This may be,and probably is a question that's been asked and answered many times before but what is the best Tamiya colour to use for British armour green. When building British subjects I usually do NW Europe post D-Day but have never happy with my choices of green. I generally use Tamiya paints as I find that they spray and cover nicely once I've thinned them down and the cost factor's a big influence as well being on a limited budget. I wondered what is the most accurate representation as a basic colour. I'm fine with my German AFV's but baffled by British. Any ideas gratefully received.

Hi Karl,

A while back I found the following mix for SCC15 - the "British OD" used around D-Day onwards. I copid it from another post somewhere:

"And Mike Starmer has a revised Tamiya mix and I quote from his post on Missing-Lynx

Tamiya SCC.15 again, new mix

Prompted by the recent enquiry about using Tamiya XF-81 as the British Olive Drab I procured a bottle a short while back and after some extensive trials came up with a more accurate rendition of the much loved (or loathed ) colour. I am pleased to tell that this is easier to make that the previous mix. 5 prts XF81 +1 prt XF58 + 1 prt 71. This is a fraction lighter than the standard which makes life a little easier for many no doubt."

I've used it and like it. Still looking for a good mix for the old turd-brown SCC2...

I start with Tamiya's XF 62 OD. But out of bottle it's too dark so I lighten it to taste, with a little XF 60 Dark Yellow, or XF 59 Desert Yellow, or XF 57 Buff, depending what colors I have at hand and how much lightening I want. British OD, having a different formulation than US OD, tended towards a greenish hue, especially after some fading. I then mix a little XF 26 Deep Green, XF 58 Olive Green, or XF 67 Nato Green, etc, to taste. My colors will vary slightly from batch to batch, but,in reality, weren't exact either.

Hi guys,

I collected all of Mike Starmer's mixes that I could find and made pages for them. Here is the Tamiya one:

https://alliedarmour1940.wordpress.com/tamiya-paint-mixes/

For SCC2:
7 pts XF10 + 2 pts XF1. “This is very close to the standard so a small touch of mid grey is needed for your models.”

(I also did the same for Vallejo and am working on more mixes for those.)

That's brilliant Big help chaps so much obliged.

Whenever I'm in hospital I always save the syringes they give me my oramorph in so that I can wash them out and use them for mixing paint. As they have the measurements on the side I can draw up exactly the right amount of paint when mixing in ratios, plus they're really smooth with having to squirt meds down a patients throat lol. Times I've had to explain to nurses why I keep them they've looked at me is if to say "This bloke's on the wrong ward. He should be on a psych ward. Plastic tanks and lttle men? He's not quite right is he"