Just wondering what people are using for base coat colors for WWII armour for 3 tone german schemes, solid colors like for Tiger 1 DAK,
T-34, Sherman etc. I have read articles that some use Tamiya Nato Black as a base coat for everything to give a shaded look.
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Panther88

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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 07:24 AM UTC

jazza

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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 08:46 AM UTC
When i built my sherman, my base coat was the Tamiya Olive Drab. Some modellers like to use flat black as a pre-shading technique.

thebear

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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 11:12 AM UTC
Well it all depends on the final color ...For OD vehicles I use Nato black ,but for dark yellow vehicles I'd go with Nato brown...
Rick
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