I know there are arguments over what shade Olive Drab actually is, but does anyone have an opinion on the Tamiya stuff?
I've finished building my M-107 ( and filled in the sea of ejector-pin marks) and decided OD would make a nice change from your average green finish, so I decided to paint the US version.
I know WW2 OD varied greatly from green to dark olive, but what about the later stuff. After the first coat my model now looks like a block of chocolate .
What did the OD on M-107s in US service actually look like? If Tamiya's shade is not right, can anyone suggest a mix to get the right shade. Should it realy be that brown? The pics I've found don't clear things up at all.
Thanks
Tim

Steve Zaloga had an article in Military Modelling recently where he evaluated all the olive drab colours commonly available, both acrylic and enamel. His recommendation for best was Tamiyas with a shot of dark yellow for closest to the real thing.
I personally dont like this colour and would prefer to be wrong and have a more light olive/faded green. Thats just me.
But this topic will cause more arguements than how to solve the middle-east crisis. I guess you could say that basically anything in this "ball-park" would work depending on conditions, field applications, dust etc. etc. etc. etc.

Thanks Pb, that's pretty much my feelings - even if it is accurate, it looks bad on this model.
I might try misting something lighter over it - Khaki maybe ............ even with a good drybrushing it's still just going to look like a dark blob from six feet away if left as is.

I agree with the latest trend of little to no dry brushing.
And something dark like this has very little appeal to me. I like the more faded look with some variations in washes for effect with as little drybrushing as possible. Afterall its only me Im trying to please. I guess this whole topic is up to every individuals taste.
Im trying pastels for the first time for more effect and think I have an effect/result Im happy with!