![]() ![]() ![]() 7K can be translated as "green-yellow" although its more common anglicised name is Yellow Earth. There is some question as to whether there was a 4BG Light Khaki and when and where it might have been used, and how different it might have been to 7K. There was no second green in the Russian colour palette. That being said, disruptive painting of Russian vehicles became increasingly uncommon as the war progressed and plain 4BO was very much the norm. A 1942 instruction required 50% of the vehicle to remain 4BO with 25% each of 6K and 7K. 6K didn't really stand out against 4BO at any distance, so 7K is perhaps more likely. If your scheme calls for "brown" that could be either Dark Brown 6K or Yellow Earth 7K. If you can find a photo to copy so much the better, but it is impossible to say that your scheme is "wrong". No need for complex mixes involving a drop of this, a speck of that and a sprinkle of fairy dust.ĭisruptive painting would be done at unit level according to where the unit was when they received their vehicles and there were no standardised patterns, so don't worry too much about that. But as the 4BO site will tell you, the formula for 4BO green allowed for considerable variation of the ingredients which would in turn have led to considerable color variation from yellowish green to almost Brunswick green. I'm sure the relative merits of different brands could stimulate many pages of discussion. The Vallejo set you have is probably as good as any other brand. The place you need to go for Russian WW2 colours is ![]()
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