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  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by KevinCollins on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:44 PM
Thanks......
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:02 PM
Yellow Ochre oil paint works well for a desert camo wash - you just got to thin it down a lot.
I've also used SMOKE (Tamiya Color X-19) mixed with water so that it is really thin as an effective wash.
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 12:42 PM
All I can say is, don't use black. It's way too dark, and will look very unrealistic.
It all depends on what your basecoat is.
For me, if I'm painting desert camo, I usually use burnt sienna or something close to it for a wash. If it's the standard OD or other green, a dark dark dark green mixed with a little bit of brown.
  • Member since
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  • From: USA
Wash question
Posted by KevinCollins on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 11:31 AM
Hi everyone,

What is the best color (or is there?) to do a wash with on Armour (or any model). Should it be a slightly darker shade of the base color, should it be black...etc...??? I washed a Sherman with a black wash and it came out a little too dark for my liking (kind of lost the base color...sort of)...should I have used the base color with a little black mixed in (or even brown)??

Thanks...

Kevin
Pray for Surf! Proud sailor (USNR) of IBU 21...NCW Group2
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