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i'm looking for a paler green that's maybe even on the greyer side, that i can still shade with relative ease. any suggestions???

edit: i don't want to have to mix the paint each time, so it needs to be a pre-made one]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9363852.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9363852.page GMT
Try Vallejo's range. Something like German Feldgrau from WW2 is a very attractive grey-green colour. With a green, I guess you have a few options:

1) Dark green...like the Dark Angels.
2) Emerald greens, more like Salamanders
3) Neon awful greens like...high visibility vests
4) Drabs...this is probably where grey-green would fall under. Canvas colours, drags, muddy or grey'ed greens.

How "green" do you want it? Have you tried simply googling "green space marines" and picking out something you'd like to emulate? If you can put up a picture or two people can probably match colours to it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364038.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364038.page GMT DA way back in the day), but it's too dark and I'm not into playing a codex chapter. And yeah, Salamanders is like opposite of what i'm looking for lol.

I combed walmart & games workshop, but couldn't find anything, so I ended up making a decent amount of what I wanted out of Ogryn Camo, Nergling Green, Payne's Grey and this little martha stewart green lol. It's in a tiny jar, I hope it keeps in there relatively long. Only problem with doing that is that it'll be hard to match in the future :/

That field gray and green gray are nice. always hard to tell until it's on the model though

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do you think it's a terrible idea to mix my own colour? could give me a headache down the line, but for now i have the colour i want...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364601.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364601.page GMT

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Have you considered looking at something like the Team Yankee sprays? They're akin to Army Painter but have several different drab-related greens. The Russian one is more ochre/pea soup...the German one a bit darker etc. Could be a very easy way to prime/base your guys if you find a matching colour.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364659.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364659.page GMT
Team Yankee is a good idea too. Maybe the Nato Green from your description.

Mixing your own base colour for a whole marine army is probably more headache than you want. It's tough to match the colour from batch to batch.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364670.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364670.page GMT
yeah, i've since thought better than to try to mix my own paint. the convenience of having it available to buy if i need more outweighs getting the colour as i exactly want it.

would you still prime it first if you used those yankee sprays?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364717.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364717.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364732.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364732.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364776.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364776.page GMT This is an aerosol can of Team Yankee American Green Spray."

sounds like it doubles as a primer]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364810.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364810.page GMT IDK . I've never used the Yankee stuff myself, so I'm just going by the wording.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364848.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9364848.page GMT
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9365406.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9365406.page GMT That said, marines are a bit of an exception because thety're so very monochrome compared to a lot of other ranges, provided you're not using a multi-colour scheme. Even then, if it's all dark you could maybe still get away with the coloured basecoat. The problem is that a coloured basecoat can affect the look of the colour you paint on top unless you're doing a very thourough job with the secondary basecoat. If the marines in question here are mono-green, then I would fully support a green basecoat, especially for the vehicles, which we all know are a pain in the butt to paint from primer with just a brush.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9365573.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9365573.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9365578.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9365578.page GMT Are there any good sites that match colours across brands? Like, that would match the Yankee Green with something from Valejo, for instance?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9366447.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9366447.page GMT
One good way to get an idea is to simply google the exact colour - and you'll often find a lot of pictures of stuff painted that colour. Looks like Battlefront also has "War Paint" which is for WW2 vehicles, so even more colours available.

Plastic Soldier Company used to have base colour sprays available, but no longer. Companies like Army Painter actually make bottled paints to match their base coats, however they have a very limited palette.

Zero experience with Battlefront's paints (my dad has used some sprays) but they do have bottled paints which probably match/support their sprays:



I'd assume one of those colours would match the spray bottle? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9366469.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9366469.page GMT
While I've got everyone's attention here, I've also got another modelling question. I've just striped an old half metal predator tank, which I'd put together years ago when I was fairly young. Now, the gun turret always sat slightly wonky on the top, and looking at it now I've noticed that the part that houses the twin-linked las doesn't sit flush on the table surface if i put it down. If I could get it to sit flat, then it would sit flat on top of the tank too.
Any way to bend it into shape you guys can think go that won't destroy it? I guess worst case scenario my predator turns into a rhino.. lol]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9366780.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9366780.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9366911.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/725852/9366911.page GMT