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Pavel
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I have a four-figurine box of Soviet Naval Infantry (MORPEH) soldiers in their black combats, circa sometime in the Seventies guessing from their equipment and the all-black uniform. My plans for them are as follows:

- Get them painted decently.
- Find an appropriately scaled PT-76 amphib tank. Paint it decently.
- Build a diorama, fictional beach landing scene. Have the PT-76 coming up onto the shore with turret seemingly traversed, and a half-section of MORPEH advancing up the beach.
- Display on desk / bookcase.

Now, my only questions are what techniques would you fellows recommend for painting figurines and combat vehicles? I realize I can look elsewheres, but given that it's been literally years since I've last modelled and painted something I figure I'd go with the advice of the devils I know.
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Mmm, has been years ago for me also, but when painting vehicles I always used air brushes. Gave me the best results. Camouflage would blend in very nicely. Figures I just painted with brushes. since brush strokes on "fabric" are not a problem, rather a benefit.
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Any tips for detail work? Sets of decals seem to be the preferred method, but accurate decals may be hard to obtain for this particular project.
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Depends on several factors. With a tripple 0 brush, and a steady hand, you can "draw" pencil thin lines. Depending on the size you require, you could use something we called "frisk film" which basically if a weakly sticky thin plastic film where you can cut out whatever figure you need. Stick that to the model and just spray paint over it with the air-brush. It will mask out your design. It's a kind of reversed decall. You stick the outlines on he model and paint the actual drawing "through" it.

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Stencils might be easier, I'm better hand with a knife than a paintbrush. In addition, the insignias in question (Naval Infantryman's Anchor Patch) is... fidgety, let's say. And I have too much respect for the Morpexhii to halfass their badge.
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