Graf Spee colors

[scraig]

Hello, New member and first post.  I am building the 1/350 Trumpeter Graf Spee.  This is my first serious ship model.  I consider myself intermediate and have hours and hours of WWII aircraft modelling.

 

My question is what are the hull and ship colors do I need.  I have all RLM colors and lots of different Luftwaffe greys, so doubt really want to go buy new ones.  I also love Mr Paint, Tamiya, and Gunze pants, so would like to stick to them.

 

So what are the suggestions for hull and superstructure camo?

 

Thanks

 

Edited Sunday at 12:43 AM by scraig

[scraig]

Wow, no responses at all. Did I do something wrong? 

[palmerit]

Maybe try putting "1/350 Trumpeter Graf Spee" in the title?

 

You might also try to direct message anyone who has built this particular model (google "trumpeter Graf Spee site:modelshipworld.com" and you'll find some) - click the messages icon in the upper right corner to get to where you can direct message members.

[Chapman]

If you want to use paints you already have that weren't specifically developed for DKM ships, you can simply check the model manufacturer's specifications to see if they would match the color of your desired model.

Scalemates.com offers the option to compare paints across manufacturers.

Experience has shown that the color on the screen looks different than the color in the can.

And the contents of the paint cans vary slightly in color from batch to batch.

In addition, some model builders wonder whether to use slightly lighter colors than the original to achieve the scale effect.

Life can be so hard