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Monroe Perdu Studios: StuG III ZimmeritPosted: Saturday, March 25, 2017 - 06:45 AM UTC
Monroe Perdu has released a new 1/48 scale Zimmerit set for Tamiya’s Stug III kit.
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Biggles2
Quebec, Canada
Joined: January 01, 2004
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Joined: January 01, 2004
KitMaker: 7,600 posts
Armorama: 6,110 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2017 - 08:57 PM UTC
Isn't "raw" zimmerit dark yellow as it was colored with ochre? So it should be almost the same color as Dunklegelb. But, no real biggie as the zimmerit can be airbrushed the appropriate color before applying.
Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2017 - 02:43 AM UTC
The mix includes an ochre color, but there are some who say that this was dropped over time, thus comes the light grey, white belief. Been discussed at length, here are some threads:
http://www.armorama.co.uk/forums/148287
http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/thread/1309390656/What+Color+Was+Zimmerit+Out+of+the+Can
http://www.armorama.co.uk/forums/148287
http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/thread/1309390656/What+Color+Was+Zimmerit+Out+of+the+Can