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  • Member since
    April 2007
  • From: Mt. Juliet,TN
ss camo
Posted by tiger boy on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 4:08 PM

 what colors (MM or tamiya)would I need to paint this

                           http://www.atthefront.com/guni_SScamotunic_oak.jpg

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    November 2006
  • From: United States
Posted by ww2modeler on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 4:21 PM

check out missing-lynx and armorama

David

On the bench:

1/35 Tamiya M26 Pershing-0%

1/144 Minicraft P-38J Lightning-50%

Numerous 1/35 scale figures in various stages if completion.

 

  • Member since
    April 2007
  • From: Mt. Juliet,TN
Posted by tiger boy on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 4:47 PM

checked them couldn't find them

 

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    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 6:19 PM
 tiger boy wrote:
what colors (MM or tamiya)would I need to paint this

I'm not sure I've ever seen a bottle paint to do the backgorund color right.  The genuine articles I've seen vary one to the other as well.  So, some have amore khaki tinge, others seem to "blush" a bit and render rather mauve-like (for want of a better term).

The greens are a tad simpler, dab a bit of Medium Green over a Khaki Drab base.

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    January 2007
Posted by the doog on Thursday, August 2, 2007 10:21 PM

You have to mix that color. There's nothing really available that approximates it; believe me, I know! I think I added red and purple to tan and brown, and just swirl it around on a palette until you get a close match. Don't use too much purple or red, and don't bother trying to mix up a bottle of it, you'll never use it all! Mix the greens too--for the blackish green borders you can use Tamiya Black Green, but the light green you can easily come close with white added to a standard green.

The key is to experiment! That's how you'll learn! I used to be the same way--freaking out about  "exact color matches" until I just started experimenting out of frustration. Now, there's not a color in the world that intimidates me! Practice and learn! 

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    September 2005
Posted by Kykeon on Friday, August 3, 2007 2:33 PM
If you are willing to drop about $19, Osprey Publishing's Modelling Waffen-SS Figures is an excellent reference. It includes step by step techniques on building, converting and painting several different figures in many of the most common SS camo uniforms.
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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 3, 2007 3:01 PM
Since you appear to like working in Acrylics and if you have access to them, try Andrea or Vallejo lines for the colors. They have a good variety that are made for military figures and Vallejo has some that are supposed to be German camo shades.

 

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