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Lifecolor US Airborne Uniform
youpey
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Posted: Monday, December 15, 2008 - 03:05 AM UTC
is the lifecolor US olive drab kit the correct uniform
it looks like the last one, the faded drab 2 is the correct one
http://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?products_id=2980
Pavlovsdog
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Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:14 PM UTC

I am not sure this Olive Drab seletion ias the best option for US Paratroopers Uniform , since they were more of a Khaki colour have a look at the following article on the renactors website It may be of some use, I tend to lighten the uniform colour silghty to take account of the scale.

http://www.atthefront.com/khaki.htm

Some examples of a khaki/ light US green mix I used from the Valejo range , (figures are unfinished)







Hope this helps

jerry

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Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:28 PM UTC
My one critique of LifeColor paints is the shades and labels they use with them. You do have to do research and potentially mix a bit more to get just what you're looking for.
As far as 'if' this is one of those I'll leave that to uniform experts.
Here are some review of thier products
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Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 01:37 AM UTC

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I am not sure this Olive Drab seletion ias the best option for US Paratroopers Uniform , since they were more of a Khaki colour have a look at the following article on the renactors website It may be of some use, I tend to lighten the uniform colour silghty to take account of the scale.

http://www.atthefront.com/khaki.htm

Some examples of a khaki/ light US green mix I used from the Valejo range , (figures are unfinished)
Hope this helps

jerry



what colors and ratios do you use for the color of the uniform in the first picture. that is the exact color i was looking for
Pavlovsdog
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Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 02:40 AM UTC
Mike ,

I undercoated the figure matt black and painted a mix of khaki & US light green as the base and then I deepened shadows and lightened highlights.

Before I started I printed out some Images from the web mentioned above and played arround with mixes until I was happy with a match.

Hope this helps

Jerry
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