6mm Cold War Soviet Armour

6mm Cold War Soviet Armour

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    05 Jan 2024
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    05 Jan 2024
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Basic speed-painting recipe for small scale cold war Soviet armour.

Armour

  1. Airbrush prime with Black
  2. Basecoat with Russian Green
  3. Wash all over with Nuln Oil
  4. Drybrush with Russian Green
  5. Light drybrush edges and details with Faded Green

Tracks

  1. Basecoat tracks with Mud Brown
  2. Wash tracks with Agrax Earthshade
  3. Drybrush tracks with Green-Brown

Optional

  1. Basecoat weapons with Anthracite Grey
  2. Wash weapons with (Optional) Nuln Oil

Base

Bases were done by basecoating in Grim Brown , then texturing with AK Dark Earth wargame Terrain Texture paint. Wash with Agrax Earthshade , then drybrush with Green-Brown . Flock was applied with thinned white glue and covered in Woodland Scenics Blended Turf (Earth Blend), with patches of Light Green Coarse Turf.

AK Interactive 3rd Generation Acrylics
Standard 6
  • AK11112 Grim Brown
  • AK11120 Mud Brown
  • AK11126 Green-Brown
  • AK11135 Faded Green
  • AK11159 Russian Green
  • AK11167 Anthracite Grey
Citadel Painting System
Shade 2
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
Vallejo Surface Primer
Base 1
  • 70.602 Black
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