Whoops - Tank looks Mustard.

[squadie_brat_72]

I recently purchased a set of decent acrylics online and painted the base colour of my Heng Long Tiger 1 tank with, what was labelled up as RAL 7028, and was really happy with the result although It looked a little washed out, and patchy - due to the small bottle size.
Rather than buying a second set - I bought a larger bottle from a different suppliers who also identified as RAL 7028 (Dunkelgelb) but when I painted the Hull - it was a completely different colour (Mustard looking).
I was planning on doing a 3 colour camo pattern, with the RAL 8017 (Rotbraun) & RAL 6003 (Olivgrun), but am unsure if this will look any good, now it has the mustard base colour.

I know people will say - it's all down to personal choice , etc etc - but I want the camo to look at least half decent - so anyone tried this mix of colours before, or should I spray some patches with a lighter colour (Like RAL 7027 (Sandgrau) ? to lighten it up.

[PainlessWolf]

Squadie,
A case can be made for dunkelgelb as the base color. I use the Model Masters brand but it is probably very similar to what you used.
regards and good luck,
Painless

[ALPHA]

Pictures would be good Squadie.... Mustard is not all bad...depends on the region you are modelling... me I've always liked Africa yellow on German tanks as a whole
and since Painless is showing his...I'm gonna show mine



Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to recommend a brand of paint... I custom mix the paint using primary and neutral colors on this I took Yellow... then made a brown using black red and a touch of white... then slowly tinted the yellow to my liking


ALPHA

PS. didn't see the mold line on the muzzle break till the day after I took the photo...has been repaired along with something else I noticed

[billpe]

Tamiya xf-60 is generally considered to be a good scale approximation to Dunkelgelb but they're crap paints unless you airbrush. The colors you're using are the classic combination for German armour - if you're going historical this is the right set for most tigers. Where and how it's applied just depends on the date and unit. If you're going for a generic look then it's up to you.

It's best to remember that a scale version of a colour is lighter than the original. Dunkelgelb was a bit mustard in colour depending on the version (there were 3 official RAL variants).


What generally works is pick your colour set then adjust the tone afterwards with filters and oils. Mixing and matching different manufacturers on the same color is destined to have problems and attempting to colour match through mixing might just compound the problem.

[squadie_brat_72]

Sorry for late delayed response - but been having probs with PC. Thanks for advice - pictures you posted look great and maybe I am getting too hung up on colour after all. Will go ahead with a camo pattern but do a few tests first before I commit. Have planned to post picture when done but given my first attempt hope it turns out ok. I'm sure it will not be as good as others seen on forum but for novice like me to this new interest I'm loving it.