Leopard 1 colors...pre-80's

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:51 am

I did do a search before asking this question, but I could not find the answer. So, I have a couple of battalions of Leopard 1A1 and 1A4 tanks for my WW3 German force and the time frame for my stuff is pre-80's, so the Leopard II will be the most powerful NATO tank in my force. However, I am wondering about what color was the most prominent on the Leopard 1 series tanks?

Mickel · Post by **Mickel** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:15 am

Drab green colour. Weird colour The A4 wasn't around until '82, but they were still plain green initially. Same as your Leopard IIs, if you've painted them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Leop ... rden_2.JPG

Mike

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:14 pm

I use Tamiya XF-65 Field Grey acrylic and like the results FWIW.

Paul

vinceor · Post by **vinceor** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:43 am

I plan on using Vallejo Model Colour 887 Brown Violet. This is a color mentioned on the BKC-CWC forum site.

-Vince

jb · Post by jb » Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:07 pm

vinceor wrote:I plan on using Vallejo Model Colour 887 Brown Violet. This is a color mentioned on the BKC-CWC forum site.

-Vince

I know this color well. It is what I paint some of my UNITED STATES ARMY helicopters for the 60s-80s. I would consider it too "brown" for Budeswehr vehicles...
What I do for some of my German colors of the period is base color just about anybodies "feldgrau", wash dark , and highlight with feldgrau mixed with white.

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:27 am

Thanks guys.

DrBig · Post by **DrBig** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:13 am

This color would be RAL 6014 Gelboliv. It is in the Olive Drab color range, so it has the same amount of confusion about it. It's a dark semigloss OD slightly tinted towards green as opposed to brown. By semigloss, it had a very low sheen, but too much to qualify for a matte color. But sorry, I can't contribute any paint suggestions...I've never had the reason to paint the color.