Painting Multicam

[Ben Bob]

Now that UCP will be discontinued soon for the US Army, I thought it would be a good excuse to paint some different moderns for my wargames.

This link contains a reference picture of the actual pattern. http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=File:Usa49.jpg This is currently issued to US units in Afghanistan already and is used widely in the darkness of the world of Special Operations. Even Russia, China, and a multitude of other nations use this in some units; therefore it is important to overcome the fear of painting this stuff.

I have compiled a small tutorial for painting this camo.

Colors used:
Tamiya:
XF-65 field grey
a mix of that and XF-3 Flat Yellow
Model Master:
4673 Wood
4707 Earth Red

Flat white and flat black
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Paint all the figure in the Wood and field grey mix


Dabble on the field grey and earth red in about equal amounts. Note: the picture only shows the green


Highlight only the green with the Field grey and yellow mix


Here is where it begins to look awful but be patient Add black dashes all over the figure. Look at a good full uniform picture to get the direction of the dashes


Repeat with the flat white

Here is the important part

Make a flat white wash 'till it looks like milk. Cover the entire figure in the mix and dab off the excess with a dry brush
Next make a wash of "wood" color. After the white wash is dry, do the same with the wood wash. Depending on the climate in which the figure is "operating," adjust the amount of wood to make more dust or a lighter shade.

The result


Allow this to dry completely then paint in the rest in your own style

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Thanks. Hope it helps

[mickey mouse]

nice tutorial ben bob

[Mai Strac]

Thank you very much Ben, for a lovers of modern figs like me your tutorial is highly interesting!!!!!!
I've seen also very interesting conversions from caesar's modern us!!!

[Peter]

Nice tutorial Ben

[poky]

very nice tutorial, 1 suggestion instead of pure white and black, light grey and dark grey almost black, I think that does colors are still a bit harsh on the final figures, the wash ideas are brilliant

[Ben Bob]

Thanks Mickey and Peter

Thank you very much Ben, for a lovers of modern figs like me your tutorial is highly interesting!!!!!!
I've seen also very interesting conversions from caesar's modern us!!!

Thanks Mai Strac, I'm glad you found it interesting. As for the conversions; I have recently enjoyed making these guys. Caesar's plastic is a pleasure to paint and convert. The super glue makes an unusually strong bond. BTW the Medium MGs are extras from the Dragon HMMWV set, I cut off the M4 just past the scope and super glued the M240 in place

very nice tutorial, 1 suggestion instead of pure white and black, light grey and dark grey almost black, I think that does colors are still a bit harsh on the final figures, the wash ideas are brilliant

Thanks Poky! I plan on painting a whole platoon of these so I will try some like you said and see what the result is. BTW I looked at your blog, your sculpting is great! The tiny weapons you made are especially well done and impressive

[disgruntledfusilier]

Looks Great, Ben! Thanks for the tutorial - I will need to get some of these colors. I wonder how the GW line will work using colors similar to what you used.

I own some Multi-Cam stuff (a boonie hat and some shorts) that I could use for a guide I suppose.

Excellent work (as always) I will continue to tune into your blog and watch your progress.

Steve

soundofficerscall.blogspot.com

[Ben Bob]

Thanks Steven

I think most paint companies should work fine, especially considering every picture of Multicam I see looks a bit different. Nice to have you here

[Ben Bob]

BTW everyone I should have the whole platoon on my blog very soon

[Duke atreides]

Very good tutorial!! Thanks!

[Ben Bob]

Very good tutorial!! Thanks!

Your welcome
Glad you found it helpful.