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AFV Painting & Weathering
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IS Army Boot Colour
AlanL
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Posted: Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 08:49 PM UTC
Greetings all,

I'm just trying to breath some life into a couple of old Tamiya US Inf I have.

What's the best combination (Tamiya Paints) for US Army boots? Were they a light brown or a dark brown??? Were some black?

Same detail for US Army Shirts, were they OD or an off brown colour?

All the figs have the bomber style jackets and red/brown trousers.

Cheers

Al
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Posted: Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 09:18 PM UTC
During WWII, US boots were all brown. Depending on how new or worn they were, the color varied from a brightish chestnut red-brown to a dark, dirt brown, to a worn out gray-brown. Same for the t-shirts. They were issued in fresh OD green, but got dirty, worn and faded with use. The color varied greatly. Hope that helps.
AlanL
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Posted: Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 10:04 PM UTC
Hi Gino,

That's great, thanks.

Al
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