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Been several days and got interesting shades of camo/khaki/drab green for my Space Marine Raptors, but the exact shade of green I want is this:


More images: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine-Vehicle-Accessories/MKIIc-RHINO-DOZER-BLADE.html

Does anybody know of what they used, or what mix could come close? I'd love to get a green as close to this one as possible and been on it for days already.

Thanks! Any help is welcome.

I use Reaper Master Series Olive Shadow (9157) for shadows, Olive Drab (9158) as a base color, Worn Olive (9158) as a highlight, and Vallejo Model Air US Light Grey (71045) for extreme highlights on my Raptors. The RMS Olive Drab is pretty close to that color and my personal favorite out of any of the different paint ranges.

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
I use Reaper Master Series Olive Shadow (9157) for shadows, Olive Drab (9158) as a base color, Worn Olive (9158) as a highlight, and Vallejo Model Air US Light Grey (71045) for extreme highlights on my Raptors. The RMS Olive Drab is pretty close to that color and my personal favorite out of any of the different paint ranges.

i second that, the olive drab is damn close

Thanks for the answers.

I'll try that if I find Reaper paints where I live. Scooty, is there any chance for a pic of your Raptors to see the aproximate effect?

Vallejo makes a set. I have a whole set of military colors that I use. Been painting Military 1/35 scale for years.


http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/en_US/us-army-olive-drab/family/17/117

Seathal wrote:
Thanks for the answers.

I'll try that if I find Reaper paints where I live. Scooty, is there any chance for a pic of your Raptors to see the aproximate effect?

Here, I made you a color swatch of a couple different olive colors:

Personally, I find Vallejo Olive Drab (though technically the most correct) to be too brownish for Raptors. Like I said, I use the Reaper paints but if you can't find RMS Olive Drab, Vallejo Olive Grey is a pretty close match. The RMS Olive Shadow looks darker on a model than it does on the swatch. Also, when painting Raptors, I use a black primer and then use Olive Shadow as a base and work up to Olive Drab. The Vallejo Olive Yellow is a little too green for my taste, but I added it anyway. The bottom color is from the Vallejo Game Color line, which is color-matched line to the old GW paint. I don't know if there is a new GW color that is close to Catachan Green, but I have a feeling that there is not.

Here are a couple pictures I just took of some Raptors I had on my shelf:

They are what I would consider my tabletop quality. Nevertheless, I think it's a pretty representation of how I paint Raptors.

As other people have said, any paint with "olive" in its name is what you want.

i use P3, and get a similar finish...
starts with Thornwood Green, then Traitor Green, and finished with Ordic Olive...
mix the colors between stages to your taste...

look forward to seeing some Raptors...
it's a great scheme...

cheers
jah

Vallejo model Air Russian Green over black or two coats over grey or white primer.

Check the Valkyrie in my gallery.

Many thanks to everyone for the invaluable input.

@ Scotty. Wow, that chart you made is extremely helpful. I tried with some of those colors to find myself changing back again. But these Reaper Master colors look like spot-on. The finish you gave the raptors is what I want. Green-yet-browinish/yellowish hue, very convincing and cool to look at.

Do you guys airbrush the main base colors (shadow-middle-light) and then wash selectively?
Many thanks to everyone again.

 Seathal wrote:
Many thanks to everyone for the invaluable input.

@ Scotty. Wow, that chart you made is extremely helpful. I tried with some of those colors to find myself changing back again. But these Reaper Master colors look like spot-on. The finish you gave the raptors is what I want. Green-yet-browinish/yellowish hue, very convincing and cool to look at.

Do you guys airbrush the main base colors (shadow-middle-light) and then wash selectively?
Many thanks to everyone again.

No problem, man! The Raptors are by far my favorite chapter and I don't feel that they get the love and attention that they deserve so I get excited with other people are interested in them.

My recipe for Raptors is as follows:

Airbrush: Vallejo Surface Primer black, RMS Olive Shadow over the entire model, followed by RMS Olive Drab sprayed downward and at an 45 degree angle leaving Olive Shadow in only the deepest shadows. RMS Worn Olive is used a first highlight with Vallejo US Light Grey used with extreme prejudice for extreme highlights to pick out points of visual interest. At this point, if I feel the US Light Grey is too strong, I put a light layer of Worn Olive over it to tone it back down and keep it from being too cartoony. The model is then given a gloss varnish, a black oil wash, and then a coat of matte varnish to seal the wash and knock down the glossiness.

Brush: I edge highlight with Worn Olive and try to keep it as subtle as I can, again to prevent the "cartoon" look. Then I go in and paint all the details, apply the decals, and base the model.

@ Scooty

Many thanks for your recipe. You know. Days ago i was searching for references of olive/green/khaki looking marines and stumbled upon your Rhino. I thought "wow I should really learn how to airbrush". Only now I've seent he rest of your minis and fallen in love with your olive drab hues (and the rest of it!). You have an enviably well-painted Raptor army. I might order a basic airbrush kit and try these techniques you mentioned. I tried giving my minis a zenital highlighting (since I don't like relying on edge highlightning for that) drybrushing, washing and repeating, but the results far worse than my expectations. Maybe if I invest in an airbrush that would get a bit better (and would waste less paint in the process).

Seems I have homework to do. Find an affordable airbrush kit and look if I can try RMS drabs.