Ola People

I have this question.. I`m building a T34/85 model 44 and i`m in the assembly fase still/? but I will come to the point I have to paint it (Duh!!!! really FAUST.) And as this is my first Russian tank I`m doing I don`t know much of it. Now I know that the russians painted their tanks in a forest green colour but what did they use as Base color??? Would panzergrey work or did they prime their tanks in a different color

I would appreciate any help and information onto this subject

For my armour, I use grey automotive primer. It sticks well to the plastic and gives a "tooth" for the overcoats to adhere to. I usually don't get too wrapped up in "historical base coats" because there is not a lot of info on the subject.

Russians a primer??? Yeah right!! I've even heard stories of them leaving the factory without a coat of paint at all...I'm just guessing here but I don't think that a really great paint job was a priority for them .I think it was probably just green over the metal ...but this is just based on my opinion and I have no proof to back it up.

Richard

I read that somewhere too thebear. Sometimes they didn't even bother to paint the interior either. (Just wish I could remember where I read that) That must have been fun, driving in the dark.

Ola People

Thanks for the replies.
This is exactly the information I was looking for as I know Jack about russian armour. now I know what I have to do when I start my paintjob for My T34

Thanks Guys

I agree with Richard that they would have just sprayed the green directly over the steel. Just for the record though, the only time (on record) that the Russians sent their tanks into combat without any paint was during the desperate days of the battle for Stalingrad when the Stalingrad tank factory was only a short ways behind the front lines (1/2 mile maybe) and the tank crews would mount up at the end of the assembly line and drive the tank directly from the factory into combat. Why bother painting a tank green when it was probably only going to last a couple of days fighting entirely within a city?