German Panzer Sand

[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!
                                                                                                    Rougue

[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  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  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...

[Leon]

...when the decals finally arrive...

Did someone say decals... http://www.minibits.net/I-94-DecalsTransfers-c23/

[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 

Here are some of mine

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those 10mm or 15? Look great!

[vladgothic]

Pendrakens very own 10mm  and thanks for the compliment 

[Hertsblue]

Nice paint job, Vlad. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Pendrakens very own 10mm  and thanks for the compliment 

Even more impressed! 

[nikharwood]

Nicely done vladgothic 

[agtfos]

Dunkelgelb means dark yellow. I use Howard hues khaki yellow which works a treat. As for cammo patterns, I use GW rotten brown and any dark / medium green that I have lying around. My reference book is d day to Berlin by Terence wise, which explains the patterns, theories and paint application by both the Germans and Allies on the western front.

[Heedless Horseman]

should look like this

Vallejo Brown Sand 70876 is a good match for the PZ III. Tends to look a bit 'factory fresh' so could do with pale highlighting and weathering for the deserty look. Probably best to mix various shades in vehicles...DAK got what they could get!