Having just started modelling again. Spent the last three weeks gathering supplies. Mostly paints I have bought in excess of twenty differnet paints. What I think would be helpful is a list fo essential colors you will need when modelling WW 2 AFV and figures. What are your thoughts?

WW2 in general or American, ETO or PTO or Brittish or German Japaneese? Lots of colors based on Location.

Matt

You'll probably see depending on your models !

But for the americans it's mainly Olive Drab...
For german early war panzer gray, later sand yellow...

What brand too? If Tamiya, and WW II US

XF-1 Flat Black
XF-2 Flat White
XF-4 Yellow Green
XF-7 Flat Red
XF-10 Flat Brown
XF-59 Flat Khaki
XF-62 Olive Drab
X-16 Aluminum
X-19 Smoke

With those colors and in mixed in combinations, you could handle most WW II US Armor - guess up through the 1950's too...

Gunnie

Go to the Testors Model Master racks (both of them, if the store has the expanded range) and buy one of each.

OK, you might htink that's a bit over the top but not by much. I use Model Master enamels almost exclusively and keep most of the colors in the range on hand at all times, plus a few from Humbrol and some Floquil and Aeromaster as well. You never know when one will be handy and save you the trouble of mixing a shade, or provide one that is just different enough that the next tank is obviously a shade of OD green but isn't the same as the lst one you did.

Greg

If you want to use acrylics you can get the Vallejo model paints from www.missionmodels.com. They are great paints and inexpensive, too. I have just started using them and find them to be very nice and easy to use. There are several large set you can buy that provide just about every color you will need.

GunTruck has hit it on the mark with Tamiya.

I would pipe in with - it really depends on the kit, each is going to have it's own individual list.

I would add Flesh to the list if you do figures.