German Panzer Sand

Started by Hertsblue, 06 September 2012, 09:33:47 AM

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Hertsblue

I hereby declare open season.....  :D
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Conan

should look like this :D



and some other Pictures:



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barbarian

I use Model Master paint :
Panzer Dunkelgelb 1943.
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sultanbev

Humbrol 94 all the way. The Vallejo German sand is far too dark a shade.

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Tamiya Dark Yellow - by far the best.

In reality there is NO correct colour for, as it varided with age, dust and other dirt.

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Rougue

 The company Polly S makes a nice color called German Armour Yellow I believe there still around I bought a ton of that color year's ago and haven't run out yet. I live in the USA so I don't know if the paint is available in the UK hope this help's Good Luck in your search!
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NTM

I've struggled for years to get a Dunkelgelb I was happy with, did not help that I kept changing my mind over whether I was using enamels or acrylics and which brand. Settled on artists acrylics and was happy with Winsor & Newton Green Ochre only to discover about a year ago that it was discontinued so the search began again. After trying a multitude of Acrylic craft paints which are my current favourite I have chosen Folk Art Butter Pecan, daft name but works well for me.

johnny boy

On my 10mm stuff I used to use GW  :o desert yellow on a black primer. Two thin coats are generally enough and you get a pretty good base for your panzers. Add your camo, let it all dry and then a wash with future and water. After it dries a light dry brush with GW  :o bleached bone (very light or it overpowers the other colours).
It works for me on both small vehicles, kubelewagons etc, and large vehicles, jagdtigers etc.
The bit I really like is I can paint up loads of kit without really watching what I'm doing, set up a production line and you can paint 10 medium tanks in an evening without breaking sweat.
These paints are the only thing I bought regularly from GW

Hertsblue

Actually, after much experimentation, I've come up with a mixture I can live with. It's one part terracotta, one part lemon yellow, one part lime green. I'll post a picture of my Kursk Tiger - when the decals finally arrive...
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Leon

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Steve J

And very nice decals they are too :).

vladgothic

An age old question and one which is very much open to interpretation, i also build 1/35th 1/72 scale kits and this question is discussed frequently, museum exhibits are pretty useless as a gauge as any dulux will do!

For my two penneth I use lifecolour paints, their colours are based on RAL and Federal standard paint chips, of course that does not by any means make them gospel, but its a good starting point, for 35th/72nd I would use RAL 7028 Dunklegelb but for 10mm scale I found RAL 8020 Gelbbraun followed by a thin brown wash and then drybrush the highlights gives a nice look, still working on perfecting it  ;)

As to the green and brown camo.......... anything goes, it was supplied as a thick paste and then left to the crews to apply how they felt motivated  ;D

Here are some of mine


Duke Speedy of Leighton

Those 10mm or 15? Look great!
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vladgothic

Pendrakens very own 10mm  :D and thanks for the compliment  :) :)

Hertsblue

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