Correct Base Colour

This tip only applies to WWII German Tanks. These vehicles were initially painted either dark grey, or dark yellow depending upon the the year of manufacture. An excellent site to visit for detailed information on this subject is : [link=http://www.achtungpanzer.com/camo.htm]Achtung Panzer[/link]

I currently use Tamiya acrylic paints and find based on the few colour photo's I've seen that their recommended colours, XF60 Dark Yellow and XF24 Dark Grey aren't quite right. Basically they aren't quite dark enough. To remedy this in both cases add 10% Matt Black and 20% thinners.