Hi All,
I am just about to start painting some BEF tanks (in 10mm and 20mm). The question I have is regarding the colour scheme on Light and Cruiser tanks. I have the Blitzkrieg" book on camouflage by Zaloga,and "Tanks of the blitzkrieg era" by BT White. both of these refer to the Two colour camo using a darker and mid range green, they refer to the lighter green as "rarely used" .
However both Plastic soldier company and Flames of war refer to a "Cruiser Green". Is this just incorrect or is there a reliable source for using this colour? Cheers
Orcs
Or is it of dubious value like the brown camo they suggest on the early war Germans
Mine were cruiser Green, it's a little Light but worked well
I used Valjero "gunship green" as the base, with cammo in military green. The gas patches are lemon yellow.
This might help.
http://www.mafva.net/other%20pages/starmer%20camo.htm
"British Army Colours & Disruptive Camouflage in the United Kingdom, France & NW Europe 1936 - 45 by Nigel Starmer " is the best book on the subject, with colour chips and colour recipes in the back.
Quote from: Steve J on 04 February 2018, 01:01:27 PM
"British Army Colours & Disruptive Camouflage in the United Kingdom, France & NW Europe 1936 - 45 by Nigel Starmer " is the best book on the subject, with colour chips and colour recipes in the back.
Yes but that's as rare as Rocking horse manure
I believe it is readily available direct from Mike Starmer using the contact email on the Matador models website.
Yep, the Starmer books are the best and absolutely excellent. I have all of his books and love them. And the paint chips are a real blessing to work with. Of course I scale the colors down a bit to account for the scale I am doing but what a wealth of material! And so reasonably priced too.
Terry
Yep, I ordered mine direct from Mike Starmer. Extremely good value and just full of loads of useful info.
Quote from: Subedai on 04 February 2018, 11:41:34 AM
This might help.
http://www.mafva.net/other%20pages/starmer%20camo.htm
This is the Starmer article...or at least one of the Starmer articles. For specific colours or shades I would just call up images on Google and find a colour you like. That's what I have done and filed them for when I get around to painting my 6mm chaps.
Email sent to Mike Starmer.
Mike Starmer replied this morning, and ordered the relevant book via PayPal. Thanks a lot everyone
Orcs
Glad you've been able to get a copy. I've found it so useful over the years and hope you do too.
My guide for Painting World War II British (http://www.10mm-wargaming.com/2015/01/painting-world-war-ii-british.html) hope it helps.
As always, comments are appreciated.
Take care
Andy