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US Soldier Iraq

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Finished US Infantry man, Iraq Look here for previous post on this: link

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Having brought loads of random figures when I was younger, for the fun of it, I have lots of very random part made or shoddily made figures and kits strewn about my room at home. These figures and models vary in scale and manufacturer. When I was back home at Christmas I found this chap and his comrades in a draw and thought that these would be good to paint up, my thought process then continued and I settled on the best looking (the one that was best put together - damn my younger self). So I retrieved this guy and brought him back to uni where he has been sitting for months unpainted...until now... Under coat of grey, thought was best for all the light colours I was going to paint this guy with... Base coat of Vallejo Sand Yellow (916) on all desert BDU parts (trousers, shirt sleeves and hat)... Boots painted with a random sandy type colour which looks alright and the body armour and webbing given a watered down paint/base coat of Vallejo US Dark Green (893)... The desert BDU was