Hi all,

Just starting out with Vallejo paint.Searching the web I find different paint numbers for US army troops during the Vietnam war.
So any advice from you guys will be very helpfull.

Marcel

Hello Marcel,

I primarily do Vietnam figures but I use mostly Reaper paints rather than Vallejo although I do use some of their colors from time to time. My latest diorama, "Leave that snake alone and let's go!" is in the diorama section. Take a look at those figures and see if those are the colors you would like to use. Since I have all of the uniforms and individual equipment shown in my works the colors get matched to the actual item.

If you like these colors let me know and I will let you know what colors I use and mix together. I think I have listed them on a thread here before.

Cheers
James

hello Marcel,
this is a rough guide I use for my figures VL=Vallejo HU=Humbrol, XF=Tamiya
VIET NAM US
OD fatigues VL893,924,893,890+VL891(1:2)/+VL884(1:2)/+VL886 (1:3)
Filters HU102/HU105/HU86/HU155/HU150
LEAF PATTERN
Base VL891+VL883/HU120&HU34/
leafs VL890/VL924/HU114/HU116/VL893/
branches VL846H/U186/HU113/
Filters HU102/HU105/HU144/HU86/HU155/
US ERDL
Green VL890+lite/VL888+lite/VL924/VL887/
Brown VL984/VL917/VL983/VL873/HU98/HU170/VL871/
Lime VL891+882+971/HU120/
Tan VL874/VL976/HU84/
Black VL950/VL866/HU33
Filtres HU102/HU105 HU186/HU29
TIGER STRIPE
Base VL882(Gold pat)/VL924+VL882/VL887/VL884+VL891/
Beige Khaki VL988/VL821/
Black VL950/HU33/XF1/
filters tan
JEANS VL962+VL992/VL816+VL883/HU25+HU112+HU87 (1+1+2)/
UDT FLOAT VEST VL866/HU112/HU33/HU32/
PATAUGA/BATA VL950+VL866/VL890+VL950/HU84/HU102/HU155/HU33/
JUNGLE BOOTS VL924&VL950/VL924&VL994/VL882&VL950/HU155&HU33/
FLIGHT SUIT (KB1) VL830/VL866/VL975+CLAIR/XF65/HU111/HU86/
SURVIVAL VEST (SRU21P) VL975+VL883/HU30/149/
NOMEX GLOVES (FRSXX) VL830+883&VL991/HU86/102+HU140/HU92/
FLYER’S JACKET VL893+VL883/VL830+VL883/HU111/HU66/HU170/HU98/
PONCHO VL894/VL890/HU116/HU75/
LBE (Mod56) VL893/VL924/VL988/VL830
Filters HU102/HU105/HU144/HU86/HU155/
K BAR VL879/VL846/VL983/VL984/HU62/HU98/33 HU acier poli/
GRENADE VL893/XF62/HU114/HU116
GUNS AR/LMG VL BLK PRIMER VL950&gunmetal/HU acier poli/HU53+33/
M14 M79 AK RPD HU53/HU polished steel/HU160/HU186/HU62+DB VL819+db Bnt Sienna/Sienna/

hope this helps
Please don't hesitate to comment
Cheers

Thanks guys,

Going to try this