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I’ll make a list of the colours used for my models, unless otherwise noted I used balck or dark browns for shadows and white, light sand, ivory etc for the highlights. Mixtures can be varried which adds some flavour to the army and avoids a uniformed look. I paint on a black undercoat with the 3 Layer technique from dark to light. You might like to vary the mixtures to your tastes.
M1942: The colour of the M1942 is sand. It varries from tan sand to yellow sand and it is not greenish as some guides suggest. I have used Vallejo US Field Drap (873), Green Ocre (914) with white/sand for the highlight.
The material used for the uniform was pretty weak and the men reeinforced it at ellbows and knees using material from the jump equipment. This should be dark green, brown or grey. Dark green is seen in most cases. Not everybody did this so you can vary this feature to add some colour to the army.
To add some variety to my troops I have used different colours for some of the trousers, this can be any light brown you have available.
Webbing and equipment: I’ve used Khaki or Khaki Grey for the webbing. It should be somewhat lighter than the uniform and the colours varied a lot. Light browns can also be used and I’ve seen this with drinking bottles especially. Bags and backpacks are often dark olive green, I’ve used Olive Green/Grey or US Dark Green in most cases.
Helmet: The helmet is dark green or olive green. I’ve US Dark Green with some black in most cases. Use the same colours for the netting. Medpacks are khaki, chinstraps are leather.
Rifle: Foundry Spearshaft with some black added for the wooden parts.
Jump Boots: Jump boots are made of brown leather and I’ve used Foundry Tan.

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