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Scored a "vintage" 1978 Skytrain on EBay for $22.50 with $7.95 shipping. I thought that was a good deal. Still trying to get back in the flow with modeling after sitting out for over 30 years, and being back at it spordically over the past 2 years. Anyway,the paint list is pretty generic: black, tan, red, brown, gray, silver, yellow, olive drab, and dark green.
I'm looking for suggestions for comparable colors. I have a butt load of Tamiya paints that I want to be able to match up with the above. Any suggestions/help you guys can pass on would be greatly appreciated.
Try this...
http://www.paint4models.com/index.html
Other people will give you their charts so hang in there!
Len Pytlewski
I would have to aggree with troublemaker. I have been in the same position before and that website he posted helped a tone!!!
I use Tamiya's Color Spray AS paints for aircraft. In this case, I would use AS-6 Olive Drab over AS-7 Neutral Gray. These colors serve as starting points, because I weather over them. For other colors, such as for painting details, some of which I will brush on, I will use Tamiya, Model Master, Testor's enamels, and even craft store acrylics, like the Americana paints sold at Michael's or AC Moore. You can match on FS numbers and color chips, but you may also find that you'll eyeball, based on any references that you can find.
Hope that helps!
Best regards,
Brad
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MM Dark Green and MM Tan camouflage over MM Camouflage Grey with B&W Invasion Stripes and US Army markings & serials... Makes it an RAF Dakota pulled back into USAAF service for D-Day (or Market-Garden) and an interesting paint scheme, moreso than the standard Army OD/NG...
Thanks for the replies guys! I'll print your suggestions and place them in the kit box. Once I'm confident enough that my skills have progressed to the level of such a large undertaking I'll give it a go, and post photos.
That kit has great figgies! Hammer, what would you paint them?
The Paratroopers can be done in mid or late war uniforms. For mid- war Tamiya's Khaki works great for the M1942 jump suits. For late war (Market Garden, Varsity) an Olive Green such as Humbrol's Light Olive or Army Green works for the M-1943 uniform. Olive drab steel pots, Olive Drab canvas main and reserve chutes and harness, and khaki canvas musette bags and griswold container (weapon's scabbard), web gear, and 1st aid kit on the helmets. Brown jump boots. OD knife scabbard with leather handle. Yellow Mae West if worn (overwater transport flights on all drops except Varsity)
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bondoman That kit has great figgies! Hammer, what would you paint them?
Stik covered it pretty well... Only suggestion I have is that if you balk at painting the faces on figures that small, don't sweat it on the paratroopers... Just add some powdered charcoal to their faces for the burnt cork camouflage they applied to their faces for night-jumps...
Shep Paine did an outstanding "D-Day" diorama with that kit back when it was first released i the 70's.. Here's a couple of the paratroops after he modified the poses and added a few details, like the epoxt first-aid cases on the helmets... You can get additional weapons from Tamiya's 1/48th US Infantry figure set...
One thing of note is the Mae West life jacket... Note that they're pretty grimy here.. That's because the troopers made numerous practice jumps prior to the Normandy invasion, and they'd get pretty grimy after a few jumps... I painted mine flat insignia yellow, then hit them with the powdered charcoal after it dried...
(Figures by Shepard Paine-Mongram photos)
Washes made using browns, or burnt umber, are very useful on 1/48-scale figures, too. They can help make facial details pop on Monogram's figures, and help give some definition to other details on the figure.
Yes the washes really make those Mongram figgies come alive. Here are some before and after on a few I am working on....
Before:
After wash (I still need to do the wash and highlights on the flesh areas)
You will want to decide whether you want a new or older bird. Olive drab during WW1 and 2 had the nasty habit of turning brown and the insignia blue grayed with age, which didn't take long. This is what started the saying, "Green Pilot".
Used both washes and pastels on this guy...
I'm use to seeing WW2 planes on black and white films. Maybe I'll paint them that way sos we can argue 'bout what shades of gray they should be.
fred jack I'm use to seeing WW2 planes on black and white films. Maybe I'll paint them that way sos we can argue 'bout what shades of gray they should be.
Thanks for the poop, army guys. Nice pics Stik.
If colour existed, Maybe we have it all wrong. My guess would be purple on top and maybe pink or yellow on the bottom.
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