Hi all, Ive been thinking of changing paint brands from Tamyia to Vallejo,Ive looked them up on the web but Im a bit confused by the colour titles I cant find O.D. or a german armour grey for instance.what I need is a colour chart that gives some help is one available on the web.

Hi John

Their website has a color chart here .

Website is here

Griffo

John,

If it is the Vehicle Swartz-Grau that you want then the number is 995 (167) German Grey and US Olive Drab is 889 (91) These are the Model Colour Range numbers.In Model Air the numbers are 56 Swartz-Grau and 43 Olive Drab.

They are really great paints.

John

John,

Be prepared for quite different colours compared to Tamiya though. The Vallejo OD has a more grenish tint, compared to the dark brown of Tamiya. The Vallejo Panzergrau is much lighter than the Tamiya shade, and the Dunkelgelb is almost brown...
I thought I was going to switch over to Vallejo completely, and good as Vallejo is, I do find myself using Tamiya more recenctly. One thing I do not like about Vallejo is that it rubs of realy easy. Not good when you handle the model during painting... Tamiya in comparison is bullet proof even without primer.
Vallejo is superb for hand painting, where Tamiya is of course an aquired taste.

Cheers
Henk

BTW John, will you be going to Telford?

Gentlemen many thanks for the info, Im afraid I wont be able to make Telford Henk my wife has just had a serious operation and Im Nursey for the next few weeks.I hope to make a show though to meet up with all the guys and I owe you a pint for the width Indicators they went on a treat.

Here you will find a new forum I started as a fan site for users of Vallejo acrylics. I know that there are lots of articles strewn across the web, but a central resource may help to ease people's use of these colours. The forum is intended for both armour and miniature painters. Come along and sign up, and help the knowledge to grow.

MfG

Martin