QUOTE: Originally posted by trailer36
i have been building german armor for the past 3 months and decided to change things up and go for a nice russian AFV. the problem here is that i have no clue to what color(s) they were painted. i know that the the russians stuck to a one color scheme for the most part and the later t-34's were painted in a dark green drab type color but that is all. if someone out there knows more about the 1942's please help me out. thanks.
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Well, let's see for a 1942 T34, you have Russian Green, and Russian Green, and oh yeah, there is Russian Green also.
OK, enough of being a pain. Here is the real answer.
Russian Green is the main base coat. I've always used Model Master's enamel version of this paint, but there are others.
Some 1942's (a very few) did recieve a kind of "sand/brown" camo on top of the Russian Green.
If the T34 made it to the winter, then it would get a whitewash coat. The Russians always seemed to have enough whitewash.
If you do a T34 which was captured by the Germans, then pretty much anything goes from a standard Russian Green scheme to Panzer Grey and Dark Yellow with green and brown camo. There would also be some very large German Crosses on the tank.
If you do a T34 which was captured and used by the Finns, then you will have to reproduce the Green, Grey, and Brown scheme of the Finns.
I hope this has helped, and please don't be offended by my vain attempt at humor early in the post.
Take Care, Good Luck, and please post some pics of the finished kit. Thanks.
I hope this helps.