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88mm Flak 18 colour guidance?

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  • Member since
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  • From: Ontario, Canada
88mm Flak 18 colour guidance?
Posted by gunner_chris on Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:18 PM

I'm looking to do a German 88.

the painting guide is vague at best, but that's a whole other issue.

If I was to do a winter cam for this gun can you offer a painting guide?

I found some sites talking about using a yellow for a base, others mention 'German grey'.

Odds are i'll be using Tamiya for my paint of choice if that helps too.

I've done for the most part only NATO stuff to date so WWII axis stuff is new to me.

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    April 2006
  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:33 PM

FLAK 18s were the earliest model so panzer gray with a white whitewash for a winter camo. the scan is from the dragon FLAK36/37 with winter crew. H-1 is white, H-32 is field/panzer gray.

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, November 17, 2013 10:21 PM

Yes, it all depends upon what time frame you want to depict. Up to early 1943, Panzer Gray would be in order for the base color. If in southern Russia, potentially the tropical colors used in Africa could be found as well. After February 1943 the three camo color scheme came into use, so the Gun could have been repainted with the Dark Yellow base and have the other two colors in a disruptive pattern under the winter white wash.

 

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Posted by EasyMike on Monday, November 18, 2013 2:04 PM

http://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=9989

This one shows no winter camo.

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Posted by the doog on Monday, November 18, 2013 4:05 PM

Winter camo looks best against gray.

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    February 2011
  • From: Ontario, Canada
Posted by gunner_chris on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:41 AM

That's awesome info - thanks guys.

I bought my paint last night, bring on the weekend build!!

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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, November 21, 2013 5:04 PM

Just a few hours away here in the Western Hemisphere...Whistling

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

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