I planning on building a early Leopard 2 kit and the instructions call for a bronze green and say that FS 34102 med. green is a close match. I use mostly Tamiya paints and was wondering if anyone had a recipe for this color. Also is the German bronze green different that the British bronze green used on Centurions and Chieftains? Thanks.

Chris,

I'm afraid I cannot vouch for FS 34102 or any acrylic match; however, I can confirm that the colour is notably different form the British Army Deep Bronze Green, which apart from anything else was a high gloss paint.

I'm sure some acrylic paint users and modern armour cognoscenti will come to your aid shortly.

Brian

Tamiya XF-67 NATO green is a good start for Bronzegrün. Since Bronzegrün is significatly darker, you might add some XF-26. And I recommend XF-64 instead of XF-68.

Take note that there were no Leopard 2 tank on uni Bronzegrün. Early Leoprd 2 are painted in Gelboliv RAL 6031. Gelboliv vehicles had also differnt markings. So you have to specifiy first which color version you want to build.

RAL6031 or RAL 6014?

Should read RAL 6014.