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World War II Color Guide
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As always...
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including mixes for missing colors!
Tamiya mixes
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| United States |
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Color
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Gunze
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Humbrol
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Polly Scale
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Tamiya
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Testor
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Testor Acryl
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Xtracolor
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Navy light gray 602
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H51
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129
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505090
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1730
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4763
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X137
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Neutral sea gray 603
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H53
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505086
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XF53
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1725
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X133
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Insignia blue 605
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H326
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1719
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4742
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X122
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Non-spec sea blue 607
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H54
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505092
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XF17
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1718
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X121
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Intermediate blue 608
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H56
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144
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505094
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XF18
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1720
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4744
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X125
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Azure blue 609
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505262
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2048
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X26
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Sky 610
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H74
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23
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505254
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XF21
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2049
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4840
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X7
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Interior green 611
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H58
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505096
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XF4
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1715
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4852
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X117
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Yellow zinc chromate
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1184
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4851
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Medium green 612
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H303
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117
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505082
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1713
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X114
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Olive drab 613
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H52
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155
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505080
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XF62
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1711
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4842
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X112
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Faded olive drab
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505218
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2051
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X113
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Orange yellow 614
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H329
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154
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505220
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XF3
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1708
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4721
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X106
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Middlestone 615
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H71
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84
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505260
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2052
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X9
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Sand 616
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505084
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2053
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X105
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Dark earth 617
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H72
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29
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505252
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XF64
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2054
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4846
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X2
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Bright red 619
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H327
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153
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505020
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1705
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X103
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Dark gull gray 621
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H317
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140
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505378
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1740
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4755
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X131
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Glossy sea blue 623
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H55
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1717
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4686
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X121
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Navy blue gray
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H42
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505088
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2055
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4847
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X162
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| United
Kingdom |
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Color
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Gunze
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Humbrol
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Polly Scale
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Tamiya
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Testor
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Testor Acryl
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Xtracolor
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Sky
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type S
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H74
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23
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505254
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XF21
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2049
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4840
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X7
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Extra dark sea grey
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H333
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27
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505264
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1723
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X5
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Dark slate grey
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102
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505266
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2056
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XX25
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Ocean grey
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106
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505256
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2057
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X6
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Medium sea grey
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H335
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165
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505258
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XF20
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2058
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X3
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Dark sea grey
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H75
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164
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2059
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X4
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Light slate grey
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31
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1793
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X118
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Dark green
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H73
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30
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505250
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XF61
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2060
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4849
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X1
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Dark earth
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H72
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29
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505252
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XF64
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2054
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4846
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X2
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Middlestone
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H71
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84
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505260
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2052
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X9
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Azure blue
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505262
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2048
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X26
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PRU blue
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505268
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2061
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X8
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Interior grey-green
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505270
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2062
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4850
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X10
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Trainer yellow
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24
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2063
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X11
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| German
Luftwaffe
(with a
rough English translation in italic) |
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Color
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Gunze
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Humbrol
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Polly Scale
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Tamiya
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Testor
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Testor Acryl
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Xtracolor
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Grau 02
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RLM gray
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H70
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92
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505075
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XF22
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2071
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4770
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X201
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Gelb 04
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yellow
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505075
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2072
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4771
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X213
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Rot 23
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red
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505020
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2073
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4772
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X217
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Dunkelblau 24
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dark blue
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505023
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2074
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4773
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X218
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Hellgrün 25
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light green
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505026
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4774
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Dunkelbraun 61 - dark brown
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505300
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2075
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4775
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X219
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Grün 62
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green
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505302
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2076
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4776
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X220
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Lichtgrau 63
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light gray
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505304
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2077
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4777
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X221
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Lichtblau 64
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light blue
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505306
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Hellblau 65
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light blue
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H67
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65
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505051
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2078
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4778
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X202
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Schwarzgrau 66—
black/gray
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505014
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2079
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4779
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X203
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Dark olive green 67
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505308
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Light olive green 68
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505310
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Light tan 69
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505312
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Schwarzgrün 70
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black/green
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H65
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91
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505055
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XF27
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2080
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4780
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X204
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Dunkelgrün 71
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dark green
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H64
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30
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505056
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2081
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4781
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X205
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Grün 72
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green
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505314
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2082
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4782
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X222
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Grün 73
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green
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505316
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2083
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4783
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X223
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Graugrün 74
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gray/green
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H68
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27
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505059
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2084
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4784
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X203
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Grauviolett 75
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gray/violet
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H69
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505060
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2085
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4785
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X207
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Lichtblau 76
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light blue
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505061
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2086
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4786
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X208
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Hellgrau 77
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light gray
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4787
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Hellblau 78
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light blue
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505318
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2087
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4788
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X214
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Sandgelb 79
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sand/gray
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H66
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62
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505320
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2088
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4789
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X209
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Grün 80
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green
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505322
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2089
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4790
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X215
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Braunviollett 81
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brown/violet
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505070
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2090
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4791
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X210
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Dunkelgrün 82
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dark green
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505071
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2091
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4792
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X211
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Lichtgrün 83
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light gray
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505072
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2092
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4793
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X212
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Graublau 84
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gray/blue
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505324
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4794
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| German Armor |
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Color
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Gunze
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Humbrol
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Polly Scale
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Tamiya
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Testor
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Testor Acryl
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Xtracolor
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Panzer dark gray
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505110
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XF63
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2094
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4795
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X800
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Panzer dark yellow
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H79
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505111
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XF60
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2095
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4796
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X808
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Panzer red brown
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H47
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505112
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XF64
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2096
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4797
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X807
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Panzer olive green
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505113
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XF58
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2097
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4798
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X806
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Panzer interior buff
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XF57
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2104
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4805
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X818
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Afrika Khakibraun `41
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2098
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X804
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Afrika Grünbraun `41
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2099
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X803
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Signalbraun
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2100
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X801
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Anthracitgrau
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2101
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X802
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Afrika Braun `42
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2102
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X808
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Afrika Dunkelgrau `42
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2103
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X809
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| Japan |
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Color
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Gunze
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Humbrol
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Polly Scale
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Tamiya
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Testor
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Testor Acryl
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Xtracolor
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Army green
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H60
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505272
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XF13
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2114
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X351
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Army light green
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H62
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505274
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XF14
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2115
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X352
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Navy green
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H59
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505278
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XF11
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2116
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X353
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Navy sky gray
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H61
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505280
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XF12
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2117
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X354
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Deep yellow
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505828
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2118
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Army brown
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505276
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Interior metallic blue
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H63
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X13
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2119
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X355
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Custom Tamiya
paint mixes
By Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman
Tamiya are probably one the most commonly
available lines of hobby paints in the US as they are usually
carried by R/C hobby shops, and we all know Tamiya is a dominant
force in the R/C business.
Here is a list of custom mixes to match a wide range of
standard colors.
This is what you can find on Tamiya instruction sheets: |
Luftwaffe
RLM 02:- XF22:1 + XF49:1 or just XF-22
RLM 65:- XF23:1 + XF2:1
RLM 71:- XF62:1 + XF49:1
RLM 74:- XF24:3 + XF27:2
RLM 75:- XF24:5 + XF50:1
RLM 76:- XF2:7 + XF23:1 + XF66:2
RLM 79:- XF59:3 + XF64:1
RLM 80:- XF58
RLM 81:- XF51:1 + XF64:2
RLM 82:- XF5 or XF5:1 + XF2:1 or XF5:1 +XF3:1 (Bright Green)
RLM 83:- XF61 or XF24:1 + XF51:1 or XF24:1 +XF51:1 (Dark Green)
RAF
INTERIOR GREEN:- XF5:1 + XF21:3 + XF65:1
DARK GREEN:- XF58:1 + XF62:5
DARK EARTH:- XF52:1 + XF64:1
OCEAN GRAY:- XF18:1 + XF21:2 + XF24:2
MIDSTONE:- XF59:1 + XF60:1
SKY:- XF21
MED. SEA GRAY:- XF19:3 + XF54:5
AZURE BLUE:- X16:2 + XF2:10 + XF18:5
USA
NON-SPEC. SEA BLUE:- XF17:5 + XF8:3 + XF2:2
INTERMEDIATE BLUE:- XF18:5 + XF2:4
BLUE-GRAY:- XF18:3 + XF2:1
LIGHT GRAY:- XF19:2 + XF2:1
USN INTERIOR GREEN:- XF3:2 + XF5:1
France
DARK BLUE-GRAY:- XF18:1 + XF53:3
LIGHT BLUE-GRAY:- XF2:1 +XF25:2
BROWN:- XF10
KHAKI:- XF5:1 + XF49:2
INTERIOR:- XF24
THE
FOLLOWING ARE MIXES BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF OTHER
MODELERS.. SO BE WARNED!
FAA Extra Dark Sea Grey:- To 50 parts of XF24 (dark grey), add
6 parts XF2 (white), and 3 parts XF8 (flat blue).
FAA Dark Slate Grey:- To one bottle of XF22 (RLM Grey), add 35
drops of XF7 (red), and 125 drops of XF1 (flat black).
Dark Mediterranian Blue:- X3:10 + XF2:1 + XF19:1
FAA /RAF Sky Gray:- XF19
FAA Slate Gray:- XF22
FAA Dark Sea Gray:- XF54
ANA 603:- XF54
ANA 602:- XF19
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| Much of the information contained in this
chart was gleaned from the October 2002 issue of the Fine Scale
Modeler, as well as a few other sources. |
