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british gulf DPM
panzerIV
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England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 07:44 AM UTC
Hi guys

i have a few 1/72 figures that are for gulf era
my question is what colours do i need to use to paint the gulf pattern scheme for the british .. see link below
http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/14/84/08/44/dsc03657.jpg

i only use tamiya's acrylics and vallejos

can anyone recomend which paints from tamiya and vallejo to use please

thanks
Tony
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 - 02:37 AM UTC
I would start with some Desert Yellow and Buff mix for the sand color and Red brown for the patches (in the Tamiya range).
That's what I used for my Desert Rat



Olivier
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 - 08:57 AM UTC
Hi Olivier
thanks for the reply is there a percentage mix for the desert coulr?
is the brown suppose to be a lighter shade of brown like dark earthish colour lightened??

Tony
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 - 11:58 AM UTC
Hello, on my 1:35 figures, I use Tamiya XF59 and Gunze H85, probably not the real colors, but it looks good in my opinion.
erichvon
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Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 05:50 AM UTC
Try this link. It'll give you an idea of the pattern and the colouration

http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=United_Kingdom
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