WWII USMC Colors Sand Patterns 1942-1945

WWII USMC Colors Sand Patterns 1942 to 1945 (Vallejo)

A set of six acrylic paints from the Spanish manufacturer Vallejo, each in a 17 ml bottle. The shade codes begin with 71, so this is the Model Air range, which is thinner and ready to be sprayed with an airbrush without further thinning. The set belongs to the color range intended for armored vehicles.

What the set covers

It contains the tones that made up the sand and earth camouflage patterns used by the US Marine Corps on vehicles in the Pacific. Besides ivory and a muddy brown, the set holds two earth shades, an olive green and a black, so a transition between the fields of the pattern can be mixed as well.

Use

• Shake the bottle thoroughly before work, as the pigment settles to the bottom.
• In the airbrush the paints are generally used without further thinning.
• For the brush it is best to work in several thin coats, as the range is thinner.
• Make the crisp edges of the patterns with masking tape and the soft transitions by spraying from a greater distance.
• Let the paint dry between coats, otherwise the thinner paint smudges easily.

Who it is for

For modelers of American armored vehicles in the Pacific and for builders of dioramas from the island battles. It will also serve as a palette of earth tones for weathering and dusting other builds where sand and brown shades are needed.

Water-thinnable acrylics. Keep out of the reach of children, ventilate when spraying and do not breathe the aerosol in.