best color for chipping od green

[craigcole20b.]

working on my M113 its painted in tam XF 62 what would be the best color to do chips and scratches on it?

[spud]

Vallejo Dark camo brown if you are looking to chip down to bare metal. but modern tanks and such dont chip that badly so i would just lighten your base color a tad for scratches

[craigcole20b.]

thanks spud now would i do this before and after my gloss coat

[406 Silverado]

Dark brown like the new AK chipping color or Vallejo Camo Brown.
BUT.... the 113 is made of Aluminum and won't rust. For the 'metal' parts go with the dark brown, light gray for the Alum parts like the main body.

[craigcole20b.]

thanks guys ill have to give that a try along with some of the lightened base color was not going to crazy on the chipping trying to keep it newish but still used. does it matter if i do them befor or after the gloss

a bit off topic what is the correct color for us/german jerry cans from the 60s

[spud]

ii would do it before your sealer coats. Not sure on the Jerry cans.

[brembo--Rest In Peace]

Oct 8, 2012 16:12:39 GMT -5 craigcole20b. said:

a bit off topic what is the correct color for us/german jerry cans from the 60s

i'd say olive drab is a safe choice, but OD comes in many flavours...

i know from personal experience when i was tasked to refill a half ton trailers worth of 20L jerry cans (4.5 gal) with fuel, no 2 were the same colour...differant shades and ages of OD, some not OD, alot were repainted at unit level in what ever colour green was around the MT section at the time.
from a modeling perspective i think a little variation in colour on your J- cans is a good idea and visually more interesting than having them all the same. food for thought anyway...