Help working out a paint scheme

[hd3]

So my friend in the history faculty who specializes in history of the eastern front of WW2 Europe is having a birthday. I wanted to make him a commissar painted as a Soviet commissar for a present but I was hoping to get some advice on what paints would best match the Soviet commissar. This is the reference photo and this is the model I'm gonna use. Any suggestions on how to recreate these colours would be welcome.

[Rusted Boltgun]

Sonic Sledgehammer has a video on speed painting Soviets if you're happy with speedpaint / contrast.

SS YouTube Soviets

For more traditional paints, Vallejo have a 'World War III' set (so may not be period accurate) WW3 set  which includes

 

70.914 Green Ochre

70.879 Green Brown

70.880 Khaki Grey

70.988 Khaki

70.890 Refractive Green

70.887 US Olive Drab

70.982 Cavalry Brown

70.906 Pale Blue

 

And is meant to be combined with their 'utility paint ser' for all the colours you need.

 

I found another Vallejo set, specifically listed for WW2 with the following 

 

WW2 set

 

70.894 Camouflage Olive Green

70.890 Refractive Green

70.880 Khaki Grey

70.988 Khaki

70.924 Russian Uniform WWII

70.886 Green Grey

 

I don't know if that helps or just piles on confusion!

[Firedrake Cordova]

Back of the boxes that @Rusted Boltgun suggested might be helpful:

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Edited July 26 by Firedrake Cordova

[Urauloth]

I paint historical Soviets and I recommend the Vallejo colours too. They're nice to work with and a very good match to what you'll find in reference books.

[Brother Anderson]

Another +1 from me on the Vallejo paint sets, I use them in my flames of war armies and they're really good.