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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => 20th Century => Topic started by: Le Manchou on 28 May 2013, 12:04:15 PM

Title: colors for modern French, soviet and Americans
Post by: Le Manchou on 28 May 2013, 12:04:15 PM
Hi, I recently bought 10mm modern french, soviet and american infantry and wonder which colors to use to paint them, any tips?
Title: Re: colors for modern French, soviet and Americans
Post by: ronan on 28 May 2013, 04:17:37 PM
hello
I used this for my modern French ( not 10mm.. I didn't know..  :-[    )
Humbrol 102
Humbrol 113
and 26.

from an an old game :
(http://smolensk.homelinux.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AA-SnC-FR-plaza-400px.jpg)
( from http://smolensk.homelinux.org/?p=72 (http://smolensk.homelinux.org/?p=72) )

For the US I  used Humbrol 121, 110, 118.  I'm not sure they are the exact colors, but they looked good on the table.
http://smolensk.homelinux.org/?p=274 (http://smolensk.homelinux.org/?p=274)
Title: Re: colors for modern French, soviet and Americans
Post by: Le Manchou on 28 May 2013, 05:06:42 PM
Thanks, Ronan, I always use acrylic but if I don't have a choice I will go for Humbrol
Title: Re: colors for modern French, soviet and Americans
Post by: ronan on 28 May 2013, 05:22:08 PM
you're welcome Le Manchou

I'm sure you can find these colors in acrylics. ( for example here : http://modelisme.bernard.free.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=11 (http://modelisme.bernard.free.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=11) )

edit : I prefer this link  http://www.planete-auto.fr/english/tamiya-color-chart.asp (http://www.planete-auto.fr/english/tamiya-color-chart.asp) )