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                        What colour?

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                        DouceRCD
                        • Member since
                          August 2010
                        What colour?
                        Posted by DouceRCD on Friday, March 11, 2011 4:01 PM

                        I'm trying to find the proper coulour for your average sherman tank, or any U.S. WWII armouered vehicle for that matter. I only use Tamiya acrylics so if anyone has a particular mix or a sinle shade that would be helpfull. And while we're on the subject of proper colours what is the poper colour for soviet armour during WWII.

                        hope you can help, thanks a bunch folks.

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                        MAJ Mike
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        • From: San Antonio
                        Posted by MAJ Mike on Friday, March 11, 2011 4:03 PM

                        Model Master Faded Olive Green.

                         

                         

                         "I'd "I'd rather be historically accurate than politically correct."

                        "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!"

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                        Division 6
                        • Member since
                          January 2009
                        • From: Central CA
                        Posted by Division 6 on Friday, March 11, 2011 4:05 PM

                        Wouldn't it be better to ask this in the Armor section, after all this is about a tank.

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                        Spamicus
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Central Wisconsin
                        Posted by Spamicus on Friday, March 11, 2011 4:08 PM

                        Even though it's a paint question you might try posting in the Armor forum. You'll get a ton of answers from those guys. Shermans are generally speaking olive drab and Russian tanks are any shade of medium to dark green. Ask a bunch of modelers and you'll get a bunch of different answers.

                        Steve

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                        Shellback
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Right Side of a Left State
                        Posted by Shellback on Sunday, March 13, 2011 1:48 AM

                        How about Tamiya XF62 olive drab ? You could mix in some XF2 flat white for the faded look on the upper surfaces and XF1 flat black to darken it for the undersides of the turret and hull . Mix in small amounts .........the shade shift is sudden .

                        Shell

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