| Guthroth | 08 Mar 2012 11:46 p.m. PST |
Hi Can anyone suggest a UK source for a more-or-less correct green spray paint for painting Russian Tanks. I have a few to do and spraying will save a LOT of time TIA Pete |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 09 Mar 2012 2:11 a.m. PST |
correct??????????? what a statement..range from a warm olive to a dark green and all shades between..take your pick |
| Aliosborne | 09 Mar 2012 2:51 a.m. PST |
I use the Flames of War Russian Tank Green, and use GW Delvin mud wash followed by a drybrush of Vallejo russian green and then another drybrush with GW bleached bone added to the russian green but as CH said above the Greens really varied from light to Dark through out the war In the UK I get my sprays from either Maelstrom games maelstromgames.co.uk or Caliver books caliverbooks.com as both give free postage Al |
| Yesthatphil | 09 Mar 2012 3:52 a.m. PST |
I think Hawkwood has it … first you need to decide what the 'correct' colour actually is (and whether it was ever consistent in the first place, before fading and weathering) … I suspect mostly we go too dark. Good luck, Pete – at least it's hard to be proved wrong on this one (unless you go for that bright emerald colour AC used to hate … even so, he's not around to recoil at it!) |
| Ceterman | 09 Mar 2012 7:39 a.m. PST |
Guthroth,
I don't know if you can get it in the UK but, Krylon Camo Olive Green is spot on.
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| Cardinal Hawkwood | 09 Mar 2012 5:42 p.m. PST |
for the record I used tamiya olve green,(not drab) , hrough an airbrush washed and weather for these .this .probably doesn't answer the question as asked
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| Yesthatphil | 09 Mar 2012 5:51 p.m. PST |
Homebrew acrylic
Homebrew acrylic As I say, my suspicions are it should be a touch paler but I think it would have varied a lot. Phil
pbeyecandy.wordpress.com |
| number4 | 09 Mar 2012 5:52 p.m. PST |
Krylon Camo Olive Green is way too dark.
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| Fonthill Hoser | 09 Mar 2012 6:57 p.m. PST |
"Krylon Camo Olive Green is way too dark." Yes it is, if you're trying to get your tanks to look like your photos. But, as stated in several messages above, there were many variations in shades throughout the war. I used the Krylon as the base coat for over 60 Soviet 1/76 scale tanks, and they look just fine. Hoser |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 10 Mar 2012 5:08 a.m. PST |
hmm the warm olive end of the scale.. |
| Ceterman | 10 Mar 2012 7:30 a.m. PST |
"Krylon Camo Olive Green is way too dark."
Well, ya gotta weather it some too, I don't mean just spray & play! But for me, It's perfect to start with…
Peter |
