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1960'S Soviet Paint
Teaker11
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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 01:21 PM UTC
A simple question: what color of green was used in this time frame for Russian equipment? also if you know what brand of paint would work
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Kylewaaagh
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Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 05:26 AM UTC
You can't go wrong with Tamiya XF-67 Nato Green. It's a little dark for my taste, but it's easy enough to lighten it up with a drop of tan, flesh, or light green.

As far as I know, the mixture was still the standard "4BO Green" that was used in WWII, although the paint was probably much more standardized after the war.

-Kyle
Minsk94
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Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 01:41 AM UTC
The WWII 4BO was not used after 1947. if I am not mistaken, the color was changed again in late 1950s.

But according to many modelers "you can paint your Soviet tank in any shades of green you want". Just look at the Russian armor category in modeling show. It looks like a produce section in a supermarket

If you REALLY need to know, I can ask Alexander Akanihin (the AKAN owner). Maybe he can help.
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