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      U boat colours... Help needed please

      Hi there all,

      Well I'm still on the modelling wagon and took out my Type VIID to have look over and I immediately came across a problem. Too many greys.... Tower deck, main deck, and 3 for the hull sides alone....

      Revell list all sorts of greys under various names but a lot of them involve mixing! Does anyone have a "general" list of colours they used on their type VII hopefully translated or translatable into Humbrol/tamiya/Vallejo paints?

      Thanks in advance for any assistance.

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      Bit of a useless post from me Stuart I'm afraid. I have the same dilemma with my Revell 1/144 Type VII D Minelayer.

      Perhaps now your thread is back to the top someone might have the answer to our problem!lol

      If I come up with anything I'll post up on here.

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      It's the same one I've got Ron, maybe we can do a side by side build once we have our mutually required information lol

      So this is bumped back to the top again heehehehehehehe!!!

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      Bit of a start Stuart.

      The highlighted colours in the instructions are obviously Revell paints, so I have managed to find the equivelant in Humbrol:

      These are all the greys.
      1st numbers Revell, 2nd Humbrol...
      57=87
      69=77
      77=79
      09=32
      74=125
      76=141.........I can't help with Vallejo paints as although I use them, I only brush paint with Vallejo Model Colour and I presume you use an A/B?

      I will keep looking and let you know if I find any more info.

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      Yeah I will be using AB for this one ron.
      I'll just grab the instruction shee and pencil them over. I take it you used the "Ultimate" conversion chart? Might go try to get Tamiya numbers from there using above...

      R57 H87 T XF25
      R69 H77
      R77 H79
      R09 H32 (LIFECOLOR 72 RLM 74)
      R74 H125 T XF24 (LIFECOLOR 22)
      R76 H141 T XF20 (LIFECOLOR 113)

      It's a start
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      You don't want in this thing, you don't get in this thing. I cut you out of everything. I don't need you. Sixty feet of bridge I can get almost anywhere. Schmuck!"
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      Or you could use these The big problem is figuring out which is which. The good news is that they paint really well both with an Airbrush ans a Hairbrush!
      Its what I will be using on mine.

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      deck, this dark gray I use TANK GRAY revell akril 36178,
      for hull I use 36168 dust gray
      and for command post (tower - sorry for my bad english) and upper hull I used Light gray 36371

      all revell acrilic colors






      after that good oil wash with black oil color, and good and heavy rust details

      mybe that can help you
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      Thank you Roman for your help getting the colours we need.

      I knew you would let us know what you used for your wonderful U.Boat models.

      Thanks again,
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      Quote Originally Posted by spanner570 View Post
      Thank you Roman for your help getting the colours we need.

      I knew you would let us know what you used for your wonderful U.Boat models.

      Thanks again,
      Ron
      NP Ron,
      I'm sorry for not reponding earlier because I was out of town and just hva quick look here and didnt see this topic.

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      Thank you very much Roman! It's good not to have to mix colours!!!! Have a beer on me

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