Ok, I know there's probably several hundred threads about this, so I'll make it short and sweet. I've heard of German tanks (wwII) modelers painting the tri-colour other colours than say Tamiya's Dark Yellow and Dark Green, and substituted for lighter colours like Desert Yellow and Olive Drab for the Dark Green, not sure on the Red Brown. I'm starting a Panther G, still not certain if I will do the version with the infrared light or not, I may do an ambush scheme(just love em!)
So what do you think, can I get away with using Desert Yellow and Olive Drab to give the vehicle a lighter appearence? Always thought that Dark Yellow and Dark Green were too dark to begin with...

oops didn't look like I made it short... :-)
Thanks everyone!

yes you can ,use dessert yellowXF-59 and nato green XF-67 and nato brown XF-68,you could also thin them down a bit.
hope that helps,.

greetings jeroen,.

The Polly Scale line of acrylic paints give you a wonderful scaled down effect. If you've never used them in the past, the pigment tends to be a bit coarser than Tamiyas, so thin them out more. I tend to thin out these paints with Tamiya thinner (50 - 60% thinner).

Frank

Thanks guys, should be lighter!

I usually mix up my own blend of dark yellow using the dark yellow and desert yellow and some white ...I find the dark yellow much too green and this seems to help ...I wouldn't use OD for the green but that's only my opinion..

Rick

I like to use the orginal darker colors but add white to "scale" them down or make them look more sun bleached and weathered. The amount of white you use is based on how worn and faded you want the vehicle to look.

Having looked at models after weathering and been disatisfied with my Dark Yellow, I was amazed at the different shade of the same colour that are detailed in the attached pic. So who is right as there are many different shades?

John