American Air Cav

[Dave Fairlamb]

Hi all, have just got some of the American Nam stuff for a new Air Cav army I'm working on, (Huey's and infantry) and was wondering what colour to paint them. Can any one suggest some authentic looking colours for infantry and choppers?

[nikharwood]

Here you go Dave - this is how I painted mine [references are Vallejo Game Color / Citadel]:



Vehicles:

Basecoat:
Cayman Green + Black 60:40 => Cayman Green => Cayman Green + Bleached Bone 60:40

Stowage:
Charred Brown => Bestial Brown => Cobra Leather
Earth => Earth + Khaki 50:50

Tracks / Tyres:
Black => Cold Grey

Windscreens:
Black => Black + Cold Grey 75:25 => Black + Cold Grey 50:50

Helicoptor rotors:
Black => Black + Cold Grey 75:25

Infantry:
Charred Brown overbrush

Flesh:
Dark Fleshtone => Dwarf Flesh [some with no highlight for African-Americans]

Base uniform:
Cayman Green => Cayman Green + White 70:30

Helmet:
Yellow Olive => Yellow Olive + Desert Yellow 60:40 => + Bleached Bone 60:40

Webbing:
Yellow Olive => Yellow Olive + White: 50:50

Weapons:
Black => Cold Grey

Magic Wash everything, fast re-highlight & then spray matt varnish 







More here: http://nikharwood.pbworks.com/w/page/7825446/CWC-US-Airborne-battlegroup

Hope that helps 

[alnewhaven]

welcome to the Nam!!

Remember, I use Coat Darms Olive drab on both uniforms and vehicles, then black wash followed by drybrush light grey. I find this picks out the webbinng enough for my taste. 

Bear in mind that the colours in the field changed, Ive seen pics of Hueys ranging from green to almost a  brown shade.  Uniforms get stained, fade so theres no right shade IMO.
Some of mine


The Cav by Alnewhaven, on Flickr


US Overview3 by Alnewhaven, on Flickr

[Dave Fairlamb]

thanks alnewhaven and nikharwood. I though they would be a Green sort of colour (nam-o-flage). well off to the shop to buy paints. thanks again guys.

[Leon]

thanks alnewhaven and nikharwood. I though they would be a Green sort of colour (nam-o-flage). well off to the shop to buy paints. thanks again guys.

 

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Vallejo-Paints-c27/

[alnewhaven]

and for how the real thing looked

Just realised it was filmed Easter 40 years ago....spooky!!