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How did they describe paint and uniform colors in WWII?	9	12 Aug 2020 8:53 a.m. PST
SdKfz 234/3, 234/4 question	8	10 Aug 2020 8:34 p.m. PST
Waffen SS Camouflage colors/patterns for 1946?	6	10 Aug 2020 7:29 a.m. PST
How to - making walls for the Mediterranean	25	08 Aug 2020 3:35 p.m. PST
Zvezda Maus (repaint)	3	29 Jul 2020 12:41 p.m. PST
USN WW2 color: are the colors 5N and 20B actually blue-ish?	4	26 Jul 2020 5:40 a.m. PST
What Color for 1940 German AT Guns?	8	18 Jul 2020 8:49 p.m. PST
Painting 1940 BEF	4	14 Jul 2020 11:39 p.m. PST
Peddinghaus decals	6	06 Jul 2020 2:18 p.m. PST
Timelapse of painting a tank army – WW2 Italians in	5	25 Jun 2020 12:15 p.m. PST
What color were Mark VI B light tanks?	10	20 Jun 2020 7:51 a.m. PST
British Vehicle Markings Reference Diagrams	10	19 Jun 2020 3:55 p.m. PST
15mm Danes for WWII?	6	18 Jun 2020 10:35 a.m. PST
1940 BEF tanks colour ?	18	15 Jun 2020 2:12 p.m. PST
Talk to me about Wehrmacht cuff titles	6	10 Jun 2020 6:38 a.m. PST
British Vehicle Markings - North Africa	19	30 May 2020 10:03 a.m. PST
Painting danish infantry	6	24 May 2020 3:59 p.m. PST
Review: David Parker's Crew School: Techniques to...	2	21 May 2020 11:55 a.m. PST
Painting French armour 1940	10	16 May 2020 5:07 p.m. PST
Base paint scheme for 2DB GM 1945-46	10	16 May 2020 6:11 a.m. PST
WW2 French infantry spray paint base colour?	9	16 May 2020 2:38 a.m. PST
WW2 Hungarians, what color?	6	14 May 2020 8:13 p.m. PST
1940 French Motorcycle-borne Dragons Porteé	17	11 May 2020 4:14 a.m. PST
WWII Romanian Armor and Artillery Colors	6	06 May 2020 5:45 a.m. PST
How to paint the Daimler Dingo	1	05 May 2020 9:26 p.m. PST
WW2 French cavalry flags	6	30 Apr 2020 12:36 p.m. PST
British tank green	14	21 Apr 2020 3:41 p.m. PST
Khaki Green #3	2	18 Apr 2020 6:54 a.m. PST
Perrin Decals?	7	13 Apr 2020 4:29 a.m. PST
JagdPanther – Step by Step	2	04 Apr 2020 11:51 a.m. PST
Painting some 28mm Gebirgsjager	9	01 Apr 2020 11:45 a.m. PST
WW2 Uniform Painting with GW Contrast Paints	14	26 Mar 2020 2:16 p.m. PST
It's been 10 years!	10	21 Mar 2020 8:12 p.m. PST
The Death of Fury	5	13 Mar 2020 11:42 a.m. PST
Painting & Weathering Jagdpanther G1 Early Production	7	29 Feb 2020 11:37 a.m. PST
Painting & Weathering the Ferdinand Jagdpanzer Sd. Kfz. 184	1	27 Feb 2020 12:57 p.m. PST
Early German German Schützen in Schmocks	5	17 Feb 2020 2:27 p.m. PST
Panzer Grey	5	11 Feb 2020 11:14 a.m. PST
Colour reference photos for Fallschirmjager in Crete	10	11 Feb 2020 5:54 a.m. PST
Warlord Kriegsmarine Squad Painting Scheme	4	29 Jan 2020 11:06 a.m. PST
D-Day British airborne markings	4	17 Jan 2020 6:09 a.m. PST
22nd Armoured Brigade markings, 1941-1942	5	16 Jan 2020 5:26 p.m. PST
Tiger I early production winter scene	14	12 Jan 2020 5:22 p.m. PST
The Adrian Wall	3	04 Jan 2020 9:36 p.m. PST
More Waffen SS Camo Questions	5	04 Jan 2020 3:19 p.m. PST
Vallejo - is me or them?	17	02 Jan 2020 5:12 a.m. PST
US half track antenna placement 1944/45	3	01 Jan 2020 6:09 a.m. PST
Need help with Tiger I insignia, winter unit	4	11 Dec 2019 12:01 p.m. PST
Skip the primer/basecoat?	15	10 Dec 2019 7:34 p.m. PST
US Winter Infantry Colour Guide	3	10 Dec 2019 11:32 a.m. PST
French vehicle colour 1945-54	4	27 Nov 2019 1:52 p.m. PST
Ww2 sprays in the uk	1	26 Nov 2019 12:35 p.m. PST
German Troops in Italy	2	24 Nov 2019 9:08 a.m. PST
AK interactive Desert Pink?	14	14 Nov 2019 4:32 p.m. PST
Camo in Normandy?	3	12 Nov 2019 10:57 p.m. PST
How to paint WWII Polish infantry and Uhlans	5	10 Nov 2019 3:27 p.m. PST
Toldi II painting guide.	4	06 Nov 2019 3:07 p.m. PST
WW2 German helmet camouflage	3	29 Oct 2019 10:42 p.m. PST
US Paras Uniform - D-Day / Carentan ???	21	29 Oct 2019 3:38 p.m. PST
British Armor Markings North Africa	2	27 Oct 2019 11:13 a.m. PST
WWII Artillery Ammo Identification	7	27 Oct 2019 1:34 a.m. PST
USA Armoured Infantry Company NW Europe vehicle Markings	4	21 Oct 2019 7:00 a.m. PST
1940 BEF queston	3	18 Oct 2019 5:34 a.m. PST
Sumpfmuster 43 or 44 - Normandy FJR?	2	15 Oct 2019 11:50 a.m. PST
Late War German Infantry Trousers	8	13 Oct 2019 4:35 a.m. PST
What's happened to the FoW War Paints/Paint Sets?	8	24 Sep 2019 3:25 p.m. PST
Tell me about the Sherman Easy 8	15	20 Sep 2019 5:58 p.m. PST
Glider Infantry vs Para vs. Infantry	4	20 Sep 2019 9:17 a.m. PST
FoW Bases: The Slopes?	19	18 Sep 2019 12:46 p.m. PST
Summer Finnish Painting Guide?	4	07 Sep 2019 11:42 a.m. PST
Finn captured BT-5 & 7; Panssari Christie Osasto	5	07 Sep 2019 11:34 a.m. PST
15mm WWII Tanks: Gamer vs Modeler	17	06 Sep 2019 10:56 p.m. PST
So what actual color is RAL 8020 and 7027?	11	27 Aug 2019 5:53 a.m. PST
GW Contrast Paints WW2	13	27 Aug 2019 5:49 a.m. PST
UK Desert Pink in Vallejo colors?	7	21 Aug 2019 11:01 a.m. PST
Fallshirmjager Painting Questions	13	15 Aug 2019 10:19 a.m. PST
British WWII Naval Matelots/Landing Party	4	07 Aug 2019 4:14 a.m. PST
Early War Anti-Aircraft cannon	4	03 Aug 2019 8:53 a.m. PST
6mm infantry	12	15 Jul 2019 6:55 p.m. PST
MENG Model Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger [WIP - Pin Wash /	1	02 Jul 2019 3:41 p.m. PST
A GW Green for US Sherman’s?	15	02 Jul 2019 7:35 a.m. PST
German yellow in North Africa vs Sicily / Italy	8	27 Jun 2019 7:49 p.m. PST
North Africa Tank camo schemes, pre-1942?	11	19 Jun 2019 11:23 p.m. PST
Using larger scale turret number decals...	10	14 Jun 2019 2:23 a.m. PST
Part 3 1/72 group build	7	12 Jun 2019 11:51 p.m. PST
Names / ID numbers on the side of British tanks NW Europe	16	11 Jun 2019 11:47 a.m. PST
Colours of war 2 french?	3	10 Jun 2019 9:08 a.m. PST
Painting Wargame Figures, WWII In The Desert, Andy Singleton	8	30 May 2019 1:14 a.m. PST
British Caunter Camouflage	3	20 May 2019 3:14 p.m. PST
Requesting Uniform Color Suggestions - WWII (Dutch) KNIL	4	19 May 2019 1:32 p.m. PST
US Army Trousers Green or Brown...	4	17 May 2019 6:46 p.m. PST
Vallejo model color recommendations, tank weathering	3	17 May 2019 4:36 p.m. PST
'Modelling and painting WW2 Germans' in stock now.	8	15 May 2019 11:34 a.m. PST
Anzio, German paint schemes, February 1944	6	15 May 2019 7:55 a.m. PST
NKVD/MVD "Destruction Battalions"	6	14 May 2019 7:39 p.m. PST
Colour of German Mortars	3	14 May 2019 1:33 a.m. PST
Operation Crusader Decals? 1/56	4	09 May 2019 7:57 a.m. PST
Suggestions for painting anti-tank guns	4	08 May 2019 7:04 a.m. PST
Early Tiger I color?	8	03 May 2019 3:05 p.m. PST
US Winter Infantry Colour Guide	1	26 Apr 2019 3:21 p.m. PST