Painting Guide: 15mm US Infantry
Having put together my first army list for a US Infantry rifle company, I purchased boxed set 'UBX03 - US Infantry Rifle Company'. This was to form the core of my army. It contains nearly 100 figures which is a daunting prospect in painting terms. I knew that if I was ever to actually get playing this game that I would have to develop a method of getting these figures painted fairly quickly. However, I also wanted them to look as good as possible and find a balance between speed and quality.
Like most other wargamers, I use a 'production-line' method of painting where I paint a whole batch of figures together. This involves painting a particular area on all the figures before returning to the first figure and starting to paint another area and so on. I find that this technique produces good quality in a reasonable amount of time. What's also good about it is that all of a sudden, you have a whole bunch of figures painted and ready for putting on bases. This is a great way to paint whole units at a time.
- White undercoat using an appropriate spray can
- Jackets - Khaki (988) don't worry about getting paint on other areas
- Trousers - US Field Drab (873) don't worry about getting paint on other areas
- Boots/Gaiters - Khaki (988) don't worry about getting paint on the boots
- Black Wash - apply a liberal black wash over the whole figure *
- Drybrush Jackets with base colour *
- Drybrush Trousers with base colour *
- Highlight Jackets with base colour and white *
- Highlight Trousers with base colour and white *
- Boots - Saddle Brown (940)
- Faces & Hands - White (951)
- Flesh Wash Faces & Hands - (GW Flesh Wash)
- Faces & Hands - Drybrush Flat Flesh (955) *
- Webbing - Green Grey (886)
- Highlight Webbing with base colour and white *
- Repaint all weapons and helmets Black (950) *
- Holsters and entrenching tools - Saddle Brown (940)
- Rifles - Beige Brown (875)
- Helmets - Brown Violet (887)
- Helmet - Highlight with base colour and white
- Rifle slings, Gun Barrels, Magazines - Black (950)
- Barrels, Magazines - Gunmetal Grey (863)
- Rifle Slings - Light Khaki (mix Khaki and White)
- Paint the figure base to suit your basing technique and you're finished!
