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                        It's not easy being Russian Armour Green.....

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        It's not easy being Russian Armour Green.....
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 3:16 AM
                        This will sound like a fairly obvious question, but what colour green should a very late war T34/85 be?

                        I am building a kit with no painting instructions, and I have never built anything apart from German armour.

                        I have access to Tamiya, Modelmaster, Gunze Sangyo and Humbrol paints, and some others.

                        I realise there is probably no definitive answer, but i would like to know what is used by you wonderful people.Big Smile [:D]
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                        Foster7155
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Pensacola, FL
                        Posted by Foster7155 on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:01 AM
                        I use MM Russian Armor Green enamel.

                        Robert Foster

                        Pensacola Modeleers

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                        wildwilliam
                        • Member since
                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 6:27 AM
                        Phroosh,
                        this has come up before, and i think most of us agree to disagree.
                        :-)
                        i think this thread has the most info:
                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15753

                        but you will haave to shoot a few test swatches, and see which one pleases you.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 6:51 AM
                        Phroosh,
                        You think Kermit drove a T-34?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 7:08 AM
                        Almost certainly!

                        Say, there's an idea for a turret slogan..... what's Russian for "It's time to light the lights"?

                        Thanks for that link Ed. There was plenty of ideas there. I got a tin of Humbrol 163 Dark Green today, on the recommendation of a store guy, and I have XF61 and XF65, so I might have a bit of an experiment. Hopefully I can find the MM colour too. I don't want perfection, but I would like something that looks right to me.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 7:31 AM
                        I thought I detected a High Berlin accent on Fozzie Bear.
                        And Animal would seem to be at home in a Sherman.
                        Does this mean the Swedish Chef went off to fight with the Waffen SS?
                        Beaker must be Artillery.
                        Gonzo has to be Airborne.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:20 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ausf
                        Phroosh,
                        You think Kermit drove a T-34?

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by phroosh
                        Almost certainly!
                        Say, there's an idea for a turret slogan..... what's Russian for "It's time to light the lights"?



                        LoL! There's a diorama idea! Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]


                        M.
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                        shermanfreak
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 5:58 PM
                        My votes for the Tamiya XF-61.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:59 PM
                        I used MM russian armor green on mine comrad.I was also told MM Medium green would work well if it is an early.
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 9:14 AM
                        I used MM russian armour green or even dark green. Works for me.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:22 AM
                        does anyone know what the white stripe on the turret means? i've seen alot of russian tanks with it

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:36 PM
                        Well if its late war then you should go with MM russian armor green, How ever there were the med to dark green as well. But that pic that T34 has up is a close and I mean close match to MM russian armor green. Looks just like mine.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:32 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ausf

                        I thought I detected a High Berlin accent on Fozzie Bear.
                        And Animal would seem to be at home in a Sherman.
                        Does this mean the Swedish Chef went off to fight with the Waffen SS?
                        Beaker must be Artillery.
                        Gonzo has to be Airborne.


                        LOL, where does that leave Animal? Marines? Evil [}:)]

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by t3488g

                        does anyone know what the white stripe on the turret means? i've seen alot of russian tanks with it


                        I think that indicates that they had more white paint than sense. What a great aimpoint for binocular and diopter sighting systemsTongue [:P]
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:14 PM
                        The stripes were used as identification for friendly forces, much like the D-Day stripes on Allied planes.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        roowalker
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: S.C. Beach
                        Posted by roowalker on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:38 PM
                        Model Master is my choice,esp.since its available in acrylic,& its semi-gloss.
                        By the way, what about Ms.Piggie?Commissar for Armored Vehicle Affairs?
                        French Resistance?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 17, 2004 3:33 AM
                        No luck thus far on finding the Modelmaster colour. Paint stocking in my city is woeful.

                        Miss Piggy? Not sure. I reckon Ausf will know....
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 17, 2004 3:40 AM
                        Miss Piggy?


                        Won't go there!
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                        chris hall
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                          February 2004
                        • From: Weymouth, Dorset, UK
                        Posted by chris hall on Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:01 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by t3488g

                        does anyone know what the white stripe on the turret means? i've seen alot of russian tanks with it


                        Yes, it's a very late-war marking - assault on Berlin? - when the Soviets had air supremacy on the Eastern Front. It was designed to prevent blue-on-blue (red-on-red?Big Smile [:D]) casualties, which were seen as a bigger risk at that time than air attacks from the Germans.

                        Chris.
                        Cute and cuddly, boys, cute and cuddly!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:34 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by phroosh



                        Miss Piggy? Not sure. I reckon Ausf will know....


                        She was awarded the 'Heroine of the Soviet Union' as a tank driver. I thought that was well known, I didn't bother to mention it.
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