101 airborne division WWII
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Rafa: What type of paint are you using?
Colin
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Hey Rafael,
Is the image the figure you painted or are planning to paint?
Either way its a very nice job
As for the color of the uniform, either the tan or olive drab is fine.
The 101st Airborne wore both during their jumps into occupied France.
So the colors are up to your discretion.
King Tiger
Is the image the figure you painted or are planning to paint?
Either way its a very nice job
As for the color of the uniform, either the tan or olive drab is fine.
The 101st Airborne wore both during their jumps into occupied France.
So the colors are up to your discretion.
King Tiger
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Sorry, but olive drab was NOT the color they wore during Operation Overlord. In fact, the OD green M43 uniforms were issued right after getting back from Normandy, just in time for Operation Market-Garden.
I've got some mixes (using oils) for khaki/tan - as well as others - over at the following link: http://members.cox.net/PaletteMain.html
Hope this helps,
I've got some mixes (using oils) for khaki/tan - as well as others - over at the following link: http://members.cox.net/PaletteMain.html
Hope this helps,
Hi Rafa
Be careful, the uniform the figure you show is wearing the Jumpsuit worn for the drop into France. It is a tan colour that was 'rigger modified' with the addition of re-inforcements at elbow/knees etc from available material, hence the OD coloured patches. As far as I know that uniform was never produced in olive drab.
Just a Pete said, the OD uniform was the M43 uniform issued to all troops prior to Market Garden, again with rigger modified trousers.
Later in the war, some guys were still wearing the original jumpsuit, but not many. OD was the norm.
Robin. Tan was the right choice
. I've got that para I got from Gary, waiting to convert to carry a Thompson SMG!
Rob
Be careful, the uniform the figure you show is wearing the Jumpsuit worn for the drop into France. It is a tan colour that was 'rigger modified' with the addition of re-inforcements at elbow/knees etc from available material, hence the OD coloured patches. As far as I know that uniform was never produced in olive drab.
Just a Pete said, the OD uniform was the M43 uniform issued to all troops prior to Market Garden, again with rigger modified trousers.
Later in the war, some guys were still wearing the original jumpsuit, but not many. OD was the norm.
Robin. Tan was the right choice
. I've got that para I got from Gary, waiting to convert to carry a Thompson SMG!Rob
Hi everybody,
Thanks a lot for all the comments about the PARA colors. The photo represents the KIT photo (NEMROD figure). I will try to paint the figure very similar mode (I will try to do the best).
About the kind of colors: I use Vallejo waterbased acrylics. The reference called "tan" in this case appears in two cases: "Tan Yellow 912" and "USA-Tan-Earth 874). I think the more similar is the yellow one. Any comment?
thanks again
Rafa
Thanks a lot for all the comments about the PARA colors. The photo represents the KIT photo (NEMROD figure). I will try to paint the figure very similar mode (I will try to do the best).
About the kind of colors: I use Vallejo waterbased acrylics. The reference called "tan" in this case appears in two cases: "Tan Yellow 912" and "USA-Tan-Earth 874). I think the more similar is the yellow one. Any comment?
thanks again
Rafa
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