German Field Grey

Modeling Subjects Figures and Misc.
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I have the Tamiya field grey, I have the modelmasters field Grau, I have a Grau Grun by Modle masters and it works well but What I really want is for someone to give me a maker or a mix that will come up with a grey color like…


Thanks

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I have used Humbrol Uniform Grey no 111 for German field Grey, this can be dry brushed with a green to bring it nearer to greenish type of Field Grey.

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Part of what you’re seeing in that pic is the shading and highlighting process too, so there wouldn’t be one single sure shot, works every time color, but rather three or even four colors that work together in layers of wash and drybrushing. There is a base coat to start with, but it isn’t necessarily going look like the magic color, but rather kind of a drab starting point which the shadows and highlights combine with it to create the right color.

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It´s also important to remember that even in life size buildings/items the colour scheme varies depending on the amount and direction of sunlight. Something which is viewed in direct sunlight will look brighter while the same colour will appear darker on a cloudy day.
So there is no absolute right colour anyway.

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[#ditto]

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Well, you can’t really get “THE” grey since in WWII German uniform varied a lot due to the war situation. The dyes they used came out different.

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I struggled with this too, until I learned the shading and highlighting process.

Try this on a test figure (or even a plastic army guy with good detail)

Prime/basecoat SATIN black (satin will help the highlighting stage later, as the slight sheen naturally reflects light-and what you’re trying to do with highlighting is mimic real light patterns on a small subject anyways.

experiment with applying that grey base color to a scrap piece of plastic (preferably a piece with engraved detail) over a white basecoat and a black basecoat,(leaving the basecoat in the recesses) and see the difference in the dried paint.

Chances are, you’ll see a difference. Now adding small amounts of white or black can give you your shade variations of the base color.

Here is the Theory to remember when painting figures:

Good figure painting is an illusion; Depth is created with layers, those layers are a series of shades and highlights. A 1/35 figure should have as much detail as your eyes could see if you were on a 35 foot ladder looking down.

Leonardo DaVinci wrote: “The most praiseworthy form of painting is the one that most resembles what it imitates”

This does not contradict the above theory, in fact it complements it. Look at a reference from the correct scale distace away in relation to the subject, note details as well as colors.
You will find unarguably that less is more