonathan

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WW2 figures
Posted by ww2modeler on Monday, July 2, 2007 2:34 PM

Hi all, I got a figure set from Tamiya with some extra Dragon parts. I have some questions. One of the figures that is walking is wearing a jacket.. What color would the jacket be and the pants. I was thinking a mix of Khaki and a little bit of buff to paint the jacket and for the pants OLive Green with a bit of Olive Drab. Also, some of the other figures are wearing the standard two piece uniform. Would these be the same color or were they different.

And another thing, How do you change heads on figures when the Tamiya ones are molded on?

And to make figures look like they haven't shaven, how to you replicate this, stippling a brush with a little bit of paint in the areas you want or somehing else. And, wouldn,t the most weathered places on a uniform be around the bottom legs, knees, and elbow. And, do you replicate fading by adding white and grey to the base coat. And finally, when painting figures, you don't apply the paint staraight but don't you apply the shading and then paint over with thinned ayers until you get the desired affect or do you do something else.

I know, its alot but I'm hoping to make these look good.

THanks,

David

On the bench:

1/35 Tamiya M26 Pershing-0%

1/144 Minicraft P-38J Lightning-50%

Numerous 1/35 scale figures in various stages if completion.

 

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