grahmoor Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Good Morning, I have just taken delivery of the Dragon Conquerer Mk2. This is my first AFV kit which seems very easy to build, i would have hoped for a metal main armament, and the tracks although they look well detailed remind my of the rubber bands of my youth. ( i am now 60 and returning to the hobby) I believe that the paint in service during the 60's was a gloss dark green called Bronze Green. 1, is this correct? 2, Who produces the colour? Probably been discussed before, but i couldn't find it. Regards Graham. ( new boy in town ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygif290368 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) When I get round to the trio of brit tanks in my stash, centurion, conqueror and tortoise, I'll be looking to buy this set http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/en_US/verde-bronze-uk/family/17/129 Hopefully by the time I get to them the conqueror and tortoise may have some aftermarket addons to go with them. Edited June 27, 2015 by andygif290368 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 For Deep Bronze Green I use Humbrol 75 or Xtracolor 814 and then a coat of Gloss varnish. Also to be noted, when not on exercise all Conquerors where kept to a high standard of cleanliness..........we used to polish them up with a mixture of petrol and oil and wipe reasonably dry with cotton waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 see http://www.mafva.net/other%20pages/starmer%20camo.htm Deep Bronze Green No. 24 Mix: Humbrol 2 + 33 + Revell 84 in ration 6:1:4. or Revell 65 + black in ratio 10:1 approx., Do not exceed this amount of black. DBG 24 was used pre war, then post war. Mike Starmer is a member here as well so hopefully he'll add any new information on this Tamiya Acrylic Deep Bronze Green is mixed by 8pts XF5 green + 5pts XF62 olive drab = Old dark colour. You need a satin varnish over this for the depth of colour. Apparently Tamiya changed the colour of XF62, so this may not be a good mix now, hence hoping Mike will add any new information. The Xtracrylix colours is not a good match according to Mike, and he does not mention the Xtracolor, which I think maybe the same, While hunting for information on this, it seems that Humbrol changed the colour of H 75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahmoor Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Gents, Thank you for the information, I must admit having served in the Royal Artillery from 1970 to 1985, I only ever saw the Conquerer as a gate guardian at places like the vehicle depot at Ludgershall. I was still aware of the era of "See the World and sweep it". I have decided to go with the Vallejo paint set as it seems to answer all the requirements. I would also like to thank Troy for the link to MAFVA re camouflage colours. Regards Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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