Hi,

I am on my 2nd model. 1:35 Scale Tiger. I am looking to give it the Panzer Grey look. I want to try some weathering too... lighter panel sections etc.

The base grey paint I plan to use is Tamiya German Grey acrylic paint as a base layer (on top of the preshaded black). What other lighter greys do you recommend for achieving the faded look on the paint etc?

Kind Regards

You can make lighter tones from this original Tamiya panzer grey by adding white paint in it, or XF24 as I've seen here
http://ost-front.ru/en/2010/04/22/pzkpfw-iv-ausf-e/

Hi

which version of the Tiger is it ? During its production life the colour scheme applied changed and its only the earlier versions that had a overall grey scheme .

Thought I'd mention it in case you are worried about accuracy.

Alan

Think its a late version. To be honest I'm not that fussed about accuracy. I just want to learn to make decent models and a have fun

When I get better at this, ill experiment with camo schemes.

Yep, if you are doing a dunkelgrau paint job (even though a Late would be 3 tone camo) then add the grey to some white until you get a lighter grey shade. If you try to lighten the grey, you'll end up with a huge amount of paint. Darken the white instead.

Ah thanks for the tip! I'll bare that in mind As' I'd prob have tried putting white to grey.

As it was mentioned..just mix the base color with some white for a brighter color.
but..
a "panzergrau" for a late tiger is more than a little bit incorrect. there weren´t any german tanks in late war years painted with panzergrau any more.

why dont you try a nice camo look? its a much easier job than a good all gray look

hi Rob, I use Tamiya flesh to lighten panzer grey white tends to give a chalky finish I learnt this from a Steve Zaloga book

Rob,
I certainly agree with the above post .... I would resist the urge to use white to lighten any paint. It tends to wash-out the base color, leaving it chalky, as the gentleman described, and almost creates a new color - which is not what you are striving for. Instead, I would recommend using Buff or Flesh to lighten the dark grey. It creates a "warmer" shade that is much closer in relation to the original color.

Kirchoff