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[quote="Olaf Held"]@ biegacz90 ~ Make sure the dark grey for the steel decks and the turret tops is NOT the same as it seems to appear in that cammo book. I also doubt that thing about grey painted teak...


Happy painting ~ Olaf![/quote]

It is very good question because at the end of summer 1939 graf spee swam in the Indian ocean and I haven't found any photos from these period. But probably you are right.

@ biegacz90 ~ Make sure the dark grey for the steel decks and the turret tops is NOT the same as it seems to appear in that cammo book. I also doubt that thing about grey painted teak...


Happy painting ~ Olaf!

Nice looking work so far. Your build looks very clean. Good job on the PE railings to. Keep up the good work and please, continue to share with us.

Bob

Ok give me a couple second :D

you can see a couple photo here

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=159856

Also I have the Z-43 1:350 Trumpeter with BIG ED and Admiral Hipper 1:350 Trumpeter with BIG ED so when I will finish with Graf Spee I want to make a scratch build from my another model because I want to develop my english skills and modelmaking skills :big_grin:

Welcome aboard! Great folks here, happy to help with any questions you might have. Hope to see some of your work posted either as works in progress or the finished product. Doesn't have to be submitted to the gallery to be displayed. We love to oggle each other's work.

Bob

Hi,

Ok. But before mixing the reds, please take a look at the pictures in these articles:

[url]http://www.breakingdefense.com/2013/08/will-sequester-scuttle-navys-surface-ship-comeback/[/url]

[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2469982/The-7billion-warship-rule-waves-US-Navys-largest-destroyer-built-gets-ready-set-sail.html[/url]

That's why I offered XF-9. It is also good for WWII ships.

OK
In my opinion XF 9 it is too dark, it is almost brown and I agree with you about Pactra A 26. It is too shiny. Probably I will mix vallejo dark red with vallejo flat red.

Hi,

Welcome aboard!
Basicly your colors are correct. But I would slightly modify them. I would use Humbrol 147 for the superstructure and Tamiya XF 54 for the turrets and steel decks. Unfortunately I don't know how Pactra paints accurate are, but it seems the red is a bit shiny. I would use Tamiya XF 9. Or any kind of red can be good for the lower hull which is described as brick red or wine red.
If you had further questions please come to this forum or drop a mail.

Regards,

Hi I'm a new user. I came from Poland so my english could be not perfect :big_grin:

I'm building the Graf Spee 1:350 Academy. I chose this paint scheme

[url=http://s358.photobucket.com/user/krzysiekw1990rtk/media/GNC%20str%2099_zpsa1feec5m.jpg.html][img]http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo27/krzysiekw1990rtk/th_GNC%20str%2099_zpsa1feec5m.jpg[/img][/url]

I found it in German Naval Camouflage, but I have a problem with color, because I don't know if I chose the right color. I prefer Tamiya so I chose this color

XF 53 - hull
XF 20 superstructure
XF 78 Deck
XF 79 Brown deck in a couple places
XF 27 Arado
Xf 63 or XF 24 the darker grey in a turret and the deck

Also I have a couple jar of Pactra so I want to use it like a A46 black (funnel ) A26 red (lower hull), A70 Polish blue and A33 Medium Green (arado)

I will be grateful if someone correct my color. I'm a beginner modelmaker so I don't chose the painting from december 39 because it is very demanding and too difficult for me :smallsmile: