US Infantry with Citadel Paints: Buffalo Soldiers - How I Paint Things

The 92nd Infantry Division was a unit that served during WWII in the Italian campaign formed entirely of black combat soldiers, a remarkable rarity when official War Department policy was that the military remain segregated. READ MORE: Painting historically accurate miniatures with Citadel paints isn’t as impossible as you might think! Though their colours are ordinarily slightly more saturated than similar manufacturers, Citadel’s range contains plenty that will fit well with just about any period, and WWII is no different. The triplet set of dark skin tone colours released relatively recently makes a great addition to a collection of paints, and Wraithbone primer remains a firm favourite of mine for a light, off-white primer with a bit of warmth. If you’d like your own Buffalo Soldiers or miniatures to represent African American troops suitable for WWII or Korea, this is the pack I bought from Warlord Games: