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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Topic started by: marie on 02 February 2014, 11:53:56 AM

Title: Pet Paint hates
Post by: marie on 02 February 2014, 11:53:56 AM
Well guys I have a bunch of 15mm Russian SYW to paint but the green uniform is doing my head in,
any body else having problems like this.....
Title: Re: Pet Paint hates
Post by: FierceKitty on 02 February 2014, 01:26:03 PM
Your other problem is that they didn't actually wear the green coat to fight in; they stripped down to a scarlet jacket.
Title: Re: Pet Paint hates
Post by: GordonY on 02 February 2014, 02:04:55 PM
 having just finished the last of a 15mm 72pt HoTT Orc & Goblin army I can feel your pain as far as the colour green goes, I never get as depressed painting other colours, maybe its just something about green.
Title: Re: Pet Paint hates
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 February 2014, 02:57:36 PM
Vallejo British Uniform Khaki. Absorbs my brown ink, then highlights are khaki. Sick of it, just completing 200 plus brown figures...
I-)
Title: Re: Pet Paint hates
Post by: Techno on 02 February 2014, 08:07:42 PM
Quote from: marie on 02 February 2014, 11:53:56 AM
Well guys I have a bunch of 15mm Russian SYW to paint but the green uniform is doing my head in,
any body else having problems like this.....

Yes....I get fed up with looking at green putty all the time !  ;) :P
Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: Pet Paint hates
Post by: marie on 02 February 2014, 10:04:15 PM
Thanks, then I will paint half in red that should ease the pain......
Title: Re: Pet Paint hates
Post by: Luddite on 02 February 2014, 10:11:12 PM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 02 February 2014, 01:26:03 PM
Your other problem is that they didn't actually wear the green coat to fight in; they stripped down to a scarlet jacket.

Only during summer.  On summer campaigns the green coats were left with the baggage, and each man issued with a cornflower blue cape to deal with summer rain.  This was also worn in winter over the green coat to cope with the worst weather.
Title: Re: Pet Paint hates
Post by: marie on 03 February 2014, 06:25:01 PM
thanks Luddite,
i deffo not  going to add capes.....