The crazy "Project" a 1:1, US, WWII, ETO (Normandy/Germany), Infantry Company (minus the 60mm Mortar supports - that is a small follow on mini-project) painted in 1/72 from an assorted plastic figure collection of Revell (Ardennes), Italieri, Caesar and Plastic Soldier Company [PSC] (see below, the sunlight lit painting tray) :
I have adopted the finish a small pilot (squad) batch then go into "death before glory" full factory production mode. It seems to be working but I have a tight deadline!
Painting Guides:
First of all the one I ended up using (see below, designed for 15mm FoW figures but I used it for my 1/72 plastic miniatures):
Vallejo Model Colour (majority):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-odbmMyyOeo
Gathered from my Internet searching a wealth of riches from other web-sites:
Contrast Paints (an alternative I considered, but not for 20mm):
- https://www.wargaming3d.com/
blog/speed-painting-wwii- infantry-with-citadel- contrast-paints - https://www.reddit.com/r/
flamesofwar/comments/o9eoxh/a_ us_rifle_platoon_some_ contrast_paint_and_an/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8eai34eU6nA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=BOTnNmGZY7Y
Normal Paints:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=C2fdVyyudwc - https://www.warlordgames.com/
step-by-step-american-gis-by- sascha-herm/ - https://www.flamesofwar.com/
default.aspx?tabid=110&art_id= 444 - https://cracdeschevaliers.
blogspot.com/2010/03/painting- by-layers.html - https://www.britmodeller.com/
forums/index.php?/topic/ 235148918-a-paint-colour-list- for-british-german-and-us- uniforms-and-kit-by-nation- and-theatre-and-vallejo- shadow-highlight-mixes/ - https://launch.battlefront.co.
nz/1247/
German (FoW) but a good painting Flesh Description: