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WWII Luftwaffe Colours
Posted by peter61_uk on Friday, October 29, 2010 11:46 AM

Hi All,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a couple of Tamiya paint codes please...............

WWII Luftwaffe Dark Olive Green (Topside)

WWII Luftwaffe Light Blue (Underside)

Thanks

Peter

 

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    February 2003
  • From: Rothesay, NB Canada
Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, October 29, 2010 12:01 PM

I am loving the Tamiya acrylics for airbrushing... but matching Luftwaffe colours isn't high on their list!

IPMS Stokholm has a great colour chart on their website:
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_germany.htm

Their suggestions are

  • RLM 76 Lichtblau = 6 parts XF-23 + 4 parts XF-2
  • RLM 80 Olivegrün = XF-58? (close enough???)

 

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Posted by peter61_uk on Friday, October 29, 2010 1:05 PM

Thanks for that Vance................. I'll give it a go.

I'd like to have a go at airbrushing but at the moment I'm still on brushes...................... Maybe when I get our spare room back (stupid number one son is back after splitting with his equally stupid girlfriend) .............. I'll invest in some kit.

Peter

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    March 2010
  • From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois
Posted by Hercmech on Friday, October 29, 2010 1:12 PM

Peter,

I know you stated you like the Tamyia acrylics paints, but if you are hand brushing have you thought about using Vallejo paints? If you can get them, they brush very well...at least I have found they do. I have never had good luck brushing the Taymia stuff, but Humbrol enamels work well to. But I guess like me you go with what you either have or can get.


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Posted by peter61_uk on Friday, October 29, 2010 2:29 PM

I'm not sure if my local shop stocks Valejo.................never tried them. I find I can get a pretty good finish with Tamaiya and on larger areas the brush marks tend to dissapear................. I've built a few motorbikes and even with Gloss finishes I do pretty well.

But I'll give the Valejo a go if I can find some.

 

Peter

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 29, 2010 2:47 PM

...no...

  • Member since
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  • From: Rothesay, NB Canada
Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, October 29, 2010 2:51 PM

Manny still has a small warehouse full of original RLM paint, hidden away in a cool, dry cave in the Bavarian woods, so he's not up on his Tamiya paint codes. Wink

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 29, 2010 3:37 PM

VanceCrozier

Manny still has a small warehouse full of original RLM paint, hidden away in a cool, dry cave in the Bavarian woods, so he's not up on his Tamiya paint codes. Wink

Yeah, and I'm getting low on "non-slip gelb" so don't even ask...

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