Solution Book #35 - How to Paint WWII German Dunkelgelb Vehicles

Solution Book 35 - painting German vehicles in Dunkelgelb

A modeling guide from AMMO of Mig Jimenez devoted to painting and dirtying German ground vehicles of the Second World War, whose base was the yellow Dunkelgelb shade. It is not a kit or a set of paints but a publication, that is a pictorial guide to follow when painting a model.

What the guide contains

• A method in successive steps from the base coat to the final dirtying.
• Photographs of the individual stages on particular models.
• Icon marking of the steps, which the manufacturer uses in the Solution Book series in place of lengthy descriptions.
• Work with the yellow base, over which the camouflage is only then done.
• Ideas for wear, dust and traces left by the crew, thanks to which a yellow finish does not look flat.

Who it is for

Dunkelgelb came in on German vehicles in 1943 as the base coat from the factory, and camouflage was added to it only at the units, often with makeshift means. That is exactly why the same vehicle differs from one example to the next in period photographs, and a modeler has to know where freedom can be allowed. The guide suits builders of tanks, self-propelled guns and trucks in 1:35 and in smaller scales, and it serves as a check on the order of steps before you set about a larger piece. The yellow base is at the same time one of the hardest tones to spray evenly, because even a small difference in coverage shows on it. Neither the number of pages nor the language versions is stated here.

The publication contains no paints or modeling supplies.