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| Subject: | Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa |  |
| Date: | Sep 1, 2007 |
| From: | Michael Bedard | |
James,
I think you mean the set with the anti-tank mine on the end of a pole. The box art isn't painted too accurate as far as my research and uniform that I have. It appears that the figures are wearing Type 98 cotton trousers and Type 3 tropical shirt. Problem with the shirt is that it has the sleeve lenght of the Type 98 tunic (should be shorter). They are wearing Type 5 Showa boots with the typical puttees.
The colors I will mention are all Vallejo colors. They have the widest range of colors that will help paint the figures. You can of course use other colors but I have found that these colors seem to be the closest.
Helmet - #830 German Feldgrey WW II
Type 3 shirt - There were 3 shades made #923 Japan Uniform (most typical), #924 Russian Uniform WW II (the green shade of tropical shirt) or #819 Iraqui sand (the sometimes seen bleached shirt)
Type 98 trousers - #879 Green-Brown
Puttees - I have three sets of actual puttees and all three are a slightly different color. I would say the closest color compared to what I have is #887 Brown Violet with #821 German Camo Beige WW II for the cross ties.
Type 5 Showa boots - #940 Saddle Brown or # 981 Orange Brown (there were two types of finish on the leather boots)
Well, I hope that answers your question and isn't too complicated.
Mike Bedard |
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 | Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa - James Wechsler - Aug 31, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa - Michael Bedard - Aug 31, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa - Jim Wechsler - Sep 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa - Michael Bedard - Sep 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa - James Wechsler - Sep 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . puttees - Michael Bedard - Sep 1, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa - jan Haquinius - Sep 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa - James Wechsler - Sep 1, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa, what's the second guy doing? - Geoff Steer - Sep 4, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Japanese Infantry uniforms color on Okinawa, what's the second guy doing? - Jason Burch - Sep 4, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What's the second guy doing? Thanks Jason - Geoff Steer - Sep 4, 2007 |
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