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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
base color us tanks ww2
bazooka
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: January 03, 2006
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Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006 - 06:41 PM UTC
hi everybody, i`m looking for the base color of us tanks during ww2
i`ve searched the big "A" but maybe my english is to worst or i can`t
find anything about it
cheers from germany
Easy_Co
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: September 11, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:07 AM UTC
Hope im not on the wrong track here but the base colour for U.S. armour is olive drab.Tamyia is quite accurate just add some of their dark yellow to it
bazooka
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 06:05 PM UTC
thanks for yor answer easy..
but it just happend what i`ve allways feard...
my english is to worst
asked a english teacher
the right word is undercoat or grounding
any ideas?
Drader
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Wales, United Kingdom
Joined: July 20, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 06:50 PM UTC
Probably the same dark red paint used to prime (= base coat) metal that is used almost everywhere. The Olive Drab top coat was very resistant to damage, so don't have too much of the primer showing.
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