The khaki shade of a tropical uniform. An Xpress Color acrylic paint, one application colors the cloth and draws out its folds.
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The designation khaki drill belonged to the light cotton twill from which the tropical uniforms of the British Army were made from the 1930s. They were worn by troops in North Africa, in India and in the Far East, and their shade was lighter and yellower than the European combat khaki. That is exactly what this tone offers: a sandy yellowish khaki that on a figure in scale looks like washed-out cloth rather than a green battledress.
A model on long display faces not rubbing from hands but dust and light. Dust clings readily to a matte surface and is rubbed into it with every wipe; light sandy tones moreover show the yellowing of the binder sooner than dark ones. A case with glass, shade instead of a direct window and a light cover over the model against dust are therefore more effective protection than any intervention in the paint itself.
On an unvarnished surface nothing but a soft brush or a bulb of compressed air is allowed. A damp cloth is out of the question. If you plan to clean the model regularly, seal it once finished with varnish, ideally in a semi-matte grade: you will gain a surface that will take even careful wiping with a dampened brush.
Uniforms in the field moreover fade quickly, so two soldiers of the same unit never have cloth of the same saturation. Small differences between the figures of one group look more believable than a uniform application, and here they can be created by simply thinning with water.
Besides uniforms the shade suits the tarpaulins of vehicles, sandbags and wooden crates.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
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