8th Army Indian Infantry
...trooping the colors..errr coloring the troops
Now time to put some paint down onto the toy soldiers. Here’s the list of paints and their purposes in making the little men look the business…or at least I hope so. For the basics: I primed with Army Painter Skeleton Bone spraypaint and after applying all colors I use Army Painter Soft Tone and then brush up and highlight all over again. A little time consuming, but I’m used to that process of painting and it gives me the opportunity to redo the flaws and correct the mistakes.
Skintone:
Indian Shadow (Scale 75)- Base
Arabic Shadow (Scale75) – mix in for 1st highlight
Golden Skin (Scale 75) – addition to the former mix for 2nd highlight
Uniform:
Iraqi Sand (Vallejo Model Color (VMC))
Socks:
Khaki (VMC)
Turban:
Khaki (VMC) for the regular guys
Stone Golem (Army Painter (AP)) for the NCOs
Webbing / Backpack:
German Camo Beige (VMC)
Metal:
Gunmetal Grey (VMC)
Natural Steel (VMC)
Wood:
Beige Brown (VMC)
Beard / Hair:
Black (VMC)
Black Grey (VMC)
London Grey (VMC)
Boots:
Black (VMC)
Water Bottle:
Flat Brown (VMC)
The Bases:
First sanded it with’some very fine bird’s sand and then used Dark Sand and Iraqi Sand plus Stone Golem for a drybrush highlight.
Next on will be some pics of my test model. For the pale skinned englishmen in my force I will give another example in a future update.
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