Paint Help

[Mike]

Can someone suggest a paint that is a dark dark grey, almost black grey?

Like the guns or boots here:

[Les Hammond]

I used Humbrol 67 for rubber assault boats

6mm France 1940

http://les1940.blogspot.co.uk/
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[Mike Headden]

I’d use Vallejo 995 German Grey myself. Might be a little lighter than that shown but I tend to go a shade or so lighter on smaller figures so it depends on the scale you are painting.

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[willz]

Humbrol matt colour dark grey 32, here is the link Mike, just scan down to the acrylic colours.

https://www.humbrol.com/media/wysiwyg/Humbrol/PDFs/New_Humbrol_Wall_Chart.pdf

[Tony Hughes]

Vallejo Black Grey

 

 

[McKinstry]

Vallejo Model Color Black Grey #862

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[Patrice]

For a very dark grey, almost black, I use 995 (“Gris allemand”) or 862 (“Gris noir”) from Prince August (that’s Vallejo for you).

https://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/

[Mr. Average]

Reaper Pure Black with a highlight of Midnight Blue.

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[A Lot of Gaul]

I would recommend Army Painter Warpaints Hardened Carapace WP1430 or Necromancer Cloak WP1443. For a more metallic look, there is of course Gun Metal WP1131.  Here is a copy of the AP colour chart, with the dark greys in the top row, and Gun Metal in the bottom row:

https://admin.thearmypainter.com/files/products/Warpaints%202016/WP-hex-all.png

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[John D Salt]

For a Matt finish I’d go along with Les Hammond’s recommendation of Humbrol Panzer Grey, but for weapons and the like I would tend towards Gunmetal.

All the best,

John.

[MartinR]

Vallejo panzer grey, or “German Grey” as they call it, dries almost black, as does its Humbrol equivalent.

"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" - Helmuth von Moltke

[Radar]

Try Railmatch weathered black. My favourite paint at the moment.

https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk

[Norm S]

Another vote for Vallejo German Grey, which i always use instead of black.

[John D Salt]

Norm S wrote:

Another vote for Vallejo German Grey, which i always use instead of black.

Vallejo German Grey — it’s the new black.

All the best,

John.

[Barks]

Vallejo German Grey.

My blog: Wargaming with Barks

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