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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
Is these paints a good start to German Armor?
Thundergrunt
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Posted: Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 06:32 PM UTC
Are these good to do German Armor and the Crew figures??

Tamiya
Flat Earth XF-52
Dark Yellow XF-60
Desert Yellow XF-59
Vallejo 149 Choc Brwn but is written XF-64 on it
Metallic Greay XF-56
Flat Black XF-1
German Gray XF-63
and the rest is Model Master Enamels.
Panzer schokoladebraun 43'
Rust
Dunklegrun
Panzer Olivegrun
Panzer Dunklegelp 43'
Dark Tan
skin tone shadow tint
armor Sand
and radome tan
retiredyank
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Posted: Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 07:04 PM UTC
Those paint should pretty much cover you. You may also want to get some red oxide/oxide red for use as a primer. This was popular throughout most of the war. Personally, I use Krylon Ruddy Brown spray paint. It's cheap and there is a lot of it.
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