Graf Spee 1:350 Academy

biegacz90 · Post by **biegacz90** » Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:32 am

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

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

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

Gabor · Post by **Gabor** » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:32 pm

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,

biegacz90 · Post by **biegacz90** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:14 am

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.

Gabor · Post by **Gabor** » Sat Jun 27, 2015 2:22 pm

Hi,

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

http://www.breakingdefense.com/2013/08/ ... -comeback/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -sail.html

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

robertmelvin · Post by **robertmelvin** » Sat Jun 27, 2015 3:45 pm

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

biegacz90 · Post by **biegacz90** » Sun Jun 28, 2015 2:08 pm

Ok give me a couple second

you can see a couple photo here

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

robertmelvin · Post by **robertmelvin** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 5:49 am

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

Post by **Olaf Held** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:59 am

@ 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!

biegacz90 · Post by **biegacz90** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:32 pm

Olaf Held wrote:@ 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!

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.

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