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British postwar bronze green
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Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 10:35 PM UTC
This is the color reportedly used in the Korean War, but I'm not sure exactly what it is or what shade it is. Can anyone help?
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Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11:34 PM UTC
Can't help with it being used. Bronze green is, if I'm not mistaken, the "standard" Land Rovers green. I'm surea search oin the net will help you further.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 12:45 AM UTC
I believe that the colour that you are looking for is called Deep Bronze Green and I have seen it on display vehicles from that era often used as displays outside of military camps. It is not the same as the current green used by the army. It is semi-gloss in its finish.

I am not sure if Hannants produce it in their xtra colour range as previously it was available in the Humbrol Authentic colour range which has long gone sadly.

In the Humbrol Folder called 'The Colour System' that was produced to run alongside their 'Intermix series'; the mix that they give to acheive the British Army Deep Bronze Green is:-

Humbrol Number 3 - Brunswick Green - 43 drops
Humbrol Number 80 - Grass Green -15 drops
Humbrol Number 60 - Scarlet - 14 drops

You will have to work out a method to achieve the drops measure as they sold a syringe and tinllets to achieve this and state that 1 drop is equal to 0.2 ml

Humbro do produce Matt 75 which is Bronze Green but this is not the same.

I hope this helps you, let me know if I can be of any further help.

John
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Murdo
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 01:00 AM UTC

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I am not sure if Hannants produce it in their xtra colour range as previously it was available in the Humbrol Authentic colour range which has long gone sadly




Hannants do do this colour in Xtracrylics. I have tried it and found it is very dark green. Probably correct, but very dark. Mind you, it was a very dark colour anyway........

Did I mention how dark it is?

I have a Centurion I'm about to build, I'll do it in the Dark Bronze Green and post some pics.



Quoted Text

In the Humbrol Folder called 'The Colour System' that was produced to run alongside their 'Intermix series'; the mix that they give to acheive the British Army Deep Bronze Green is:-

Humbrol Number 3 - Brunswick Green - 43 drops
Humbrol Number 80 - Grass Green -15 drops
Humbrol Number 60 - Scarlet - 14 drops



SCARLET???

The addition of ANY scarlet never mind so much, was a shock to the sysem!

That's why I'll never be an artist.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 01:07 AM UTC
Scarlet, well the Humbrol geezers say so, I have never tried it, but who am I to argue, I had to check if the colours were still produced in their range to perform the mix. I actually have one of the old Authentic colour ones unopened in one of my paint boxes.

Hannants in the older series often used samples of original paints in either liquid or by having chips done by whatever method paint companies use. It is a very dark colour, I always thought it was quite nice.

John
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 02:08 AM UTC
Tamiya paints XF-2 Dark Green is a very dark green with a semi-gloss finish. Could I get away with that?
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 02:16 AM UTC
I haven't tried it Tom, but you could give it a go as that all is all that Deep Bronze is and when you weather anyway the tone would change.

John
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 03:11 AM UTC

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SCARLET???

The addition of ANY scarlet never mind so much, was a shock to the sysem!

That's why I'll never be an artist.



The Scarlet (deep red) will make the mix slightly brown, which is probably why it's "Bronze" Green and not just dark green. Early field mix formulas for US Olive Drab combined orange primer and black, producing a brownish green!
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 03:27 AM UTC
It is a very unique colour, that is dark green but is hard to describe.

John
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 12:13 PM UTC

WEM colourcoats do a "Deep Bronze Green", is that suitable ?


See :-

Deep Bronze Green (Reference #AR B 02)

at

http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/index.html?http%3A//www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/catalogbody.html&CatalogBody

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