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USMC Painting Guide
Hello ladies and gents! Tobu here to run you through my recipe for painting US Marines. The scheme Ive
been using is from later in the war, featuring the camo helmet cover. All paints used are Vallejo unless otherwise
indicated. Hope you enjoy!
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rlme Lhe model wlLh uS Cllve urab 73608. l use an alrbrush for Lhe prlmlng and for Lhe nexL sLage. lf you don'L have an
alrbrush, plck up a can of uS Cllve Creen prlmer from one of Lhe varlous oLher producers.
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Base Colours
Paint the fatigues with Gunship Green (Model Air 71014 if youve got an airbrush, or Model Color 70895 if you
dont).
The skin is painted Orange Brown 70981.
Webblng, belLs, sLraps, backpacks and galLers are palnLed khakl Crey 70880.
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PelmeL covers geL a llck of Creen Cchre 70914.
Paint the wooden parts of the rifles (and any entrenching tool handles etc), plus the straps that keeps the inside of
the helmet attached to the outer (theres gotta' be a better way to say that) with Flat Earth 70983. Any metal parts
and boots get a base coat of German Camo Black Brown 70822.
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Wash
Wash Lhe faLlgues wlLh Model Wash 312. Cnce LhaL ls dry wash Lhe enLlre model wlLh a sllghLly waLered-down ([usL a drop or
Lwo of waLer) Army alnLer SLrong 1one wash (noLe: wash, noL dlp).
Reapply Base Colours
Paint back over each of the base colours above, leaving the wash showing in the darkest parts of the model.
Highlight I
Highlight the fatigues with a 75/25 mix of Brown Violet 70887 and Khaki 70880. Highlight the skin with a 50/50 mix
of Light Brown 929 and Flat Flesh 955.
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1he meLal ls hlghllghLed wlLh uark Crey 70994, whlle Lhe webblng/belLs eLc ls hlghllghLed wlLh a 73/23-lsh mlx of khakl Crey
70880 and lraqul Sand 70819. 1he camo helmeL covers are hlghllghLed wlLh a 73/23 mlx of Creen Cchre 914 and lraqul Sand
70914.
Hightlight II and Details
?ou wanL Lo only be hlLLlng Lhe mosL ralsed areas of Lhe model wlLh Lhls hlghllghL. 1he faLlgues are glven a second hlghllghL of
khakl 70988. 1he skln ls hlghllghLed agaln wlLh llaL llesh 70933.
1he flrsL of Lhe camo paLLern colours ls palnLed on wlLh Lngllsh 8rown 70921. AL Lhls sLage l also palnL Lhe smaller meLal
deLalls, llke waLches and buckles uslng Lhe same meLhod for palnLlng Lhe meLal parL descrlbed above.
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Small doLs of lraqul Sand 70914 are added Lo Lhe camo paLLern Lo flnlsh lL off. 1he meLal areas recelve a flnal hlghllghL wlLh a
30/30 mlx of uark Crey 70994 and Model Alr 8lue Crey 71114.
llnally, l palnL any glass parLs wlLh 3 Cygnar 8lue (ulLramarlnes 8lue) and Lhen add progresslve amounLs of CW lce 8lue Lo add
a (preLLy average) glass effecL, before flnlshlng lL off wlLh a llLLle whlLe doL ln one of Lhe upper corners. Lyes are palnLed ln by
washlng Lhe eye sockeLs wlLh very waLered down Army alnLer SLrong 1one wash, Lhen afLer Lhls has drled palnLlng Lhe eyes
Lhemselves CW Skull WhlLe, followed by a doL of CW Chaos 8lack for Lhe pupll.
Finish
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Posted by Judson at 10:00 PM
Labels: Marines, Pacific, Painting
8ases were done by palnLlng Lhe base lraqul Sand 70819, llghLly drybrushlng wlLh some CW Skull WhlLe and Lhen alrbrushlng
paLches of Model Alr ale Creen 71093. Add follage Lo LasLe.
Tobu, out.
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