Flames of War - Painting Guide - Colourschemes and helps for painting (German, Russian, British and US)

15mm Armor

COLOR SWATCH	TAMIYA	VALLEJO	COMMENTS
German DAK Desert Yellow	XF-59 Desert Yellow	Desert Yellow 70977	Early DAK vehicles. White added to achieve a bleached look.
German DAK Desert Yellow	.	.	Later DAK Vehicles. White added to achieve a bleached look.
Dark Yellow	XF-60 Dark Yellow	Middlestone 70882	White added to achieve a bleached look.
Panzergrey	XF-63 German Grey with white	German Grey 70995 or Dark Seagreen 70868	Ratio is 2 drops to 1 drop Whit
German Camo Red Brown	.	.	.
German Camo Green	.	.	.
German Red Oxide Primer	.	.	.
Russian Tank Green	.	.	.
Russian Medium Tank Green	.	.	.
Russian Dark Tank Green	.	.	.
Russian Camo Earth	.	.	Added to some 1943 T-34s.
UK Tank Light Green	.	.	Fireflies, CMP vehicles etc...
UK Tank Dark Green	.	.	Bren Carriers, Matilda I/IIs etc...
UK Desert Sand	.	.	White can be added for more of a bleached look.
USA Tank Olive Drab	.	.	.
USA Vehicle Olive Drab	.	.	.
USA Brown Tarps	.	.	Halftrack roof covers,
French Tank Base Yellow	.	.	Base color on French Cavalry Tanks.
French Camo Red Brown	.	.	Red camo color on French Cavalry Tanks.
French Camo Green	.	.	Green camo color on French Cavalry Tanks.

Recommended Colors for Painting 15mm Infantry

GERMANY	NAME	PAINT	COMMENTS
	Uniform Feldgrau (grey)	German Fieldgrey 70830 & White 951	So many variations but Vallejo 830 is a good start although too dark for 15mm on its own. I continually play with these mixtures. Ratio is 3 drops of Fieldgrey to 1 drop other.
	Uniform Feldgrau (green)	German Fieldgrey 70830 & Buff 976
	Uniform Feldgrau (yellow)	German Fieldgrey 70830 & Sand Yellow 916
	Early Helmet (ApfelGrun)	Camoflaged Green 72031 (Game color) & Black 950	Ratio is  3 drops to 1 drop Black
	Mid to Late Helmet	Reflective Green 890 & Black 950	Ratio is  3 drops to 1 drop Black
	Mid to Late Helmet	German Camo Dk Green 979
	Uniform Afrika Korp.
	Early-war Collar	Black Green 70980 & Black 70950	A smidge of black, looks fairly to scale for 1939-42 collar.
	Gasmask Can / Mess Kit	Extra Dark Green 70896	Color varied as the war progressed. Good Early-war color
	Rifle Strap	Saddle Brown 70940 or Flat Brown 70984	Either is good,  I prefer Flat Brown
	Water Bottle Cover	Beige Brown 70875	Suede leather water bottle cover
	Breadbag and Gasmask strap	Khaki 70988 OR Yellow Green 881	Highlight with white added
	Entrenching tool wooden handle	Sunny Skintone 70845 with Iraqui Sand 70819	Ratio is 1 drop each
	Rifles and MG Butts	Liquid Acrylic 820 Mahogany (best) or  Cavalry Brown 70982 with Black 70950	820 has a nice scale sheen to it. If you don't have 820, a touch of black mixed in to darken the Cavalry brown
	High Boots	Black 950
	Early-war Wehrmacht Splinter camo. Used on Zeltbahn tent quarters/ponchos and helmet covers. Differed slightly from later war covers.	Base Color: Stone Grey 70884 with White 70951	Ratio is 1 drop of Stone Grey to 1 drop White.
		Brown Bands: Beige Brown 70875
		Green Splotches: Intermed. Green 70891
		Dark Thin Streaks: Black Green 70980

RUSSIA	NAME	PAINT	COMMENTS
	Early Uniform Khaki	Yellow Green 881 or Dark Yellow 978	Excellent match for a base color. Slight green tinge. This color can range from brown-khaki to green-khaki.
	Early-war Greatcoat and Rain Poncho	US Field Drab 873	The bundle over the shoulder was either the greatcoat or a rain poncho (Plash-palatka). Various colors for both.
	Knapsack and straps	Khaki 988 or Buff 976	Many variations.
	Gasmask bag	Middlestone 118 or Khaki Grey 880 with Beige Brown 875 leather latch	Many variations.
	Helmet, Russian Mess tin and Bowl	Reflective Green 890 & Golden Olive 857 & Red	Ratio is 1 to 2 to a smidge.
	Enlisted man belt and ammo pouches	Beige Brown  875	Early war color, many variations.
	Officers belt and holster	Flat Brown 984, highlight with Mahogany Brown 846	Many variations.
	Rifles and MG Butts	Liquid Acrylic 820 Mahogany (best) or  Cavalry Brown 982 with Black 950	820 has a nice scale sheen to it. If you don't have 820, a touch of black mixed in to darken the Cavalry brown.
	Rifle Straps	German Cam. Orange Orche 824
	High Boots	Black 950

UNITED KINGDOM	NAME	PAINT	COMMENTS
	Canadian Uniform Khaki
	UK Uniform Khaki Europe
	UK Uniform Africa
	UK Helmet
	Late War Turtle Mk.III  Helmet	Burnt Umber 70941 with Brown Violet 70887	Ratio is 1 drop each. This is as close to my original Mk.III color as I can get.
	Rifles and MG Butts	Liquid Acrylic 820 Mahogany (best) or  Cavalry Brown 982 with Black 950	820 has a nice scale sheen to it. If you don't have 820, a touch of black mixed in to darken the Cavalry brown.

UNITED STATES	NAME	PAINT	COMMENTS
	USA Uniform Europe 44-45 Tunics / Pants
	USA Uniform Europe 44-45 Pants
	USA Helmet
	Rifles and MG Butts	Liquid Acrylic 820 Mahogany (best) or  Cavalry Brown 982 with Black 950	820 has a nice scale sheen to it. If you don't have 820, a touch of black mixed in to darken the Cavalry brown.