Hi guys, I'm new here, and have been modelling for a number of years, mainly 1/24 auto's! I've recently grown tired of this genre of modelling, and have turned my hand to modelling armour! I'm currently workin' on a 1/35 T34/76, and would like some advice on a basecoat for russian armour! I plan on doin' a lot of weatherin' on this kit, too! I have some rudimentary knowledge of how to simulate chipped paint, and wear and tear, but any general advice or tips, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Soviet Green 4BO is a favourite topic of discussion, probably because we never seem to get a definitive answer

There's some useful stuff here

USSR camouflage

Some other suggested colours include Tamiya NATO Green, Tamiya Field Gray and so on. If you're going to be using a lot of dark washes, you might want to start out with a lighter base colour.

Hi,
this is one recipy from Finnish web site:
Paints are Humbrol and no scae effect taken into account:
8 parts HU69
4 parts HU33
3 parts HU62

ARticle can be found from:
http://www.ipmsfinland.org/artikkelit.php?kat=artikkelit&aihe=suomalaisenmaakalustonnaamiomaalit

HTH,

Niko

Basically, this is what i've achieved so far! This is my current W.I.P. T-34/76. Started off with a basecoat of XF-27 Black Green, then a colourcoat of XF-61 Dark Green, then the highlight coats of XF-26 Deep Green and XF-67 Nato Green. What do you guys think?

Color looks good. My understanding is that there were so many different variations of green used by the Russians that it is hard to go wrong as along as it is green. (++)