Vallejo Paint Guide For Scale Modellers - by Vehicle, Theatre and Time Frame
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This guide groups Vallejo paints by theatre, era, vehicle, and subject. Each section lists specific aircraft marks, ship classes, AFV variants, unit designations, and operational theatres so you can identify exactly which colours apply to your kit. All SKUs link to the product page. Vallejo restocks regularly.
WWI 1914–18 | Spanish Civil War | Finnish Air Force | Norwegian Campaign | Battle of Britain | Kriegsmarine & Atlantic | North Africa & Mediterranean | Eastern Front | Pacific — IJN & IJA | Pacific — US Navy & USMC | Italy Campaign | Normandy & NW Europe | Korean War | Vietnam & SEA | Arab-Israeli Wars | Cold War NATO | Gulf War | Afghanistan & Iraq | Modern Era 2000s–Present | Crew & Figures
WWI 1914–1918
Western Front air war, the first tank actions at Cambrai and the Somme, and North Sea naval operations. RFC/RNAS aircraft in PC10 and PC12 khaki schemes, German Luftstreikräfte in lozenge fabric and streaked finishes, British Mark IV and Whippet tanks, and Royal Navy warships in Admiralty grey.
RFC / RNAS Fighters & Bombers — PC10 & PC12 Khaki Upper Surfaces
SE.5a (No.56 Sqn RFC, No.85 Sqn RFC — Arras, Ypres, 1917–18), Bristol F.2B Fighter (No.48 Sqn RFC, No.11 Sqn RFC — Second Battle of the Somme 1918), Airco DH.4 (No.55 Sqn RFC, day bombing operations, Western Front 1917–18), Sopwith Camel (No.3 Sqn RNAS, No.70 Sqn RFC — Dunkirk, Ypres 1917), Sopwith Pup (No.8 Sqn RNAS — Nieuport, 1916–17), RE.8 (No.16 Sqn RFC — corps reconnaissance, Vimy Ridge 1917). Upper surfaces in PC10 Protective Khaki. Undersides in clear-doped linen. Roundels in red, white, blue.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | PC10 Khaki upper surface |
| VLJ70921 | English Uniform | PC12 Khaki Brown darker variant — RNAS aircraft |
| VLJ70976 | Buff | Clear-doped linen underside |
| VLJ70842 | Ivory | Linen underside highlight / aged fabric |
| VLJ70951 | White | RFC/RNAS roundel white |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Roundel red inner |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Roundel blue outer |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Engine cowlings, exhaust staining, strut fittings |
German Luftstreitkräfte — Streaked Schemes & Lozenge Fabric
Fokker Dr.I (Jasta 11 — Manfred von Richthofen, overall red; Jasta 6, streaked; Western Front 1917–18), Albatros D.III (Jasta 2 Boelcke, Jasta 11 — Arras 1917), Albatros D.V/D.Va (Jastas 5, 12, 28 — Ypres, Cambrai 1917–18), Pfalz D.III (Jasta 10, 16 — 1917–18), Roland C.II (Kagohl 1 — reconnaissance, 1916), LFG Roland D.VIa (Jasta 23 — 1918). Upper surfaces in streaked olive/brown/mauve or five-colour lozenge printed fabric. Undersides in pale blue or lozenge fabric.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | Streaked upper brown tone |
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | Streaked olive-green component |
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Streaked grey component / underside |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Richthofen all-red Dr.I — primary |
| VLJ70915 | Deep Yellow | Lozenge yellow component |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Lozenge blue component |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Iron cross outlines, engine cowlings |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz white, wing cross surround |
British Armour — Mark IV & Mark V Tank, Whippet
Mark IV Male/Female (D Battalion, Tank Corps — Battle of Cambrai, November 1917; 1st Tank Brigade — Battle of Amiens, August 1918), Mark V (5th Tank Brigade — Hundred Days Offensive 1918), Medium Mark A Whippet (3rd Tank Brigade — pursuit operations, Amiens 1918). Hull in SCC Brown khaki. Red/white/red identification stripes on hull sides. Brown and green camouflage applied by some crews in the field.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70871 | Saddle Brown | SCC Brown primary hull colour |
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | Shadow and weathering |
| VLJ70968 | Flat Green | Field-applied green camo patches (some vehicles) |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Identification stripe red |
| VLJ70951 | White | Identification stripe white |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust outlets, deep shadow |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Somme and Passchendaele mud on tracks and lower hull |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Summer dust on upper surfaces |
Royal Navy — Grand Fleet Warships
HMS Hood (Battlecruiser, 1920–1941 — build reference for WWI completion scheme), HMS Warspite (Battleship, Queen Elizabeth-class — Battle of Jutland 1916), HMS Lion (Battlecruiser, 1st Battlecruiser Squadron — Battle of Dogger Bank 1915, Battle of Jutland 1916), HMS Invincible (Battlecruiser — Battle of the Falkland Islands 1914, sunk Jutland 1916), HMS Furious (Cruiser conversion / early carrier — 1917–18), HMS Broke (Faulknor-class destroyer — Dover Patrol 1917). Standard Admiralty grey hull. White ensign staff. Black boot topping and waterline.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Hull primary Admiralty grey |
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Lower hull and shadow areas |
| VLJ70840 | Light Grey | Superstructure and upper works highlight |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Anti-fouling below waterline |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boot topping stripe, gun barrels |
| VLJ70951 | White | Ensign staff, pennant numbers |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Battle weathering, funnel staining |
Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
The proving ground for WWII tactics and equipment. German Legion Condor operated Bf 109B/C, He 111B, and Ju 52/3m alongside early Panzer I and II. Soviet-supplied Republican forces fielded I-15, I-16, T-26, and BT-5. Italian Aviazione Legionaria contributed CR.32 fighters and SM.81 bombers for the Nationalists.
Legion Condor Aircraft — Bf 109B/C, He 111B, He 51, Ju 52/3m, Ju 87A
Messerschmitt Bf 109B-1 (1.J/88, Legion Condor — Brunete, Belchite, 1937), Bf 109C-1 (2.J/88 — Ebro offensive 1938), Heinkel He 111B-1 (K/88 — Guernica bombing, April 1937; Santander offensive, August 1937), Heinkel He 51B-1 (J/88 early deployment — Madrid front 1936–37), Junkers Ju 52/3mg3e (K/88 transport and bombing — Seville airlift, 1936), Junkers Ju 87A-0 prototype evaluation in Spain 1937. RLM 61/62/63 pre-war scheme — dark brown-green / green / light grey-blue.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71104 | Green RLM62 | RLM 62 Grün upper surface — Bf 109B/C, He 111B |
| VLJ70894 | Russian Green | RLM 61 dark brown-green component |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 63 Hellblau underside |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Engine cowlings, Balkenkreuz outline |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz white, fuselage cross |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Spanish Nationalist fuselage bands (some aircraft) |
| VLJ70915 | Deep Yellow | Engine cowling yellow — J/88 identification markings |
Italian Aviazione Legionaria — CR.32, SM.81, SM.79
Fiat CR.32 (Cucaracha Squadron, XXIII Gruppo Caccia Terrestre — Guadalajara 1937, Battle of the Ebro 1938), Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello (8° Stormo BT — strategic bombing operations, Madrid 1936–37), SM.79 Sparviero (XXV Gruppo BT — Catalonia offensive 1938–39). Italian Giallo Mimetico 2 (sand-yellow), Verde Mimetico (green), and Marrone Mimetico (brown) on two- and three-tone schemes.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | Azzurro Chiaro 1 underside approximation |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Italian fasces markings — red |
| VLJ70951 | White | Marking surround white |
Soviet-Supplied Republican Aircraft — I-15, I-16, SB-2
Polikarpov I-15 (1ª Escuadrilla de Chatos — Madrid defence, October 1936; Battle of Brunete, July 1937), Polikarpov I-16 Type 5/6 (1ª Escuadrilla de Moscas — Jarama, February 1937; Ebro offensive 1938), Tupolev SB-2 (Grupo 12 — strategic bombing, Barcelona, Zaragoza 1937–38). Overall AII Protective Green upper, AII Light Blue underside. Republican tri-colour roundels.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71410 | All Zashchitnyi Camouflage Green | AII Protective Green upper surface |
| VLJ71413 | A-18F Light Blue | AII Blue underside |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Republican roundel red |
| VLJ70951 | White | Republican roundel white |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Engine cowlings, exhaust |
Soviet-Supplied Republican Armour — T-26, BT-5
T-26 Model 1933 (1st Armoured Brigade, Republican Army — Battle of Madrid, November 1936; Jarama, February 1937; Brunete, July 1937), BT-5 (Agrupación de Carros de Combate — Belchite, August–September 1937). Overall 4BO Protective Green. Some vehicles received two-tone brown/black camouflage in the field. Republican star or tricolour markings.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71017 | Russian Green | 4BO Protective Green hull |
| VLJ71282 | 6K Russian Brown | Field-applied brown camouflage patches |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, vision ports, shadow |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Republican star markings |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers |
Legion Condor Armour — Panzer I Ausf.A, Panzer I Ausf.B
Panzer I Ausf.A (Panzergruppe Drohne — Madrid offensive, November 1936; Jarama, 1937), Panzer I Ausf.B (4. Panzer-Kompanie, Panzergruppe Imker — Santander, 1937; Teruel, 1938). Early Panzergrau RAL 7021 overall, some vehicles repainted in local sand or khaki to suit Spanish terrain. Balkenkreuz white cross markings on some vehicles.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71056 | Panzer Dark Grey | Panzergrau RAL 7021 primary hull |
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | Field-applied brown over grey — some vehicles |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz cross markings |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust, deep shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Spanish dust and dry terrain weathering |
Spanish Civil War Figures — International Brigades, Legion Condor Crew, Nationalist Infantry
International Brigades infantry (XI Brigade — British Battalion, No.1 Company; XV Brigade — Abraham Lincoln Battalion, Jarama 1937), Legion Condor ground crew and Panzer crew, Spanish Foreign Legion (Tercio de Extranjeros — Nationalist infantry, Asturias, Oviedo 1936), Moroccan Regulares (Grupo de Regulares de Tetuán No.1 — advance on Madrid 1936).
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70319 | Spanish Civil War | Republican/International Brigades uniform |
| VLJ70320 | Highlight Spanish Civil War | Uniform highlight |
| VLJ70306 | German Tank Crew I | Legion Condor Panzer crew black jacket |
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | Nationalist khaki drill uniform |
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | Moroccan Regulares dark khaki |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Face and hands base |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin shadow wash |
Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) — Winter War & Continuation War 1939–1944
Finland fought two separate wars against the Soviet Union. The Winter War (November 1939–March 1940) saw Fokker D.XXIs and Bristol Blenheims against superior numbers. The Continuation War (June 1941–September 1944) featured Brewster Buffalo, Curtiss Hawk 75, and Bf 109G-6. Finnish pilots had the highest kill-to-loss ratio of any WWII air force.
Fokker D.XXI — Winter War 1939–1940
Fokker D.XXI (LeLv 24, Finnish Air Force — Imola, Utti; top Finnish ace Jorma Sarvanto shot down 6 Soviet SB-2 bombers in 4 minutes on 6 January 1940 flying D.XXI FR-97; D.XXI serial FR-110 of LeLv 24 — 12+ kills, Finnish blue swastika on white fuselage sides). Light grey upper, light blue underside. Finnish hakaristi (swastika, unrelated to Nazi usage) in blue on white circles.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70990 | Light Grey | Overall exterior grey base |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | Underside light blue |
| VLJ70951 | White | National marking white circle background |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Hakaristi (Finnish swastika) blue arms |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Engine cowling, exhaust, markings |
Brewster B-239 Buffalo — Continuation War 1941–1944
Brewster B-239 Buffalo (LeLv 24 — Tiikeri “Tiger” squadron; Hans Wind — 75 kills, top Finnish ace, BW-352 “Yellow 3”; Eino Luukkanen — 54 kills, BW-393; Jorma Karhunen — 31 kills; LeLv 24 — 477 air victories with Buffalo for 19 losses 1941–43, extraordinary 25:1 kill ratio). Overall light grey with winter white overcoat. Finnish swastika markings.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70990 | Light Grey | Overall light grey base |
| VLJ70951 | White | Winter whitewash and marking circle |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Hakaristi blue |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Engine cowling, exhaust stacks |
| VLJ71132 | Aged White | Worn and chipped winter whitewash |
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 (Finnish) — 1943–1944
Bf 109G-6 (HLeLv 34, Finnish Air Force — Utti, Lappeenranta; Ilmari Juutilainen — 94 kills, top non-German Axis ace, MT-422 “Yellow 2”; Hans Wind — 75 kills (combined Buffalo/Bf 109), MT-452; LeLv 34 operations Karelian Isthmus 1944). German-supplied Bf 109G-6/R6 with Finnish roundel overpainted. Retained RLM 74/75/76 factory scheme.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70898 | Dark Green | RLM 74 upper |
| VLJ70943 | Medium Grey | RLM 75 upper |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 76 underside |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Finnish hakaristi blue |
| VLJ70951 | White | Finnish national roundel white background |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Markings, exhaust |
Norwegian & Scandinavian Campaign — April to June 1940
Operation Weserübung: the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. Luftwaffe maritime patrol aircraft, Kriegsmarine surface units, and Royal Navy Home Fleet operations including the Battles of Narvik. FAA and RAF operations from Norwegian airfields and HMS Glorious.
Luftwaffe Maritime Aircraft — He 115B, BV 138C, Do 18G, Do 24T
Heinkel He 115B-1 (Küstenfliegergruppe 106 — Norderney; KüstFliGr 506 — List/Sylt; minelaying and torpedo operations, Norwegian coast 1940–41), Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 (1./KüstFliGr 406 — Tromsø, Norway; Arctic reconnaissance 1941–44), Dornier Do 18G-1 (KüstFliGr 406 — North Sea patrol; KüstFliGr 206 — Atlantic reconnaissance 1939–40), Dornier Do 24T (SAR and transport operations, Norwegian fjords 1942–44). RLM 72 Dunkelgrün / RLM 73 Dunkelgrün splinter over RLM 65 Hellblau underside.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71263 | Green RLM72 | RLM 72 dark green upper — darker component |
| VLJ71256 | Green RLM73 | RLM 73 dark green upper — lighter component |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 65 Hellblau underside |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Balkenkreuz outline, anti-dazzle |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz white, tactical codes |
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor — Maritime Patrol & Anti-Shipping
Fw 200C-1/C-3 (I./KG 40 — Bordeaux-Mérignac, France; anti-shipping patrols Atlantic and Bay of Biscay, 1940–41; “Scourge of the Atlantic” designation). Fw 200C-4 (III./KG 40 — Trondheim-Vaernes, Norway; anti-convoy operations, North Atlantic 1942). RLM 72/73 upper, RLM 65 underside with some aircraft in overall grey for late-war operations.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71263 | Green RLM72 | Upper surface RLM 72 |
| VLJ71256 | Green RLM73 | Upper surface RLM 73 |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 65 underside |
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Late-war overall grey variant |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Markings, anti-dazzle nose |
Royal Navy — Home Fleet Operations, Narvik & Norwegian Campaign
HMS Warspite (Battleship, Queen Elizabeth-class — Second Battle of Narvik, April 1940; flagship Force H), HMS Renown (Battlecruiser — Action off Lofoten against Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, April 1940), HMS Glorious (Carrier — evacuating RAF aircraft from Norway; sunk by Scharnhorst 8 June 1940), HMS Devonshire (County-class heavy cruiser — Norwegian evacuation), HMS Cossack (F-class destroyer — Altmark incident, Jøssingfjord February 1940; Second Battle of Narvik). Home Fleet grey — medium Admiralty grey overall.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Home Fleet grey primary |
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Hull shadow and lower waterline areas |
| VLJ70840 | Light Grey | Superstructure and upper deck highlight |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Anti-fouling below waterline |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boot topping, gun barrels, anchor cables |
| VLJ70951 | White | Pennant numbers, ensign staff |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Battle weathering, funnel rust staining |
Kriegsmarine — Weserübung Surface Operations
KMS Blücher (Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser — sunk by Oscarsborg Fortress, Drøbak Narrows, 9 April 1940), KMS Lützow (Deutschland-class pocket battleship — Oslofjord operations April 1940; torpedoed by HMS Spearfish returning to Germany), KMS Scharnhorst (Battleship — sinking of HMS Glorious, 8 June 1940; Trondheim operations 1940–41), Z-class destroyers — Battles of Narvik: Z2 Georg Thiele, Z9 Wolfgang Zenker, Z11 Bernd von Arnim (all sunk, Second Battle of Narvik, 13 April 1940). Kriegsmarine standard grey.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71615 | Kriegsmarine Colours | Complete Kriegsmarine colour set |
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Hellgrau 50 light grey |
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Dunkelgrau 51 dark grey |
| VLJ70907 | Pale Grey Blue | Blaugrau blue-grey variant |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Anti-fouling below waterline |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boot topping, anchor chains |
| VLJ70951 | White | Pennant numbers, bow wave |
Battle of Britain — July to October 1940
The RAF Fighter Command defensive campaign against Luftflotten 2 and 3. Spitfire Mk.I/II and Hurricane Mk.I operated from 11 Group and 12 Group airfields against Bf 109E-1/3/4, Bf 110C/D, He 111H, Do 17Z, and Ju 88A-1. The most extensively documented WWII air campaign for colour accuracy.
RAF Fighter Command — Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I, Mk.IIa
Spitfire Mk.Ia (No.19 Sqn — Duxford, No.54 Sqn — Hornchurch, No.65 Sqn — Hornchurch, No.602 Sqn AAF — Drem, No.609 Sqn AAF — Middle Wallop; July–October 1940), Spitfire Mk.IIa (No.19 Sqn, No.74 Sqn — Biggin Hill, No.266 Sqn — Wittering; late Battle of Britain and subsequent Defence of Britain operations 1940–41). Upper surfaces Dark Green / Dark Earth. Underside Sky Blue No.1 (pre-August 1940) or Sky Type S (from mid-August 1940). Sky spinner. Fuselage codes in Sky.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71324 | BS Dark Green | Upper surface Dark Green BS 381C:241 |
| VLJ71323 | BS Dark Earth | Upper surface Dark Earth BS 381C:450 |
| VLJ71404 | Num.1 Sky Blue “Duck Egg Blue” | Underside Sky Blue No.1 — pre-mid-1940 |
| VLJ71302 | Sky Type S | Underside Sky Type S — from August 1940 |
| VLJ70951 | White | A1 roundel white |
| VLJ70947 | Red | A1 roundel red inner |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | A1 roundel blue outer |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Anti-dazzle nose panel, exhaust staining |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit interior — Cellulose Grey-Green |
RAF Fighter Command — Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
Hurricane Mk.I (No.1 Sqn — Tangmere, No.17 Sqn — Debden, No.43 Sqn — Tangmere, No.85 Sqn — Castle Camps, No.111 Sqn — Croydon “Treble One”, No.501 Sqn AAF — Gravesend, No.303 Sqn (Polish) — Northolt, No.310 Sqn (Czech) — Duxford; July–October 1940). Same colour scheme as Spitfire. Fabric-covered fuselage and control surfaces — slightly different sheen on those areas.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71324 | BS Dark Green | Upper surface Dark Green |
| VLJ71323 | BS Dark Earth | Upper surface Dark Earth |
| VLJ71404 | Num.1 Sky Blue “Duck Egg Blue” | Underside early |
| VLJ71302 | Sky Type S | Underside from mid-1940 |
| VLJ70976 | Buff | Fabric section tonal variation — slightly warmer on cloth areas |
| VLJ70951 | White | Roundel white |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Roundel red |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Roundel blue |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Anti-dazzle, exhaust staining |
Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader — Bf 109E-1, E-3, E-4, E-7
Bf 109E-3 (JG 51 — Pas-de-Calais, JG 52 — Coquelles, JG 54 — Campagne-lès-Guines; August–October 1940), Bf 109E-4 (JG 2 Richthofen — Beaumont-le-Roger, JG 26 Schlageter — Audembert “Abbeville Boys”; Adlerangriff through end of campaign), Bf 109E-7 (long-range fighter-bomber variant, JaboGruppen late 1940). RLM 71/70 splinter upper, RLM 65 Hellblau underside. Yellow engine cowlings on JG 2 and JG 26.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71021 | Black Green RLM70 | Upper surface RLM 70 Schwarzgrün |
| VLJ70898 | Dark Green | RLM 71 Dunkelgrün upper component |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 65 Hellblau underside |
| VLJ70915 | Deep Yellow | JG 2 / JG 26 yellow cowl identification bands |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Balkenkreuz outline, anti-dazzle |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz white, fuselage bands |
Luftwaffe Zerstörergeschwader — Bf 110C-1, C-4, D-1
Bf 110C-1 (ZG 2 — Toussus-le-Noble, ZG 26 Hornet — Crecy-en-Ponthieu; Channel attacks August 1940), Bf 110C-4 (ZG 76 — Stavanger (Norway sorties), Alborg (Danish escort missions), Battle of Britain August 13 “Eagle Day” — heavy losses), Bf 110D-1 long-range (ZG 26 — escort missions 1940). Same RLM 70/71/65 scheme. Distinctive shark-mouth decoration on some ZG 76 aircraft.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71021 | Black Green RLM70 | RLM 70 upper |
| VLJ70898 | Dark Green | RLM 71 upper |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 65 underside |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Anti-dazzle, Balkenkreuz outline |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz, shark-mouth teeth (ZG 76) |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Shark-mouth lips (ZG 76) |
Luftwaffe Kampfgeschwader — He 111H-2/3, Do 17Z-2, Ju 88A-1
Heinkel He 111H-2 (KG 26 Löwengeschwader — Stavanger/Sola, KG 53 Legion Condor — Lille-Nord; Battle of Britain August–September 1940), Dornier Do 17Z-2 (KG 2 Holzhammer — Cambrai-Epinoy, KG 3 Blitz — Sint-Denijs-Westrem; Dunkirk and BoB operations), Junkers Ju 88A-1 (KG 51 Edelweiss — Melun-Villaroche, KG 54 Totenkopf — Evreux; high-speed bombing raids). RLM 70/71 splinter upper, RLM 65 underside.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71021 | Black Green RLM70 | RLM 70 upper |
| VLJ70898 | Dark Green | RLM 71 upper |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 65 underside |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Balkenkreuz outline, nose glazing surround |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz white |
Kriegsmarine & Battle of the Atlantic 1939–1945
German surface fleet and submarine arm. Operation Rhine Exercise (Bismarck and Prinz Eugen, May 1941), the Channel Dash (February 1942), Arctic convoy attacks, and the submarine war against Allied shipping — U-boat campaigns from the “Happy Time” of 1940–41 through the catastrophic losses of 1943.
Bismarck, Tirpitz — Battleship Schemes (Baltic & Atlantic Operations)
KMS Bismarck (Bismarck-class battleship — Operation Rhine Exercise, sinking of HMS Hood 24 May 1941, Denmark Strait; sunk 27 May 1941, 48°10′N, 16°12′W), KMS Tirpitz (Bismarck-class — Operation Sportpalast, Norwegian fjords; attacks on convoy PQ 17, July 1942; Operation Source, midget submarine attack 1943; sunk by 617 Sqn Tallboy bombs, Tromsø Fjord November 1944). Baltic exercise scheme (white-striped bow camouflage on Bismarck, May 1941) versus Atlantic operations grey.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71615 | Kriegsmarine Colours | Complete Kriegsmarine colour reference set |
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Hellgrau 50 light grey — primary Bismarck/Tirpitz colour |
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Dunkelgrau 51 dark grey hull |
| VLJ70907 | Pale Grey Blue | Blaugrau — hull stripe variant |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Anti-fouling paint below waterline |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boot topping, funnel caps, anchor equipment |
| VLJ70951 | White | Baltic exercise diagonal hull stripes — Bismarck |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Atlantic operational weathering |
Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau — Heavy Units
KMS Prinz Eugen (Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser — Operation Rhine Exercise alongside Bismarck; Channel Dash February 1942; Arctic operations; Operation Sportpalast), KMS Scharnhorst (Scharnhorst-class battleship — sinking of HMS Glorious off Norway 1940; Channel Dash; sinking of HMS Rawalpindi; sunk Battle of North Cape, 26 December 1943 by HMS Duke of York), KMS Gneisenau (Scharnhorst-class — Channel Dash; decommissioned after bombing damage 1942).
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Standard Kriegsmarine grey |
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Hull and shadow |
| VLJ70907 | Pale Grey Blue | Alternate scheme lighter component |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Below waterline |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boot topping |
| VLJ70951 | White | Pennant numbers — Scharnhorst “H” |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Arctic operations weathering |
U-Boats — Type VIIA/B/C, Type IXC, Type XXI
U-47 (Type VIIB, Oblt. Günther Prien “Bull of Scapa Flow” — sinking of HMS Royal Oak, Scapa Flow, October 1939; lost March 1941), U-99 (Type VIIB, Kpt. Otto Kretschmer — top U-boat ace 47 ships 274,321 GRT; captured March 1941), U-96 (Type VIIC, 7th U-Boat Flotilla — Das Boot film basis, patrol from La Pallice October 1941), U-505 (Type IXC — captured intact by USS Guadalcanal task group, June 1944; now Chicago Museum of Science), U-2511 (Type XXI — first Type XXI operational; surrendered May 1945 having evaded HMS Ramsey in final patrol). Dark grey overall.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Primary hull and conning tower grey |
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Worn and weathered lighter grey areas |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Below waterline keel |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Deep shadow, hatch rims, deck fittings |
| VLJ70951 | White | U-boat pennant numbers, flotilla emblems |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Atlantic weathering — conning tower and pressure hull |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Harbour mud on keel and lower hull |
| VLJ70325 | Tracks | Track / metal weathering on deck fittings |
North Africa & Mediterranean 1940–1943
Three years of back-and-forth fighting from the Libyan desert to Tunisia. British 8th Army versus the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) and Italian forces. Desert Air Force providing close air support. Key engagements: Operation Compass (December 1940), Gazala (June 1942), El Alamein (October 1942), and the Tunisian campaign through May 1943.
Deutsches Afrikakorps Armour — Panzer III Ausf.F/G/H/J, Panzer IV Ausf.F1/F2, Sd.Kfz.251 Halftracks
Panzer III Ausf.H (5.Panzer-Regiment, 5th Light Division — Cyrenaica, Tobruk siege April–December 1941), Panzer III Ausf.J (8.Panzer-Regiment, 15th Panzer Division — Gazala, Knightsbridge June 1942; First El Alamein July 1942), Panzer IV Ausf.F2 (long 75mm; 8.Panzer-Regiment, 15th Panzer Division — Alam Halfa August 1942), Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf.C (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 33, 15th Panzer Division — deep desert patrols 1942), Sd.Kfz.232 (8-rad) armoured car (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3, Afrika Korps HQ). Panzergrau overpainted in Gelbbraun/Sandgelb on arrival, or factory-applied Sandgelb (RAL 8000) from 1942.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71207 | DAK Colors 1941-44 | Complete DAK colour reference set |
| VLJ71034 | Sand Brown | Gelbbraun primary DAK sand-brown base 1941 |
| VLJ71278 | Sand Yellow | Sandgelb RAL 8000 — factory applied from 1942 |
| VLJ71246 | Sandbraun | Transitional sand-brown — field overspray 1941 |
| VLJ71056 | Panzer Dark Grey | Panzergrau showing through worn sand repaint |
| VLJ71271 | Rotbraun | Field-applied brown camouflage patches (some vehicles) |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz, divisional palm-and-swastika symbol |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust stacks, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Desert dust on running gear and upper surfaces |
| VLJ70133 | Dirt | Sand accumulation lower hull |
Desert Air Force Aircraft — Hurricane Mk.IIC/IID, Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop, P-40C/D/E Kittyhawk
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIC (No.73 Sqn — LG 91 Egypt, No.238 Sqn — LG 106 Libya; Western Desert 1942), Hurricane Mk.IID anti-tank (No.6 Sqn “The Flying Tin Openers” — LG 91, El Alamein 1942; 40mm Vickers S gun armament), Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop (No.92 Sqn — Gambut, Libya; No.601 Sqn AAF — LG 174; 244 Wing, DAF 1942–43), Curtiss P-40D/E Kittyhawk Mk.I (No.112 Sqn “Shark Squadron” — Sidi Aziz, Gambut; No.250 Sqn — LG Landing Grounds, Egypt 1942), Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk Mk.IIA (No.250 Sqn — Western Desert 1941–42). Middle Stone / Dark Earth upper, Azure Blue underside.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71031 | Middle Stone | Upper surface Middle Stone |
| VLJ71323 | BS Dark Earth | Upper surface Dark Earth |
| VLJ71108 | UK Azure | Underside Azure Blue — RAF Desert standard |
| VLJ71163 | Air War Series RAF Desert | Complete RAF Desert Air Force colour set |
| VLJ70951 | White | Roundel white |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Roundel red |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Roundel blue |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Anti-dazzle panel, exhaust staining |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit interior |
Luftwaffe Tropical Aircraft — Bf 109E-4/N Trop, Bf 109F-4/Trop, Bf 110D/E
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4/Trop (I./JG 27 — Ain el Gazala, Libya; III./JG 27 — Derna, Libya; April–October 1941), Bf 109F-4/Trop (I./JG 27 — Martuba, Libya; II./JG 27 — Tmimi; “Afrika” sleeve band campaign; October 1941–1942. Hans-Joachim Marseille — “Star of Africa”, 158 kills, III./JG 27), Bf 110D-3 (III./ZG 26 — Catania, Sicily; anti-shipping Malta convoy attacks 1941), He 111H-6 (II./KG 26 — Heraklion, Crete; anti-shipping Mediterranean 1941–42). Gelbbraun / Grün / RLM 78 sand or RLM 79 Sandgelb tropical schemes.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71272 | Gelbbraun | Yellow-brown tropical primary |
| VLJ71278 | Sand Yellow | RLM 79 Sandgelb alternative |
| VLJ71271 | Rotbraun | Brown camouflage component |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 78 Himmelblau underside |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz, “Afrika” cuff band reference |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Markings, anti-glare |
Commonwealth Armour — Crusader Mk.I/II/III, Matilda II, Valentine, M3 Grant/Lee
Crusader Mk.I (2nd Royal Tank Regiment, 7th Armoured Division “Desert Rats” — Operation Battleaxe, June 1941), Crusader Mk.III (3 RTR, 2nd Armoured Brigade — Second Battle of El Alamein, October 1942), Matilda II (7 RTR, 4th Armoured Brigade — Operation Compass, Sidi Barrani December 1940; Tobruk Garrison 1941), Valentine Mk.II (8th Royal Tank Regiment, 1st Armoured Division — Gazala 1942), M3 Grant (Squadrons, 3rd and 5th RTR, 4th Armoured Brigade — Gazala, Knightsbridge, May–June 1942). Light Stone No.61 primary, some with Dark Brown or Middle Stone two-tone.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71143 | UK Light Stone #61 | Primary desert base — Light Stone BS 361 |
| VLJ71031 | Middle Stone | Middle Stone variant / two-tone second colour |
| VLJ71323 | BS Dark Earth | Dark Earth patches — some Matilda and Valentine |
| VLJ71284 | UK Light Mud | Light Mud variant — late 1942 Eighth Army |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70951 | White | WD markings, unit codes |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Formation signs |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Desert dust weathering |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Coastal and Tunisian mud |
Italian Armour — Carro Armato M13/40, M14/41, Semovente da 75/18, AB 41
Carro Armato M13/40 (132ª Divisione Corazzata “Ariete” — Tobruk siege, Operation Crusader November–December 1941; Gazala June 1942), M14/41 (133ª Divisione Corazzata “Littorio” — Second El Alamein October 1942), Semovente da 75/18 (CXXXII Battaglione Semoventi, Ariete Division — Gazala and El Alamein 1942), AB 41 armoured car (Raggruppamento Esplorante Corazzato — Libya 1941–42). Grigio-verde (grey-green) base with sand or ochre camouflage.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70968 | Flat Green | Grigio Verde 2 — Italian colonial grey-green base |
| VLJ71244 | Sand Beige | Sand beige camouflage overspray |
| VLJ70879 | Green Ochre | Ocra gialla — ochre-yellow component |
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | Marrone — brown patches on some vehicles |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Desert dust |
Eastern Front 1941–1945
Operation Barbarossa through the fall of Berlin. The largest land campaign in history across 1,800 miles of front. Soviet production eventually overwhelmed German quality. Four distinct phases: Barbarossa and the drive on Moscow (1941), Stalingrad and the turning point (1942–43), Kursk and Soviet strategic offensive (1943), and the Destruction of Army Group Centre through to Berlin (1944–45).
Soviet Armour Early War — T-34/76 Models 1940/1941/1942, KV-1, KV-1S
T-34/76 Model 1940 (4th Mechanised Corps, South-Western Front — Brody, June 1941; 1st Guards Tank Brigade — Battle of Moscow, October–December 1941), T-34/76 Model 1941 (16th Tank Corps — Kharkov, May 1942), T-34/76 Model 1942 Ural factory (Uralmash; 1st Tank Army — Second Battle of Kharkov, 1942), KV-1 Model 1941 (124th Tank Brigade — Leningrad, 1941–42), KV-1S (12th Tank Corps — Operation Uranus, Stalingrad, November 1942). Overall 4BO Protective Green. Some vehicles received brown and black camouflage patches from 1941. Winter whitewash for 1941–42 campaigns.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71188 | WWII Soviet Vehicle Camo | Complete Soviet vehicle camo set |
| VLJ71017 | Russian Green | 4BO Protective Green — base for all Soviet AFVs |
| VLJ71281 | 3B Russian Green | Slightly darker green variant — some factories |
| VLJ71282 | 6K Russian Brown | Brown camouflage patches 1941–44 |
| VLJ70980 | Black | AMT-6 black stripe camouflage |
| VLJ70951 | White | Winter whitewash overcoat 1941–42 |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Exposed metal weathering |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Rasputitsa spring/autumn mud |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Summer Eastern Front dust |
Soviet Armour Mid/Late War — T-34/85, IS-2, ISU-152, SU-85, SU-100
T-34/85 Model 1944 (Ural Tank Factory No.183; 2nd Guards Tank Army, 1st Ukrainian Front — Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive, July 1944), IS-2 Model 1944 (3rd Guards Heavy Tank Regiment — Seelow Heights, Battle of Berlin April 1945; distinctive sloped front armour), ISU-152 “Beast Killer” (7th Guards Heavy Assault Gun Brigade — Operation Bagration, Belorussia June–August 1944), SU-85 (56th Guards Tank Brigade, 3rd Guards Tank Army — Vistula-Oder Offensive January 1945), SU-100 (3rd Guards Mechanised Corps — Lake Balaton, Hungary March 1945). 4BO Green with tactical numbers in white or red.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71017 | Russian Green | 4BO Green base |
| VLJ71347 | Russian Air Force Dark Green | Darker green tone — late-war Lavochkin/Yakovlev factories |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers, Guards designation |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Red star national markings, slogan lettering |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Track links, exhaust, shadow |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Battle of Berlin rubble and mud |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Ukraine / Poland summer dust |
German Armour Early — Panzer III Ausf.F/G/H/J/L/M/N, Panzer IV Ausf.F1/F2/G (1941–42)
Panzer III Ausf.G (3.Panzer-Division — Operation Barbarossa, Brest-Litovsk, June 1941; Army Group Centre), Panzer III Ausf.J (17.Panzer-Division — Battle of Moscow, October–December 1941), Panzer III Ausf.L (11.Panzer-Division “Ghost Division” — Kharkov, May 1942), Panzer IV Ausf.F1 short-barrel (2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich — Operation Typhoon, 1941), Panzer IV Ausf.F2 long-barrel (Panzergruppe Kleist, Army Group South — Case Blue, Voronezh June 1942), Panzer IV Ausf.G (23.Panzer-Division — Battle of Stalingrad, August–November 1942). Panzergrau RAL 7021 overall.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71056 | Panzer Dark Grey | Panzergrau RAL 7021 base |
| VLJ70995 | German Grey | Panzergrau Model Color variant |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz, tactical numbers, winter whitewash |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Russian summer dust |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Autumn/spring Rasputitsa |
German Armour Late — Panther Ausf.D/A/G, Tiger I Ausf.E, Tiger II, Jagdpanther, Hetzer (1943–45)
Panther Ausf.D (Panzer-Regiment 39, 17.Panzer-Division — Operation Citadel, Kursk, July 1943 — first major action), Panther Ausf.A (SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich — Kharkov, August 1943), Tiger I Ausf.E schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 (Army Group South — Kharkov, Kursk 1943; “Das Reich” sector), Tiger II Königstiger (schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501 — Operation Bagration 1944; schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 — Normandy), Jagdpanther (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 — Kursk 1943; 559.schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung — Eastern Front 1944), Hetzer/Jagdpanzer 38(t) (743.schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung — Poland and Silesia 1944–45). Dunkelgelb base with Olivgrün and Rotbraun camouflage.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71025 | Dark Yellow | Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 base |
| VLJ71081 | Tank Ochre 1943 | 1943 reformulated darker Dunkelgelb variant |
| VLJ71096 | Panzer Olive | Olivgrün RAL 6003 camouflage |
| VLJ71271 | Rotbraun | Rotbraun RAL 8017 camouflage |
| VLJ70831 | German Camo Medium Brown | Rotbraun Model Color |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust, Zimmerit coating wash |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers, Balkenkreuz, winter whitewash 1943–44 |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Eastern Front mud — Rasputitsa |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Summer Russian dust — Kursk steppe |
VVS Aircraft — Il-2 Shturmovik, La-5FN, La-7, Yak-1/7/9, Pe-2
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik single-seat (4th Ground Attack Aviation Corps — Battle of Moscow 1941–42; Il-2M3 two-seat variant — 291st Ground Attack Aviation Division, Kursk July 1943), Lavochkin La-5FN (2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Division — Kursk 1943; Ivan Kozhedub — 64 kills, 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment), La-7 (Kozhedub, 176th Guards FAR; Alexei Alelyukhin, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division), Yakovlev Yak-9T anti-tank (168th Fighter Aviation Regiment — Kursk corridor 1943), Petlyakov Pe-2 Peshka (2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Corps — Stalingrad 1942–43). AMT-4 green / AMT-7 greyish-blue from 1942.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71301 | AMT-4 Camouflage Green | Upper surface standard — all VVS aircraft |
| VLJ71318 | AMT-7 Greyish Blue | Underside standard from mid-1942 |
| VLJ71320 | AMT-1 Light Grey Brown | Underside early war 1941–mid-1942 |
| VLJ71303 | A-24 Camouflage Green | Pe-2 multi-engine upper surface green |
| VLJ71304 | AMT-11 Blue Grey | Late-war underside variant 1944–45 |
| VLJ71332 | Underside Blue Faded | Campaign-worn field-faded underside |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) national markings |
| VLJ71331 | Cockpit Emerald Green Faded | Soviet cockpit interior green |
Luftwaffe Aircraft Eastern Front — Bf 109F/G/K, Fw 190A/F/G, He 111H, Ju 87D/G
Bf 109F-4 (I./JG 51 Mölders — Operation Barbarossa, Minsk 1941; Werner Mölders — 115 kills before KIA November 1941), Bf 109G-6 (JG 52 — Kharkov, Kuban 1943; Erich Hartmann — 352 kills, III./JG 52; Günther Rall — 275 kills, III./JG 52), Fw 190A-4/5 (I./JG 51 — Central Front 1942–43), Fw 190G-3 ground attack (Schlachtgeschwader 1 — Orel, Kursk 1943), He 111H-6 (KG 55 Greif — Stalingrad airlift, November 1942–February 1943), Ju 87D-3 (StG 2 Immelmann — Kursk, Hans-Ulrich Rudel — 519 tank kills, Stuka), Ju 87G-1 anti-tank (III./StG 2 — Eastern Front 1943–44). RLM 74/75/76 three-colour scheme; later RLM 81/82/76.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70898 | Dark Green | RLM 74 Graugrün upper |
| VLJ70943 | Medium Grey | RLM 75 Grauviolett upper |
| VLJ71257 | Light Blue | RLM 76 Lichtblau underside |
| VLJ71264 | Brown Violet | RLM 81 Braunviolett — late-war upper from 1944 |
| VLJ71271 | Rotbraun | RLM 81 / mottle component |
| VLJ70951 | White | Eastern Front theatre band, Balkenkreuz |
| VLJ70915 | Deep Yellow | JG 52 wing tips / nose markings (some aircraft) |
Pacific Theatre — Imperial Japanese Navy & Army Air Force 1941–1945
Pearl Harbor to the Home Islands. IJN carrier aviation — six fleet carriers at Midway, Guadalcanal attrition, and the Marianas Turkey Shoot. IJA fighters defending China, Burma, and the Philippines. The most technically complex colour reference in WWII aviation modelling due to variation between manufacturers, factories, and operational repaints.
IJN Carrier Aircraft Early War — A6M2 Zero, B5N2 Kate, D3A1 Val (Pearl Harbor to Midway)
Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 (VF Hiryu — Pearl Harbor strike, 7 December 1941; Akagi, Kaga, Soryu Zero fighters — Coral Sea May 1942; Hiryu, Akagi, Kaga, Soryu — Battle of Midway June 1942), Nakajima B5N2 (VT Akagi — Pearl Harbor torpedo attack wave 1; Shokaku, Zuikaku — Coral Sea), Aichi D3A1 (VA Kaga — Pearl Harbor dive bombing; Shokaku — sinking HMAS Canberra, Battle of Savo Island). Overall Ame-iro (light grey) exterior. Aotake blue-green interior corrosion protection.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71311 | IJN Ash Grey | Overall exterior Ame-iro light grey |
| VLJ71419 | Aotake Transparent Blue | Interior structural coating — wing spars, fuselage frames |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Engine cowling, anti-dazzle panel |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Hinomaru national marking |
| VLJ70951 | White | Hinomaru white surround on some early A6M2 |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit instruments approximation on some marks |
IJN Carrier Aircraft Late War — A6M5 Zero, D4Y3 Judy, B6N2 Jill, N1K2-J Shiden-Kai
Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 (203rd Kokutai — Rabaul 1943–44; 204th Kokutai — Guadalcanal attrition 1942–43; 652nd Kokutai, Shokaku — Battle of Philippine Sea “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot” June 1944), A6M5c (343rd Kokutai — Home Islands defence, 1945), Yokosuka D4Y3/4 Judy (652nd Kokutai, Junyo — Philippine Sea 1944; kamikaze missions, Okinawa 1945), Nakajima B6N2 Jill (601st Kokutai, Taiho — Philippine Sea; carrier-based torpedo attacks 1944), Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai “George” (343rd Kokutai “Jolly Rogers of the IJN” — Home Islands defence, Kyushu 1945). Dark green upper replacing grey from 1942–43.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71322 | IJN Black Green | Upper surface D1 deep green — standard Mitsubishi factory |
| VLJ71310 | IJN Deep Dark Green | Rich deep green — late factory-applied finish |
| VLJ71325 | IJN Dark Black Green | Nakajima factory deeper dark green variant |
| VLJ71311 | IJN Ash Grey | Underside grey retained on some marks |
| VLJ71419 | Aotake Transparent Blue | Interior corrosion coating |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Hinomaru |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Anti-dazzle, cowling |
IJA Fighters — Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar), Ki-44 Tojo, Ki-61 Hien (Tony), Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa (64th Sentai — Burma, Imphal 1943–44; 1st Sentai — China, 1942–43), Ki-43-III Hayabusa (50th Sentai — Philippines, Leyte, October 1944), Nakajima Ki-44-II Tojo (47th Sentai — Home Islands air defence, Tokyo, B-29 interception 1944–45), Kawasaki Ki-61-Ic Hien (68th Sentai — New Guinea 1943; 18th Sentai — Philippines 1944; 244th Sentai — Tokyo home defence against B-29, 1945), Nakajima Ki-84-Ia Hayate (22nd Sentai — Philippines, Leyte 1944; 47th Sentai — Home defence 1945). Brown-beige early, dark green mid-war, simplified dark green late-war.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71416 | IJA Dark Beige | Early standard upper surface 1938–42 |
| VLJ71136 | IJA Earth Brown | Brown mottle patches over beige |
| VLJ71285 | IJA Dark Green | Late war standard from 1943 — Ki-61, Ki-84 |
| VLJ71134 | IJA Midouri Green | Factory-applied simplified green from 1944 |
| VLJ71286 | IJA Olive Green | Olive green variant — some sentai |
| VLJ71287 | IJA Khaki Brown | Bomber/transport brown component |
| VLJ71321 | IJA Light Grey Green | Underside early war |
| VLJ71326 | IJA Grey Green | Underside secondary colour |
| VLJ71135 | IJA Chrome Yellow | Overall training aircraft yellow |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Hinomaru |
| VLJ71419 | Aotake Transparent Blue | Interior structural coating |
IJN Surface Combatants — Yamato, Musashi, Shokaku, Zuikaku, Destroyers
IJN Yamato (Battleship, 1st Battleship Division — Battle of Leyte Gulf, Sibuyan Sea October 1944; Operation Ten-Ichi-Gō, sunk East China Sea April 1945), IJN Musashi (Battleship, 1st Battleship Division — sunk Sibuyan Sea October 1944; 19 torpedo and 17 bomb hits), IJN Shokaku (Fleet carrier, 1st Carrier Division — Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea [damaged], Philippine Sea; sunk by USS Cavalla SS-244, June 1944), IJN Zuikaku (Fleet carrier, 3rd Fleet — Philippine Sea; Battle of Cape Engaño October 1944, last fleet carrier sunk), Fubuki-class destroyers (multiple — Guadalcanal “Tokyo Express” runs 1942–43). Dark grey Kure Naval Arsenal standard scheme.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | IJN dark grey hull — Kure standard |
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Superstructure and upper works |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Anti-fouling below waterline |
| VLJ70986 | Deck Tan | Yamato / carrier teak deck planking |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boot topping, gun barrels, anchor equipment |
| VLJ70951 | White | Hull numbers, pennant markings |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Battle damage weathering, waterline rust |
Pacific Theatre — US Navy & USMC 1941–1945
Pearl Harbor through island-hopping to the Home Islands. US carrier aviation from the Coral Sea through the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf. USMC ground forces on Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The B-29 strategic bombing campaign from the Marianas.
USN Carrier Aircraft Early — F4F-3/4 Wildcat, SBD-2/3 Dauntless, TBD-1 Devastator, TBF-1 Avenger
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat (VF-3, USS Lexington CV-2 — Coral Sea, May 1942; VF-42, USS Yorktown CV-5 — Coral Sea), Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (VF-8, USS Hornet CV-8 — Battle of Midway, June 1942; VMF-223 — Guadalcanal Henderson Field August 1942), Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless (VB-6, USS Enterprise CV-6 — Midway, sinking of Kaga and Akagi; VB-3, USS Yorktown — sinking of Hiryu, June 1942), Grumman TBF-1 Avenger (VT-8, USS Hornet — Midway, first combat, 4 June 1942; VT-10 — Guadalcanal). Blue-Gray / Light Gray two-tone scheme.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71054 | Dark Blue Grey | Blue-Gray upper ANA 606 — standard early USN |
| VLJ71298 | M495 Light Grey | Light Gray underside ANA 602 |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia white star |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | National insignia blue surround |
| VLJ70947 | Red | National insignia red — pre-May 1942 |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit interior ZNC-Green |
USN Carrier Aircraft Mid-War — F6F-3/5 Hellcat, F4U-1A/1D Corsair, SB2C-4 Helldiver, TBM Avenger
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (VF-9, USS Essex CV-9 — “First team” entering combat August 1943; VF-15 “Satan’s Playmates”, USS Essex — Philippine Sea, VF-15 scored 56 kills on June 19 1944), F6F-5 (VF-84, USS Bunker Hill CV-17 — Battle of Leyte Gulf October 1944), Vought F4U-1A Corsair (VMF-214 “Black Sheep” — Vella Lavella, Bougainville 1943; Greg Boyington, 28 kills), F4U-1D (VF-85, USS Shangri-La CV-38 — Tokyo strikes, 1945), Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver (VB-17, USS Bunker Hill — Philippine Sea 1944), TBM-3 Avenger (VT-82, USS Bennington — Iwo Jima, 1945). Tri-color: Gloss Sea Blue / Intermediate Blue / Insignia White.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71300 | Gloss Sea Blue | Upper surface ANA 623 Gloss Sea Blue |
| VLJ71299 | Intermediate Blue | Side surfaces ANA 608 Intermediate Blue |
| VLJ71279 | Insignia White | Underside ANA 601 Insignia White |
| VLJ71005 | Intermediate Blue | Intermediate Blue variant |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia star-and-bar |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | National insignia surround |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit interior |
USAAF Pacific — B-29 Superfortress, P-38J/L Lightning (5th & 7th AF)
Boeing B-29A Superfortress (509th Composite Group — Tinian; “Enola Gay” B-29-45-MO (44-86292), Colonel Paul Tibbets, atomic bomb Hiroshima 6 August 1945; “Bockscar” (44-27297), Nagasaki 9 August 1945), B-29 (73rd Bombardment Wing, 20th AF — Saipan; XXI Bomber Command — Tokyo firebombing, 9–10 March 1945 — largest raid in history), Lockheed P-38J (475th Fighter Group “Satan’s Angels” — New Guinea 1943–44; Richard Bong — top US ace 40 kills, 5th AF), P-38L (18th Fighter Group — Clark Field, Philippines 1945). B-29 in silver NMF; earlier 5th AF P-38 in Olive Drab.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ77707 | Aluminium | B-29 natural metal finish — primary panels |
| VLJ77703 | Dark Aluminum | B-29 panel variation / shadow areas |
| VLJ77710 | Chrome | Polished sections |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | B-29 cockpit and compartment interiors |
| VLJ71094 | Green Zinc Chromate | B-29 wheel wells and structural framing |
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | P-38J early Pacific Olive Drab — 5th AF |
| VLJ71289 | US Dark Green | 5th AF P-38 disruptive green component |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia, 509th CG nose art |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | National insignia surround |
USMC Ground Forces — M4A2 Sherman, LVT-4 Water Buffalo, M3A1 Stuart, DUKW
M4A2 Sherman (4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division — Iwo Jima, February 1945; 5th Tank Battalion, 5th Marine Division — Iwo Jima, Mt Suribachi flag raising), LVT-4 Water Buffalo (3rd Marine Division — Guam, July–August 1944; 4th Marine Division — Tinian, July 1944; assault waves on Peleliu, September 1944), M3A1 Stuart (1st Marine Division — Cape Gloucester, December 1943–January 1944), DUKW amphibious truck (V Amphibious Corps — Iwo Jima logistics, February 1945). Olive Drab overall. USMC markings.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71623 | WWII USMC Green/Grey 1942-45 | Complete USMC colour set |
| VLJ71624 | WWII USMC Sand Patterns 1942-1945 | USMC sand and olive pattern set |
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | Primary vehicle colour |
| VLJ70951 | White | USMC star markings, unit identifiers |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Pacific island coral and volcanic dust — Iwo Jima |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Pacific jungle mud — Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester |
USS Essex, Yorktown, and Fast Carrier Task Force Ships — TF 38 / TF 58
USS Essex CV-9 (TF 38 Fast Carrier Task Force — first combat strikes, September 1943; Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Tokyo strikes 1945), USS Yorktown CV-10 (“The Fighting Lady” — Wake Island, Marcus Island raids 1943; Philippine Sea 1944), USS Enterprise CV-6 “The Big E” (Coral Sea, Midway, Santa Cruz, Philippine Sea — the most decorated US warship), USS Bunker Hill CV-17 (TF 58 flagship — sunk by kamikaze, Okinawa 1945), Fletcher-class destroyers (USS Johnston DD-557 — Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944; last stand against Japanese battleships). Measure 21 Navy Blue / Haze Grey overall; later Measure 22 and Measure 32 camouflage patterns.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70973 | US Navy Blue | Measure 21 Navy Blue overall |
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Haze Grey — Measure 13 overall grey |
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Measure 22 dark hull grey |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Anti-fouling below waterline |
| VLJ70840 | Light Grey | Measure 22 upper works light grey |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boot topping, gun barrels |
| VLJ70951 | White | Hull numbers, deck markings |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Battle damage, waterline rust streaks |
Italy Campaign 1943–1945
Operation Husky (Sicily, July 1943) through the Gothic Line and the Po Valley. Allied forces fought up the length of Italy against determined German defence. Key battles: Anzio, Monte Cassino, the Gothic Line. Final German surrender in Italy, 2 May 1945.
Allied Armour — M4 Sherman, Churchill Mk.III/IV/VII, M10 Tank Destroyer, M3 Stuart
M4A1 Sherman (1st Armored Division “Old Ironsides” — Anzio, January 1944; Battle of Rome, June 1944), Churchill Mk.IV (25th Tank Brigade — Monte Cassino sector, February–May 1944; 51st RTR — Gothic Line 1944), M10 Wolverine (Tank Destroyer Bn, II Corps — Rapido River crossing, January 1944), M3 Stuart (various reconnaissance regiments, 8th Army — Sicily 1943). Olive Drab on US vehicles, SCC 15 on British vehicles. Desert schemes gradually replaced by European green through 1943.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | US Sherman, M10 Wolverine, Stuart |
| VLJ70968 | Flat Green | British Churchill, Cromwell in Italy — SCC 15 |
| VLJ71031 | Middle Stone | Transitional — some 8th Army vehicles still in desert scheme 1943 |
| VLJ70951 | White | Allied star markings |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Italian summer dust — Sicily and mainland roads |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Italian winter mud — Apennines, Po Valley |
Italian Armour (RSI) — M15/42, Semovente da 75/18, AB 43
Carro Armato M15/42 (Divisione Corazzata “M”, RSI — northern Italy 1943–44), Semovente da 75/18 (Divisione Fanteria Motorizzata, RSI — anti-partisan operations, northern Italy 1944), AB 43 armoured car (Reggimento Cavalleggeri di Novara, RSI — northern Italy 1944–45). Italian RSI three-tone sand/green/brown schemes, sometimes with German Dunkelgelb overspray.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70968 | Flat Green | Grigio-verde green base |
| VLJ71244 | Sand Beige | Sand camouflage component |
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | Brown patches |
| VLJ71025 | Dark Yellow | German Dunkelgelb overspray on RSI vehicles |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow |
RAF / USAAF Mediterranean Air Forces — Spitfire Mk.VIII, P-40N, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII (No.92 Sqn — Capodichino, Naples; No.601 Sqn AAF — Taranto, 1944; 324 Wing, Desert Air Force / Mediterranean Allied Air Forces), Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk (No.3 Sqn RAAF — Cutella, Italy; No.450 Sqn RAAF — Foggia area 1943–44), North American B-25C/D Mitchell (340th BG USAAF — Catania, Sicily; 321st BG — Solenzara, Corsica, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces), Martin B-26B Marauder (320th BG — Decimomannu, Sardinia; 319th BG — Serragia, Corsica 1944).
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71273 | Ocean Grey | Later Spitfire Mk.VIII — Ocean Grey upper |
| VLJ71031 | Middle Stone | Earlier DAF-scheme Spitfire Mk.Vs — transition 1943 |
| VLJ71108 | UK Azure | Azure Blue underside continuing through Italian campaign |
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | USAAF B-25, B-26 Olive Drab upper |
| VLJ71296 | USAAF Light Grey | USAAF aircraft undersides ANA 602 |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | National insignia surround |
| VLJ70947 | Red | National insignia red (pre-June 1943 on US aircraft) |
Normandy & Northwest Europe 1944–1945
D-Day 6 June 1944 through VE-Day 8 May 1945. Allied Operation Overlord, Market Garden, the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), and the drive to Berlin. The most kit-modelled theatre in the world.
Allied Armour — M4 Sherman (all variants), Churchill Mk.IV/VII, Cromwell Mk.IV/VIII, Comet
M4A1 Sherman (2nd Armoured Division “Hell on Wheels” — Cobra, St-Lô, July 1944), M4A3 Sherman (4th Armoured Division, 8th Corps — Patton’s 3rd Army, Lorraine September 1944), Sherman VC Firefly (1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division — Normandy 1944; Sgt. Gordon of Villers-Bocage fame destroyed three Tigers with Firefly), Churchill Mk.VII (6th Guards Tank Brigade — Operation Bluecoat, August 1944), Cromwell Mk.IV (7th Armoured Division “Desert Rats” — Villers-Bocage, June 1944; B Squadron 4th County of London Yeomanry), Comet I (11th Armoured Division — Rhine crossing, March 1945). US vehicles in Olive Drab, British in SCC 15 Khaki Green.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | US M4 Sherman, M10 Wolverine, M18 Hellcat — ANA 613 |
| VLJ71316 | N41 Dark Olive Drab | Darker Olive Drab variant on some US vehicles |
| VLJ70968 | Flat Green | British SCC 15 Khaki Green — Churchill, Cromwell, Comet |
| VLJ71324 | BS Dark Green | British Dark Green disruptive patches |
| VLJ70951 | White | Allied white star, turret numbers, invasion stripes white |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Invasion stripes black, tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Formation signs |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Normandy summer dust and chalk |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Autumn mud — Ardennes, Rhine |
German Armour — Panther Ausf.G, Tiger I (schwere Panzerabteilungen), Tiger II Königstiger, Jagdpanther, StuG IV
Panther Ausf.G (Panzer-Lehr-Division — Villers-Bocage sector, June 1944; 2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich — Caen corridor), Panther Ausf.G Ambush scheme (12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend — Caen, June–July 1944), Tiger I Ausf.E (schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 — Michael Wittmann’s Villers-Bocage action, 13 June 1944; 25 vehicles destroyed in one engagement), Tiger II Königstiger (schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 — Falaise Pocket; schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 — Normandy), Jagdpanther (559.schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung — Ardennes 1944–45), StuG IV (1.SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte — Ardennes, December 1944). Dunkelgelb base with Olivgrün and Rotbraun. Ambush pattern with applied foliage holes on some 12.SS vehicles.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71025 | Dark Yellow | Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 base |
| VLJ71081 | Tank Ochre 1943 | 1943 Dunkelgelb darker variant |
| VLJ71096 | Panzer Olive | Olivgrün camo |
| VLJ71271 | Rotbraun | Rotbraun camo |
| VLJ70833 | German Camouflage Bright Green | Ambush pattern green spots (12.SS Hitlerjugend) |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow, Zimmerit wash |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Normandy chalk and bocage dust |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Ardennes winter mud, Rhine mud |
RAF Second Tactical Air Force — Typhoon Mk.IB, Tempest Mk.V, Spitfire Mk.IX/XIV
Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB (No.245 Sqn — B.10 Plumetot, Normandy; No.3 Wing 2nd TAF — Operation Totalize, August 1944; rocket attacks on Falaise Pocket), Hawker Tempest Mk.V (No.3 Sqn, No.486 Sqn RNZAF — Newchurch, anti-V1 operations June–August 1944), Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc (No.421 Sqn RCAF, No.403 Sqn RCAF — 126 Wing 2nd TAF, B.2 Bazenville Normandy), Spitfire Mk.XIV (No.610 Sqn — Biggin Hill, anti-V1 operations; No.41 Sqn — 2nd TAF, Ardennes support December 1944). D-Day invasion stripes on all 2nd TAF aircraft June 1944.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71273 | Ocean Grey | Upper surface Ocean Grey |
| VLJ71324 | BS Dark Green | Upper surface Dark Green |
| VLJ71048 | Engine Grey (Dark Sea Grey) | Medium Sea Grey underside |
| VLJ70951 | White | D-Day invasion stripes (white bands) — 18-inch wide |
| VLJ70980 | Black | D-Day invasion stripes (black bands) |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Roundel red |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Roundel blue |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit interior |
USAAF 8th & 9th Air Force — P-47D Thunderbolt, P-51D Mustang, P-38J Lightning
P-47D-25 Thunderbolt (56th Fighter Group “Wolfpack” — Boxted; 78th FG — Duxford; 8th AF escort missions; NMF from 1944), P-51D-5 Mustang (4th Fighter Group “Eagles” — Debden; 357th FG “Yoxford Boys” — Leiston; long-range Berlin escort missions from March 1944; NMF overall), P-38J/L Lightning (55th FG — Wormingford; 479th FG — Wattisham; long-range escort missions; also 9th AF fighter-bomber role), B-17G Flying Fortress (8th AF — 381st BG Ridgewell, 91st BG Bassingbourn “Memphis Belle” group, 100th BG “Bloody Hundredth” Thorpe Abbotts; Olive Drab early, NMF from mid-1944).
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ77707 | Aluminium | NMF primary panel colour — P-51D, P-47D, B-17G (late) |
| VLJ77703 | Dark Aluminum | Panel variation, shadow areas |
| VLJ77710 | Chrome | Polished spinner, prop tips |
| VLJ77708 | Exhaust Manifold | Exhaust staining piston engine |
| VLJ77704 | Jet Exhaust | Darkest exhaust burn area |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit — ANA 611 Interior Green |
| VLJ71094 | Green Zinc Chromate | Wheel wells, structural framing |
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | Early camouflaged aircraft B-17E/F, P-47B/C |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia star, group colour bands |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | National insignia surround |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Group colour markings — 4th FG red nose, 56th FG |
Korean War 1950–1953
The first jet-vs-jet combat. USAF F-86 Sabres versus Soviet MiG-15s (flown by Soviet pilots in PLAAF markings) in “MiG Alley” over the Yalu River. UN ground forces fought from the Pusan Perimeter to the Yalu and back. The armistice of July 1953 left the peninsula divided at the 38th Parallel.
USAF F-86A/E/F Sabre — 4th & 51st Fighter Interceptor Wings
F-86A-5 Sabre (4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, 334th/335th/336th FIS — Kimpo K-14; first USAF jet ace Francis Gabreski, George Davis — 14 MiG kills, KIA 10 February 1952), F-86E (51st FIW — Suwon K-13; John Glenn, future astronaut, flew F-86E with Marine Corps exchange; Joe McConnell — top US Korean ace, 16 kills), F-86F (4th FIW — 1953; Frederick “Boots” Blesse — 10 kills, No Guts No Glory tactics manual author). Natural metal finish overall with unit markings.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ77707 | Aluminium | NMF primary aluminium panels |
| VLJ77703 | Dark Aluminum | Panel variation and shadow |
| VLJ77710 | Chrome | Polished intake lip, spinner |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit interior |
| VLJ71094 | Green Zinc Chromate | Wheel wells and structural framing |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia, unit markings |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | National insignia surround |
| VLJ70947 | Red | 4th FIW red trim, some unit colour markings |
Soviet / PLAAF MiG-15bis (Flown by Soviet 64th Fighter Aviation Corps)
MiG-15 (Soviet 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 64th IAK — Antung, Manchuria; secret combat participation against UN forces), MiG-15bis (28th GFAD — top Soviet Korean War pilot Nikolai Sutyagin — 22 kills confirmed; Yevgeni Pepelyaev — 23 kills; flown in PLAAF markings to maintain deniability). PLAAF markings — red stars. Aluminium natural metal overall, or overall light grey on some aircraft.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71346 | Russian Air Force Grey #4 | Standard MiG-15 overall light grey |
| VLJ77707 | Aluminium | NMF polished metal areas |
| VLJ70947 | Red | PLAAF red star national markings |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Anti-dazzle panel, exhaust |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers in white on some aircraft |
UN Ground Forces — M4A3E8 Sherman, M26 Pershing, M46 Patton, M24 Chaffee
M4A3E8 “Easy Eight” Sherman (1st Marine Tank Battalion — Chosin Reservoir breakout, November–December 1950; 6th Medium Tank Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division — Pusan Perimeter, August 1950), M26 Pershing (8072nd Medium Tank Battalion, Task Force Smith — Osan, first US ground action 5 July 1950), M46 Patton (6th Medium Tank Battalion — Heartbreak Ridge, 1951–52; replacing M26 in US service), M24 Chaffee (82nd Recon Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division — Naktong River, August 1950; outgunned by T-34/85). Olive Drab overall with UN markings.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | M4A3E8, M26, M46 Olive Drab ANA 613 |
| VLJ71011 | Armor Green | Post-war Armor Green variant on some vehicles |
| VLJ70951 | White | UN vehicle markings, tactical numbers |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Korean peninsula dust — summer |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Korean winter mud |
North Korean / Chinese Forces — T-34/85 (NKPA), IS-3 (limited), SU-76
T-34/85 Model 1944 (Soviet-supplied, 105th Armoured Division, NKPA — Seoul, June 1950; Task Force Smith action 5 July 1950 — M2 bazookas largely ineffective; defeated by US M26 Pershing at Suwon), SU-76M (16th Armoured Brigade, NKPA — Taejon, July 1950). Soviet 4BO Green. Some vehicles in overall green received field red star markings. Chinese People’s Volunteer Army vehicles in same 4BO green.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71017 | Russian Green | 4BO Protective Green |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Red star national markings |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Korean summer dust weathering |
Vietnam & Southeast Asia 1964–1975
Operation Rolling Thunder, Linebacker I & II, the ground war in South Vietnam and Laos. USAF Southeast Asia four-tone camouflage on fast jets and bombers, Olive Drab on helicopter gunships and Army vehicles, Navy Gull Grey and White on carrier aircraft. The defining camouflage scheme of Cold War-era US aviation.
USAF F-4C/D/E Phantom II — SEA Camouflage
F-4C-20 Phantom II (8th Tactical Fighter Wing “Wolfpack” — Ubon RTAFB, Thailand; Operation Rolling Thunder 1965–68; Robin Olds — Operation Bolo, January 1967, 7 MiG kills in one mission), F-4D (555th TFS “Triple Nickel” — Ubon; Charles DeBellevue — top Vietnam ace, 6 kills), F-4E (432nd TRW — Udorn RTAFB; Steve Ritchie — first USAF ace since Korea, 5 kills, 1972; Linebacker II, December 1972). Four-tone SEA scheme: FS 34079 Dark Green / FS 34102 Medium Green / FS 30219 Tan — upper surfaces; FS 36622 Light Grey underside.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71016 | USAF Dark Green | FS 34079 Dark Green — upper surface primary |
| VLJ71124 | USAF Green | FS 34102 Medium Green — upper surface secondary |
| VLJ71125 | USAF Brown | FS 30219 Tan/Brown — upper surface third colour |
| VLJ71348 | USAF Tan | SEA tan component |
| VLJ71296 | USAAF Light Grey | FS 36622 underside light grey |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit interior |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | Radome dielectric coating |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia low-visibility |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | National insignia surround |
USAF F-105D/F Thunderchief — Rolling Thunder Strike Aircraft
F-105D-31 Thunderchief (355th TFW — Takhli RTAFB, Thailand; 388th TFW — Korat RTAFB; Operation Rolling Thunder Hanoi strikes 1966–68; highest loss rate of any US aircraft in Vietnam — 382 lost in combat; Jack Broughton “Thud Ridge” author flew F-105D, 355th TFW), F-105G Wild Weasel (17th Wild Weasel Squadron — Korat; anti-SAM suppression SAM-hunter/killer). SEA three-tone scheme.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71016 | USAF Dark Green | Dark green upper primary |
| VLJ71124 | USAF Green | Medium green upper |
| VLJ71125 | USAF Brown | Tan/brown upper |
| VLJ71296 | USAAF Light Grey | Underside grey |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | Radome |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Insignia surround |
USAF B-52D Stratofortress — Arc Light & Linebacker Missions
B-52D-70 Stratofortress (7th BW — Andersen AFB, Guam; 4258th Strategic Wing — Kadena AB, Okinawa; “Big Belly” modification for 108 conventional bombs; Operation Arc Light, first B-52 strike June 1965, Bien Hoa; Linebacker II “Christmas Bombing” December 1972 — 729 sorties over Hanoi and Haiphong in 11 days; 15 B-52s lost to SA-2 SAMs). Black underside (night operations), SEA three-tone upper from 1965.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71016 | USAF Dark Green | Upper surface dark green |
| VLJ71124 | USAF Green | Upper surface medium green |
| VLJ71125 | USAF Brown | Upper surface tan |
| VLJ71042 | Camouflage Black Brown | Black underside — anti-searchlight |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Deep black underside areas |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Insignia surround |
USAF Gunships — AC-47D Spooky, AC-130A/E Spectre
AC-47D Spooky (4th Special Operations Squadron — Tan Son Nhut, Bien Hoa, Da Nang; three GE SUU-11A miniguns; first Spooky combat 23 November 1964; protecting Bong Son CIDG camp, Pleiku 1965), AC-130A Spectre (16th Special Operations Squadron — Ubon RTAFB; first combat December 1967; Igloo White electronic surveillance along Ho Chi Minh Trail; four 7.62mm miniguns, four 20mm Vulcans). Overall Gunship Green FS 34108.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71014 | Gunship Green | FS 34108 overall gunship green |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Anti-glare nose, exhaust staining |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia |
| VLJ71296 | USAAF Light Grey | Underside on some AC-130 variants |
US Army Helicopters — UH-1B/C/D Huey, AH-1G Cobra, CH-47A Chinook
UH-1B Iroquois “Huey” (229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division — Ia Drang Valley, Operation Silver Bayonet, November 1965; first major airmobile battle), UH-1C Huey gunship (334th Armed Helicopter Company — Can Tho, Mekong Delta 1966–68), Bell AH-1G Cobra (1st Squadron 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division — Que Son Valley 1968; Vietnam debut of dedicated gunship), CH-47A Chinook (228th Aviation Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division — heavy lift operations, Ia Drang 1965; “Going Green” resupply missions Khe Sanh 1968). Overall Olive Drab.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | Overall Olive Drab — standard US Army aviation |
| VLJ71015 | Olive Green | Olive Green variant on later repaints |
| VLJ70951 | White | Army Air markings, serial numbers |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Exhaust, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Red laterite dust — central highlands |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Mekong Delta mud on lower fuselage |
US Army Ground Vehicles — M48A3 Patton, M113 APC, M551 Sheridan, M42 Duster
M48A3 Patton (1st Battalion 69th Armor, 25th Infantry Division — Cu Chi base, 1966–67; 1-69 Armor combat operations in War Zone C), M113A1 APC (Cavalry Troop B, 1-4 Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division “Big Red One” — Iron Triangle operations 1966–67), M551 Sheridan (3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division — Tay Ninh Province 1969–70; troubled introduction into Vietnam service), M42A1 Duster twin 40mm (1st Battalion 44th Artillery — Bien Hoa, base perimeter defence against NVA infantry assaults). Olive Drab with some vehicles receiving field-applied green stripe camouflage.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | Primary vehicle colour |
| VLJ71294 | US Forest Green | Field-applied green disruptive patches |
| VLJ71137 | US Light Green | Lighter jungle green component |
| VLJ71290 | US Earth Brown | Earth brown patches |
| VLJ70951 | White | Divisional markings, tactical numbers |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Red laterite dust weathering |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Monsoon mud on tracks and lower hull |
Arab-Israeli Wars 1967–Present
Six-Day War (June 1967), War of Attrition (1967–70), Yom Kippur War (October 1973), Operation Peace for Galilee/Lebanon War (1982), and modern operations. Israel developed unique sand-grey vehicle colours and a dedicated three-tone IAF air camouflage system that evolved through multiple conflicts.
IDF Armour — Centurion Sho'ot Kal, Magach 3/5/6/7, Merkava Mk.1/2/3/4
Centurion Sho'ot Kal Alef/Bet (7th Armoured Brigade, Israeli Armored Corps — Golan Heights, Yom Kippur War October 6–9 1973; 188th “Barak” Brigade virtually destroyed Golan first day — 77 Israeli tanks vs 900 Syrian; Sho'ot Kal Gimel post-1973 upgrade with Continental diesel), Magach 6B (1st Golani Infantry Brigade support — Lebanon 1982, Battle of Sultan Yaaqub), Merkava Mk.1 (Armored Corps — first combat deployment, Operation Peace for Galilee Lebanon 1982), Merkava Mk.4 (Armored Corps — Second Lebanon War 2006, Gaza operations 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2023). Sinai Grey — Israeli sand-grey unique standard.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71141 | IDF Sand Grey 73 | Sinai Grey 1967–1973 — Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War |
| VLJ71142 | IDF Sinai Grey 82 | Post-1982 unified Sinai Grey — Merkava 2/3/4, modern IDF |
| VLJ71126 | IDF Green | IDF tri-colour green component — early period |
| VLJ71327 | IAF Sand | Sand component — tri-colour pre-1982 |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow, running gear |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Negev and Sinai dust — yellow-grey fine |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Lebanon mud — Bekaa Valley operations |
IAF Aircraft — Dassault Mirage IIICJ, IAI Kfir, F-4E Kurnass, F-15A/C Baz, F-16A/C Netz
Dassault Mirage IIICJ (101st “The First Jet” Squadron — Six-Day War, June 1967; 74 IAF kills in 6 days; Giora Epstein — 17 kills top IAF ace), IAI Kfir C2 (101st Sqn, 144th Sqn — Lebanon 1982), McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Kurnass “Sledgehammer” (119th “Bat” Squadron — Yom Kippur War, SAM suppression, MiG kills; Operation Nickel Grass period 1973), F-15A Baz (133rd “Knights of the Twin Tail” Squadron — first operational F-15 kills, 1979; Bekaa Valley 1982, 40+ kills zero losses), F-16A Netz (110th “Knights of the North” Squadron — Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor strike, Operation Opera, 7 June 1981). Sand / brown / green tri-colour (pre-1980s); transitioning to two-grey (1980s–present).
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71203 | Israeli Air Force Colors 1967-Present | Complete IAF colour set |
| VLJ71327 | IAF Sand | Sand base — tri-colour scheme pre-1980s |
| VLJ71126 | IDF Green | Green component of tri-colour |
| VLJ71122 | Desert Tan 686 | Desert tan component |
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | Modern two-grey upper FS 36320 |
| VLJ71121 | Light Gull Grey | Modern two-grey lower FS 36440 |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | Radome coating |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Anti-glare, markings |
Arab Armour — Syrian T-55, T-62, Egyptian T-62, Jordanian M48 Patton
Syrian T-55A (5th Infantry Division, Syrian Arab Army — Golan Heights, Yom Kippur War, 6–9 October 1973; 1,400 Syrian tanks vs 177 IDF tanks first day), T-62 (3rd Armoured Division, Syrian Arab Army — Golan plateau push; captured T-62s examined by IDF intelligence), Egyptian T-62 (2nd and 3rd Field Armies, Egyptian Armed Forces — Suez Canal crossing, 6 October 1973; Battle of the Chinese Farm, October 1973), Jordanian M48A1 Patton (40th Armoured Brigade, Jordan Arab Army — West Bank, Six-Day War, June 1967). Soviet 4BO Green standard on Soviet-supplied equipment. Jordan used US Olive Drab on M48.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71017 | Russian Green | 4BO Green — Syrian T-55/T-62, Egyptian T-62 |
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | Jordanian M48 US Olive Drab |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers — Arabic numerals |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Syrian Arab Republic roundel markings on some AFVs |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Sinai and Golan dust |
Cold War NATO Armour — 1970s to 1991
NATO tri-colour disruptive camouflage system — NATO Green (RAL 6031) / NATO Brown (RAL 8027) / NATO Black (RAL 9021) — fielded across US, British, and West German armoured forces based in West Germany for REFORGER exercises and the deterrent against Warsaw Pact invasion through the Fulda Gap.
US Army — M1/M1IP/M1A1 Abrams, M2/M3 Bradley, M113A2/A3, M109A6 Paladin
M1 Abrams (3rd Armored Division “Spearhead” — Frankfurt, West Germany; 2nd Armored Division “Hell on Wheels” — Garlstedt; REFORGER exercises 1981–84), M1IP (1st Armored Division “Old Ironsides” — Ansbach, 1985–89), M1A1 (3rd ID — Würzburg; V Corps, USAREUR late Cold War), M2A1 Bradley IFV (2nd Armored Division — Garlstedt 1988–91; also Gulf War transition), M113A2 (7th Army, USAREUR — throughout West Germany forward deployed). NATO tri-colour.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71093 | NATO Green | RAL 6031 Bronzegrün — primary green |
| VLJ71249 | NATO Brown | RAL 8027 — brown component |
| VLJ71041 | Armor Brown | MERDC Armor Brown component |
| VLJ71011 | Armor Green | MERDC / CARC Armor Green base |
| VLJ70980 | Black | RAL 9021 NATO Black component, tracks |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers, bumper codes |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | West German exercise dust — summer REFORGER |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Autumn/winter German mud |
Bundeswehr — Leopard 1A1/A2/A4/A5, Leopard 2A1/A2/A3/A4, Marder IFV
Leopard 1A2 (Panzerbrigade 14, 5.Panzerdivision — Neustadt am Rübenberge, West Germany; REFORGER exercises), Leopard 1A4 (Panzerbrigade 33, 12.Panzerdivision — Trier; forward deployed Fulda Gap sector), Leopard 2A1 (Panzerbrigade 19, 7.Panzerdivision — Bergen-Hohne; first Bundeswehr Leopard 2 unit 1979), Leopard 2A4 (Panzerlehrbrigade 9 — Münster; primary Cold War production variant), Marder 1A1/A2 IFV (Panzergrenadierbrigade 20 — Bad Segeberg; mechanised infantry partner to Leopard 2). NATO tri-colour scheme with Bundeswehr Balkenkreuz.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71093 | NATO Green | Primary green |
| VLJ71249 | NATO Brown | Brown component |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Black component, tracks, Balkenkreuz outline |
| VLJ70951 | White | Balkenkreuz, tactical numbers |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Summer exercise dust |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Autumn mud |
British Army of the Rhine — Challenger 1, Chieftain Mk.10, Warrior IFV, CVR(T) Scimitar
Chieftain Mk.10 (17th/21st Lancers, 4th Armoured Brigade — Soltau, West Germany; 1 RTR, 7th Armoured Brigade — Bergen-Hohne 1980s), Challenger 1 Mk.3 (Royal Hussars, 1st Armoured Division — Fallingbostel; 14th/20th Kings Hussars — Hohne 1983–91), Warrior IFV (1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, 4th Armoured Brigade — Fallingbostel; entering service 1987), CVR(T) Scimitar (Household Cavalry Regiment — Detmold; reconnaissance role forward of main defensive line). NATO green-brown-black scheme.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71093 | NATO Green | Primary green |
| VLJ71249 | NATO Brown | Brown |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Black, tracks |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical markings, callsigns |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Soltau training area dust |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | German autumn mud |
Gulf War & Desert Storm 1990–1991
Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm. Coalition of 35 nations versus the Iraqi Army occupying Kuwait. The 100-hour ground war preceded by 42 days of air campaign. The largest tank battle since WWII at 73 Easting. Iraqi T-72s proved completely outmatched by M1A1 Abrams in hull-down night engagements using thermal sights.
Coalition Armour — M1A1 Abrams (HA), M2A2 Bradley, M3A2 Bradley CFV, M109A2 Paladin
M1A1 HA (Heavy Armour; 1st Armored Division “Old Ironsides” — Battle of Medina Ridge, 26 February 1991; 3rd Armored Division — 73 Easting and Objective Norfolk; 4-32 Armor — longest range kill, 3,650m on T-72), M2A2 Bradley (3rd Battalion 1st Infantry, 1st Infantry Division “Big Red One” — 73 Easting, C Troop 2-2 Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division — largest Bradley engagement), M109A2 Paladin (direct support 1st Armored Division — 24-hour-a-day fire missions, Medina Division). Desert CARC tan.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71122 | Desert Tan 686 | CARC Desert Sand primary — MERDC desert |
| VLJ71140 | US Desert Sand | Desert sand variant |
| VLJ71138 | US Sand | General sand |
| VLJ70951 | White | Coalition “inverted V” IFF markers, unit codes |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Kuwait and southern Iraq fine sand dust |
| VLJ71133 | Dirt | Sand accumulation around running gear |
British Armour — Challenger 1 Mk.3, Warrior IFV, CVR(T) Scimitar
Challenger 1 Mk.3 (Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, 4th Armoured Brigade — 100 Hours War; 14th/20th Kings Hussars — 7th Armoured Brigade “Desert Rats”; longest confirmed tank kill in history — Challenger 1, 4,700m on Iraqi T-55, RSGG), Warrior IFV (1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment, 4th Armoured Brigade — combat debut), CVR(T) Scimitar (Household Cavalry Regiment — reconnaissance ahead of 1st (UK) Armoured Division). British Desert Pink (BS 381C:388) scheme.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71400 | UK Desert Pink | British Desert Pink — Challenger 1, Warrior, CVR(T) |
| VLJ70951 | White | Formation signs, callsign boards |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Kuwait desert dust weathering |
USAF Aircraft — F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10A Thunderbolt II, F-117A Nighthawk
F-15E Strike Eagle (335th TFS “Chiefs”, 4th TFW — Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia; 48th TFW “Statue of Liberty Wing” — RAF Lakenheath; Scud-hunting and interdiction missions; Lt Col William Andrews — first female combat kill candidate in F-15E, 48th TFW), A-10A Thunderbolt II “Warthog” (354th TFW — Dhahran; 23rd TFW — Al Jaber; tank killing at 73 Easting support; 144 Iraqi tanks destroyed in one day), F-117A Nighthawk (37th TFW — Tonopah/King Khalid AB; opening strikes 17 January 1991, 00:22 local; first combat use of stealth aircraft targeting Baghdad command bunkers). Low-visibility two-grey on F-15E and A-10A. Black RAM coating on F-117.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | F-15E / A-10A dark grey FS 36320 |
| VLJ71121 | Light Gull Grey | F-15E / A-10A light grey FS 36440 |
| VLJ71123 | USAF Dark Grey | Dark grey component |
| VLJ71073 | Metallic Black | F-117A RAM coating metallic sheen |
| VLJ70980 | Black | F-117A primary black |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | Radome coating — F-15E, A-10 |
| VLJ71131 | Concrete | Urban grey for F-117 panel variation |
Iraqi Armour — T-72M, T-55A, BMP-1, BMP-2, Type 69 (Chinese-supplied)
T-72M (Medina Armoured Division, Republican Guard — Battle of Medina Ridge 26–27 February 1991; 2nd Armoured Brigade destroyed in 40 minutes by 1st Armored Division), T-72 (Tawakalna Mechanized Division, Republican Guard — 73 Easting, 26 February 1991; E Troop 2nd Cavalry Regiment engagement), T-55A (3rd Corps, regular Iraqi Army — Kuwait City garrison, 17 January 1991 air campaign targeting), BMP-1/2 (multiple Republican Guard and regular Army divisions). Soviet 4BO Green overpainted with local sand in most cases.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71017 | Russian Green | 4BO Green under sand repaint — showing through worn areas |
| VLJ71140 | US Desert Sand | Iraqi sand repaint approximation |
| VLJ71278 | Sand Yellow | Sandgelb-similar Iraqi local sand |
| VLJ71133 | Dirt | Sand dust accumulation |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, exhaust, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Kuwait desert fine sand |
Afghanistan & Iraq — Modern Operations 2001–Present
Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, October 2001–August 2021) and Operation Iraqi Freedom / Operation New Dawn (Iraq, March 2003–December 2011). Low-visibility two-grey on aircraft. Desert sand and urban grey on coalition vehicles. Asymmetric warfare with IED threats driving armour evolution from M1 Abrams and Bradley to MRAP vehicles.
US Army / USMC Armour — M1A2 SEP Abrams, M2A3 Bradley, Stryker M1126/M1128/M1134, M1114 HMMWV
M1A2 SEP (1st Cavalry Division — Baghdad 2004–05; Battle of Fallujah, November 2004, 3-5 Cavalry; 3rd Infantry Division — initial OIF invasion March 2003, Thunder Run into Baghdad 5 April 2003), M1A1 USMC (1st Marine Division — Battle of Nasiriyah March 2003; Fallujah I and II, 2004), M2A3 Bradley (3rd ID, 2-7 Infantry — Baghdad seizure 2003), Stryker M1126 ICV (2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team — Mosul, Iraq 2003–04; Stryker first Iraq deployment), M1114 Up-Armoured HMMWV (across all units, IED-mitigation modifications 2004–11). Desert CARC overall.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71122 | Desert Tan 686 | CARC desert sand primary — M1A2, Bradley, Stryker |
| VLJ71140 | US Desert Sand | Alternate desert sand |
| VLJ71131 | Concrete | Urban grey — some vehicles in Baghdad and Fallujah received grey for urban ops |
| VLJ70951 | White | Unit codes, IFF panels |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Iraq fine khaki dust — Anbar Province |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Afghanistan mud — Helmand Province irrigation ditches |
British Army — Challenger 2 TES, Warrior IFV, Mastiff PPV, Jackal MWMIK
Challenger 2 TES (Theatre Entry Standard; 1st Battalion Royal Tank Regiment, 7th Armoured Brigade — Basra, Operation Telic, 2003; 2 RTR — Basra 2004–08; the only Challenger 2 lost to enemy fire took 14 RPG hits and one MILAN before crew evacuated), Warrior IFV (1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Multi-National Division South-East — Basra Province operations 2004–07), Mastiff 2 PPV (Royal Military Police — Helmand, Afghanistan; ISAF convoy protection missions), Jackal MWMIK (1 RIFLES, Task Force Helmand — Sangin, Afghanistan 2009). Desert Pink / sand schemes.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71400 | UK Desert Pink | British Desert Pink — Challenger 2, Warrior in Iraq |
| VLJ71122 | Desert Tan 686 | Some vehicles in US-standard tan after joint operations |
| VLJ71131 | Concrete | Urban grey for Basra city operations |
| VLJ70951 | White | TES markings, callsign boards |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Basra / Helmand dust weathering |
US Navy / USAF Aircraft — F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-15E, AH-64D Apache, MQ-9 Reaper
F/A-18E Super Hornet (VFA-115 “Eagles”, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 — first F/A-18E combat deployment, OIF 2003; VFA-14 “Tophatters”, USS Nimitz — Afghanistan CAS 2003), F-15E Strike Eagle (391st FS “Bold Tigers”, 366th AEW — Bagram, Afghanistan; 90th FS, 3rd Wing — Al Udeid, Qatar; OIF strike packages 2003), AH-64D Apache Longbow (1-227 Aviation, 1st Cavalry Division — Sadr City, Baghdad 2004–08; 3-101 Aviation, 101st Airborne — Kunar Province, Afghanistan), MQ-9 Reaper (174th Attack Wing — Creech AFB, targeting operations OEF/OIF 2007–present). Low-visibility greys standard across all platforms.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | FS 36320 dark grey — F/A-18E, F-15E upper/fuselage |
| VLJ71121 | Light Gull Grey | FS 36440 light grey — lower surfaces |
| VLJ71277 | Dark Gull Grey | FS 36231 USN variant grey |
| VLJ71047 | US Grey | USAF neutral grey component |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | Radome dielectric coating all platforms |
| VLJ71131 | Concrete | Concrete grey — MQ-9 Reaper overall |
| VLJ70951 | White | National insignia low-vis |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | Insignia surround |
Modern Era — 2000s to Present
Fifth-generation stealth aircraft, post-Cold War NATO armour, and contemporary naval forces. F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, and SAAB Gripen in low-observable and low-visibility grey schemes. Leopard 2A6/A7, Leopard C2 (Canadian Forces), CV90, and modern MBTs in NATO tri-colour and CADPAT-adjacent schemes.
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor — USAF 1st, 3rd, 49th, 94th Fighter Wings
F-22A Raptor Block 20/30/35 (1st Fighter Wing, 27th FS “Fighting Eagles” — Langley AFB, Virginia; 3rd Wing, 90th FS “Pair O’ Dice” — Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; 49th Wing, 7th FS “Screamin’ Demons” — Holloman AFB, New Mexico; 94th FS “Hat in the Ring” — Langley, first operational F-22 squadron 2005). Have Glass V radar-absorbent material (RAM) coating — very dark charcoal grey overall with subtle panel variation. The F-22 is one of the most challenging NMF/low-observable finishes in modern modelling: the RAM coating appears almost black in shadow but reveals distinct grey panel tones under strong lighting. Key references: FS 36170 (primary grey), FS 36118 (darker panels), FS 36375 (lighter upper panels). All panel lines sealed under RAM coating, reducing visible demarcation between tones. Canopy framing in dark grey. USAF roundels in very low-visibility grey-on-grey. Notable subjects: F-22A 04-4065 (1st FW, Red Flag 2007), F-22A 05-4093 (94th FS, debut display season 2006), F-22A 09-4191 (3rd Wing, Pacific Air Forces).
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71123 | USAF Dark Grey | Primary RAM coating — FS 36118 dark charcoal grey panels |
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | FS 36320 mid-grey — upper fuselage and wing panels |
| VLJ71047 | US Grey | FS 36270 lighter panel variation — upper surfaces |
| VLJ71045 | US Grey Light | Lightest panel highlights — FS 36375 |
| VLJ71131 | Concrete | Subtle panel tone variation on spine and upper wing |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | Forward fuselage dielectric panels — AN/APG-77 AESA radar |
| VLJ71073 | Metallic Black | Deep shadow in panel recesses and landing gear bays |
| VLJ77713 | Jet Exhaust | F119-PW-100 two-dimensional thrust-vectoring nozzle exhaust staining |
| VLJ77704 | Pale Burnt Metal | Nozzle heat discolouration — forward burn area |
Lockheed Martin F-35A/B/C Lightning II — USAF, USMC, USN, RCAF, RAF, RAAF, RNLAF
F-35A (34th FS “Rude Rams”, 388th FW — Hill AFB, Utah; first operational USAF F-35A squadron 2016; 419 Squadron RCAF “Moose” — Cold Lake, Alberta; Canadian Forces transition from CF-18 Hornet, delivery from 2026), F-35B (VMFA-121 “Green Knights”, USMC — MCAS Yuma, first F-35B operational squadron 2015; No.617 Sqn RAF “The Dambusters” — RAF Marham, first UK operational F-35B 2018), F-35C (VFA-101 “Grim Reapers”, USN — NAS Eglin; VFA-147 “Argonauts”, USS Carl Vinson CVN-70, first F-35C carrier deployment 2022). Have Glass V low-observable coating similar to F-22. Overall medium-dark grey with panel variation. F-35 panels are noticeably more visible than F-22 due to manufacturing tolerances. RCAF F-35A will carry Canadian roundels in low-visibility grey. Key references: FS 36170 primary, FS 36375 lighter panels, FS 36118 darker underbelly.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | FS 36320 primary grey — fuselage and wing surfaces |
| VLJ71123 | USAF Dark Grey | FS 36118 darker underbelly and shadow panels |
| VLJ71045 | US Grey Light | FS 36375 lighter upper panel variation |
| VLJ71047 | US Grey | FS 36270 neutral mid-grey panels |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | AN/APG-81 AESA radar dielectric nose panels |
| VLJ71073 | Metallic Black | Deep shadow — weapons bay doors, gear bays |
| VLJ77713 | Jet Exhaust | F135-PW-100 single engine exhaust nozzle staining |
| VLJ77704 | Pale Burnt Metal | Nozzle heat discolouration forward zone |
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 / F.2 / Tranche 3 — RAF, Luftwaffe, Italian AMI, Spanish EdA
Typhoon FGR.4 (No.3 Sqn RAF “The Fighting Cocks” — RAF Coningsby; No.XI Sqn RAF — RAF Coningsby, QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) North Sea; No.1435 Flt RAF — RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands air defence), Typhoon F.2 (No.29 Sqn RAF “Operational Conversion Unit” — RAF Coningsby), Eurofighter EF2000 Tranche 2 (Jagdgeschwader 74 “Mölders”, Luftwaffe — Neuburg an der Donau; replacing F-4F Phantom II from 2004), EF2000 (36° Stormo, Aeronautica Militare Italiana — Gioia del Colle; 11° Gruppo), C.16 Tifon (Ala 11, Ejercito del Aire Español — Base Aérea de Morón). Overall Dark Sea Grey (BS 638) / Light Aircraft Grey (BS 627) two-tone scheme on most operators. Darker grey upper surfaces, lighter grey undersides. Low-visibility roundels throughout.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71053 | Dark Sea Grey | Upper surfaces Dark Sea Grey BS 638 — primary RAF scheme |
| VLJ71050 | Light Grey | Lower surfaces Light Aircraft Grey BS 627 |
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | Alternative darker grey — some Luftwaffe and Italian aircraft |
| VLJ71045 | US Grey Light | Underside highlight / lighter panel variation |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | EuroRADAR CAPTOR-E radar nose dielectric |
| VLJ71073 | Metallic Black | Deep shadow, weapons bay, gear bay interiors |
| VLJ77713 | Jet Exhaust | EJ200 twin engine exhaust nozzle heat staining |
| VLJ77704 | Pale Burnt Metal | Nozzle forward heat discolouration |
Dassault Rafale C/B/M — Armée de l'Air, Marine Nationale, Export Operators
Rafale C (EC 1/7 “Provence”, Armée de l’Air — Saint-Dizier BA 113; first operational Rafale unit 2006; Operation Harmattan, Libya 2011; Operation Chammal, Syria/Iraq 2015–present), Rafale B two-seat (EC 2/92 “Aquitaine” — Saint-Dizier; nuclear strike role with ASMP-A missile), Rafale M (Flottille 12F, Marine Nationale — BAN Landivisiau; carrier-based from Charles de Gaulle R91; Rafale M first carrier strike Operation Harmattan 2011), Rafale EH (No.1 Sqn Hellenic Air Force — Tanagra AFB; first export customer 2021), Rafale EG (Egyptian Air Force — first export delivery 2015). Overall Gris Bleu Clair (Light Blue-Grey) — a distinctive slightly blue-tinted medium grey unique to French Air Force and Navy aircraft. Darker grey panels on some surfaces. French roundel in low-visibility tricolour.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71115 | Blue Grey | Gris Bleu Clair primary blue-grey — overall Rafale scheme |
| VLJ71050 | Light Grey | Lighter panel variation — upper surfaces |
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | Darker panel areas — wing roots and intakes |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | RBE2-AA AESA radar nose dielectric panels |
| VLJ71073 | Metallic Black | Deep shadow — weapons bay and gear bay interiors |
| VLJ77713 | Jet Exhaust | M88-4E twin engine exhaust nozzle heat staining |
| VLJ77704 | Pale Burnt Metal | Nozzle forward heat discolouration |
SAAB JAS 39C/D/E Gripen — Flygvapnet, Czech, Hungarian, South African, Brazilian Air Forces
JAS 39C Gripen (F 7 Flygflottilj, Flygvapnet — Satenäs; F 21 — Luleå; Swedish Air Force primary fighter from 1997; NATO interoperability from 2016 Baltic Air Policing), JAS 39C (211.taktické letecké křídlo, Czech Air Force — České Budějovice; NATO Baltic Air Policing Ämari 2014, 2017), JAS 39C (59 szálló ez red, Hungarian Air Force — Kecskemét; Baltic Air Policing Šiauliai 2015), JAS 39D (2 Sqn SAAF “Flying Cheetahs” — AFB Makhado), JAS 39E/F Gripen NG (F 17 Blekinge Flygflottilj — Ronneby; new production standard from 2019). Overall grey scheme. Swedish Air Force uses a neutral grey; export operators vary between darker and lighter grey schemes. Swedish roundel (blue/yellow) in low-visibility tones.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71050 | Light Grey | Primary neutral grey — Swedish Air Force Gripen |
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | Darker grey panels — some export operators |
| VLJ71047 | US Grey | Mid-grey panel variation |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | PS-05/A Mk.4 radar nose dielectric |
| VLJ77713 | Jet Exhaust | Volvo RM12 single engine exhaust heat staining |
| VLJ77704 | Pale Burnt Metal | Nozzle forward discolouration |
Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E & Su-57 Felon — Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS)
Su-35S (23rd IAP, 303rd Guards Mixed Aviation Division, VKS — Dzemgi Air Base, Khabarovsk; first unit 2014; 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment — Besovets, Karelia; Baltic intercepts and Syria operations 2015–present), Su-57 (Felon; 929th State Flight Test Centre — Akhtubinsk, test operations; limited combat evaluation Syria 2018; 23rd IAP — small batch deliveries from 2020; stealth coating differs from Su-35S — darker overall grey with RAM panel demarcation visible on some aircraft). Su-35S uses three-tone Flanker grey scheme (Flanker Blue upper / Flanker Light Blue side / Flanker Light Grey highlights). Su-57 uses a two-tone grey with darker overall coverage.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71337 | Flanker Blue | Su-35S upper surface blue-grey — primary Flanker colour |
| VLJ71334 | Flanker Light Blue | Su-35S lower surface and side light blue-grey |
| VLJ71335 | Flanker Light Grey | Su-35S highlight grey — leading edges and panel accents |
| VLJ71602 | Su-27 Flanker Paint Set | Complete Flanker colour reference set |
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | Su-57 primary dark grey RAM coating |
| VLJ71047 | US Grey | Su-57 lighter panel variation |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | Irbis-E / N036 radar nose dielectric panels |
| VLJ77713 | Jet Exhaust | Saturn AL-41F1S / AL-51F1 nozzle staining |
McDonnell Douglas CF-18A/B Hornet — Royal Canadian Air Force 1982–Present
409 Tactical Fighter Squadron “Nighthawks” — CFB Cold Lake, Alberta (CF-18A; current QRA Northern Canada), 410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron “Cougars” — CFB Cold Lake (OCU; all RCAF CF-18 pilot training), 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron “Alouettes” — CFB Bagotville, Quebec (QRA Eastern Canada; NORAD intercept missions), 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron “Porcupines / Les Eperviers” — CFB Bagotville (CF-18A; NATO deployments; Gulf War 1991, Libya 2011, ISIS 2014–2016), CF-18A 188726 (409 Sqn heritage scheme — SE.5a WWI tribute, 2017 centenary), CF-18B 188901 (RCAF 2018 heritage scheme). Standard two-tone Compass Ghost grey scheme — Light Ghost Grey (FS 36375) upper surfaces, Dark Ghost Grey (FS 36320) fuselage sides and undersides. RCAF roundel and maple leaf fin flash in low-visibility grey. False canopy on belly.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71045 | US Grey Light | FS 36375 Light Ghost Grey — upper surfaces |
| VLJ71120 | Dark Ghost Grey | FS 36320 Dark Ghost Grey — fuselage sides and lower |
| VLJ71074 | Radome Tan | AN/APG-65 radar nose dielectric |
| VLJ71073 | Metallic Black | False canopy undersurface (painted on belly) |
| VLJ71010 | Interior Green | Cockpit interior — retained from F/A-18A standard |
| VLJ77713 | Jet Exhaust | F404-GE-400 twin engine exhaust nozzle staining |
| VLJ77704 | Pale Burnt Metal | Nozzle forward heat zone |
| VLJ70947 | Red | RCAF roundel red |
| VLJ70951 | White | RCAF roundel white |
| VLJ70925 | Blue | RCAF roundel blue |
Leopard C2 MEXAS — Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, Afghanistan 2006–2011
Leopard C2 MEXAS (Modular Expandable Armour System; Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) — CFB Edmonton; deployed to Kandahar Province, Afghanistan 2006–2011 — first Canadian tank combat deployment since Korea), C Squadron, Lord Strathcona's Horse — Panjwai District operations; Operation Medusa, September 2006 (decisive engagement clearing Taliban from Panjwai, tank support critical to success), 12e Régiment blindé du Canada — CFB Valcartier; rotational deployments Afghanistan 2007–2009, Leopard 2A6M CAN (replacement; Royal Canadian Dragoons — CFB Petawawa; Afghanistan 2009–2011). CARC Tan desert sand overall — same base as USMC/US Army desert scheme. MEXAS composite armour panels in slightly different tan shade over base vehicle colour. Canadian maple leaf and regimental markings in black stencil.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71122 | Desert Tan 686 | CARC desert tan primary — Leopard C2 MEXAS Afghanistan |
| VLJ71140 | US Desert Sand | Alternate desert sand — MEXAS armour panel tone variation |
| VLJ71133 | Dirt | Sand and dust accumulation on hull and running gear |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Tracks, stencilled markings, shadow |
| VLJ70951 | White | Canadian tactical numbers |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Kandahar fine khaki dust weathering |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Panjwai irrigation ditch mud on lower hull |
Leopard 2A6/A6M/A7/A7+ — Bundeswehr, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Poland, Ukraine
Leopard 2A6 (Panzerbataillon 414, Panzerbrigade 41 “Vorpommern”, Bundeswehr — Hagenow; NATO Enhanced Forward Presence, Lithuania from 2017), Leopard 2A6M (Mine protection variant; Canadian Forces lease for Afghanistan 2007–2011 — see Leopard C2 section), Leopard 2A6 (17e bataljon pantserinfanterie, Koninklijke Landmacht — Oirschot; Dutch Army), Leopard 2A4 NO / 2A6 NO (Brigade Nord, Hæren — Porsangmoen, Norway; Arctic operations scheme), Leopard 2A6 (1. Pancerna Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej, Wojsko Polskie — Stargard; Poland NATO eastern flank), Leopard 2A4 (Ukraine — multiple brigades; donated by Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Norway from 2023; combat operations Zaporizhzhia and Avdiivka sectors). NATO tri-colour (Green / Brown / Black) standard on German and most NATO operators. Arctic white on Norwegian vehicles in winter. Ukrainian Leopard 2s in some cases received additional field camouflage.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71093 | NATO Green | RAL 6031 Bronzegrün — primary green |
| VLJ71249 | NATO Brown | RAL 8027 brown component |
| VLJ70980 | Black | RAL 9021 NATO Black, tracks, shadow |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers, Balkenkreuz (Bundeswehr), Arctic whitewash |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Training area dust — Bergen-Hohne, Grafenwöhr |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Field exercise mud — NATO exercises and Ukraine combat |
BAE Systems CV90 IFV — Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Ukraine
CV9040 (IFV variant; P4 Skaraborgregementet, Flygvapnet — Skövde; Swedish Army primary IFV), CV9030N (Brigade Nord, Hæren — Setermoen; Norway; Arctic grey-green scheme, two-tone grey-green / black), CV9035NL (13e Gemechaniseerde Brigade, Koninklijke Landmacht — Oirschot; Dutch Army; replacing YPR-765), CV9035DK (Jyske Dragonregiment, Hæren — Holstebro; Danish Army), CV90 (Ukraine — donated by Sweden and Denmark from 2023; combat operations Zaporizhzhia sector 2023–present). Swedish scheme: overall dark green with black disruptive stripes (distinct from NATO tri-colour). Norwegian Arctic scheme: dark grey-green overall. NATO operators: standard tri-colour.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ71093 | NATO Green | Swedish CV90 dark green base / NATO tri-colour primary green |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Swedish CV90 black disruptive stripes, tracks |
| VLJ71249 | NATO Brown | NATO tri-colour brown — Dutch, Danish, Swiss operators |
| VLJ71050 | Light Grey | Norwegian Arctic grey-green component |
| VLJ70951 | White | Tactical numbers |
| VLJ70326 | Dust | Training area dust |
| VLJ70327 | Mud and Slime | Exercise and combat mud |
Modern Naval — USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78, HMCS Halifax-Class, Type 45 Destroyer
USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 (Carrier Strike Group 12, US 2nd Fleet — Norfolk, Virginia; commissioned 2017; first Ford-class carrier; first deployment 2022 Mediterranean), USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51 (Destroyer Squadron 28 — Norfolk; Aegis BMD; routine NATO deployments), HMCS Halifax FFH-330 (Maritime Forces Atlantic — CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia; NATO Standing Maritime Group 1; Operation Reassurance Baltic Sea), HMCS Ville de Québec FFH-332 (Maritime Forces Atlantic — NATO Mediterranean deployments; counter-piracy Gulf of Aden), HMS Daring D32 (Type 45 Destroyer, Portsmouth Flotilla — Royal Navy; HMS Dragon D35 — Black Sea operations 2021; HMS Defender D36 — disputed passage Crimea June 2021). Modern NATO warships use Haze Grey (FS 26270) as the standard hull colour. Royal Navy uses a slightly darker grey. HMCS Halifax-class uses a neutral grey similar to USN standard.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70992 | Neutral Grey | Haze Grey hull primary — USN, RCN, and most NATO navies |
| VLJ70994 | Dark Grey | Lower hull, shadow areas, and Royal Navy darker grey |
| VLJ70840 | Light Grey | Superstructure highlights and upper works |
| VLJ70985 | Hull Red | Anti-fouling below waterline |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boot topping, gun barrels, anchor equipment |
| VLJ70951 | White | Hull numbers, ensign staff, pennant markings |
| VLJ70329 | Rust | Operational weathering — waterline rust streaks |
Modern Crew & Figures — RCAF Pilot, Bundeswehr Tanker, British Challenger 2 Crew
RCAF CF-18 pilot (409 Sqn — Cold Lake; NOMEX flight suit, HGU-55/P helmet, SV-2B survival vest), RCAF F-35A pilot (future reference; same NOMEX olive-green flight suit family), Lord Strathcona's Horse Leopard C2 crew (Afghanistan — CADPAT (Arid Regions) camouflage, CVC tanker helmet), Bundeswehr Leopard 2A6 crew (Panzerbrigade 41 — flecktarn (Flecktarnmuster) uniform, Bw tanker protective vest), British Challenger 2 crew (Royal Hussars — Desert DPM coveralls, Mk.7 AFV helmet), Swedish CV90 crew (P4 — Swedish M90 camouflage pattern, grey-green base).
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | RCAF / USAF NOMEX flight suit olive green |
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | CADPAT Arid Regions sand base — Canadian Forces Afghanistan |
| VLJ71093 | NATO Green | CADPAT AR green print component |
| VLJ71249 | NATO Brown | CADPAT AR brown print component |
| VLJ70968 | Flat Green | Flecktarn base green — Bundeswehr / British DPM green |
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | Flecktarn brown component / British DPM brown |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Flecktarn black spots, boots, equipment |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Face and hands base |
| VLJ70845 | Sunny Skintone | Tanned deployed skin tone |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin shadow wash |
| VLJ70318 | Highlights Skin | Final skin highlight |
Crew & Figure Colours
Uniform and personal equipment colours for tank crews, pilots, aircrew, and infantry figures by nationality and era. Panzer Aces range provides dedicated crew and weathering colours. All skin tone entries use the standard three-step Vallejo technique: base → wash → highlight.
WWI British Infantry & RFC/RNAS Aircrew
British Expeditionary Force infantry (1st Battalion Grenadier Guards — Mons, August 1914; 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers — Somme, July 1916), RFC observer in Lewis gunner position (No.48 Sqn RFC Bristol F.2B — Arras 1917), RNAS fighter pilot (No.3 Sqn RNAS — Dunkirk, 1917), RFC dispatch rider (Royal Engineer Signal Service — Western Front 1914–18). Service Dress khaki, webbing, and leather equipment.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | Service Dress khaki uniform |
| VLJ70921 | English Uniform | Warmer khaki drill variant — summer service dress |
| VLJ70875 | Beige Brown | 1914 Pattern webbing equipment |
| VLJ70871 | Saddle Brown | Sam Browne belt, boots, binocular case |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Face and hands base coat |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin recesses shadow wash |
| VLJ70318 | Highlights Skin | Final skin highlight |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boots, rifle (SMLE), chin strap |
WWII German Panzer Crew — Schwarz Panzerjacke & HBT Overalls
Panzer crew of Panzer III Ausf.J (Feldwebel, 8.Panzer-Regiment, 15th Panzer Division — Libya 1942), Tiger I commander (Oberleutnant, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 — Kursk 1943), Panther Ausf.G driver (Unterscharführer, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, Das Reich — Normandy 1944), Jagdpanther commander (Leutnant, 654.schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung — Eastern Front 1944). Black Panzerjacke with pink Waffenfarbe (Panzertruppe colour). Reed-green HBT overalls for summer campaigns.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70306 | German Tank Crew I | Black Panzerjacke — standard dress |
| VLJ70311 | Highlight German Tanker | Black jacket raised surface highlight |
| VLJ70307 | German Tank Crew II | Reed-green HBT Drillich overalls |
| VLJ71268 | Feldgrau | Feldgrau field cap (Mütze) and some field-wear items |
| VLJ70951 | White | Collar insignia, Totenkopf death’s head badge |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Waffenfarbe pink-red Panzertruppe (use as base — mix with white) |
| VLJ70871 | Saddle Brown | Leather holster, belt, binocular case |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Belt and boots |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Face and hands |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin wash |
| VLJ70318 | Highlights Skin | Final skin highlight |
WWII Allied Tank Crew — British & Commonwealth
Churchill Mk.VII commander (Major, 6th Guards Tank Brigade — Operation Bluecoat, Normandy August 1944), Sherman Firefly gunner (Corporal, 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division — Normandy June 1944), Cromwell Mk.IV driver (7th Armoured Division — Villers-Bocage June 1944), Centurion Mk.3 commander (1st RTR, BAOR — West Germany 1950s). RAC black beret, khaki denim overalls, and battle dress.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70305 | English Tank Crew | British tank crew khaki overalls |
| VLJ70312 | Highlight US Tanker | Highlight tone — also works for British khaki |
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | Battle dress blouse and trousers |
| VLJ70980 | Black | RAC black beret, boots |
| VLJ70871 | Saddle Brown | Leather revolver holster, map case |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Face and hands |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin shadow |
WWII US Army Tank Crew & USAAF Aircrew
M4A3 Sherman TC (Staff Sergeant, 3rd Armored Division — Falaise 1944), P-47D pilot (Captain, 56th Fighter Group, 8th AF — Boxted, England 1944), B-17G waist gunner (Technical Sergeant, 381st Bomb Group — Ridgewell, England 1943), M26 Pershing commander (Sergeant, Task Force Engeman, 9th Armored Division — Remagen Bridge 1945). HBT herringbone twill overalls, M41 field jacket, A-2 leather flying jacket, B-3 sheepskin jacket.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70308 | WWII US Tanker | HBT herringbone twill working uniform |
| VLJ70312 | Highlight US Tanker | HBT highlight |
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | M41 field jacket, M1 helmet, webbing |
| VLJ70871 | Saddle Brown | A-2 brown leather flying jacket |
| VLJ70818 | Red Leather | A-2 russet variant — some USAAF pilots |
| VLJ70987 | Medium Grey | USAAF blue-grey service dress (off-duty) |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Face and hands |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin shadow wash |
| VLJ70318 | Highlights Skin | Final skin highlight |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Boots, belt |
WWII Soviet Tank Crew & VVS Aircrew
T-34/85 commander (Guards Senior Sergeant, 2nd Guards Tank Army, 1st Ukrainian Front — Berlin 1945), IS-2 driver (Private, 3rd Guards Heavy Tank Regiment — Seelow Heights April 1945), Il-2 Shturmovik pilot (Guards Major, 4th Ground Attack Aviation Corps — Kursk 1943), La-5FN pilot (Guards Captain, Ivan Kozhedub — 64 kills, 176th Guards FAR). Black padded leather helmet and overalls, or summer khaki.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70309 | Red Army Tanker | Padded leather helmet and combination suit |
| VLJ70313 | Highlight Red Army Tanker | Leather raised surface highlight |
| VLJ70310 | Russian Tanker II | Summer khaki overalls |
| VLJ70924 | Russian Uniform | Zashchitnyi Khaki infantry/crew field uniform |
| VLJ70947 | Red | Guards designation badge red, Red Star on cap |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Face and hands |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin shadow wash |
| VLJ70871 | Saddle Brown | Leather pistol holster, map case |
WWII Japanese Crew — IJA & IJN Aircrew
Ki-84 Hayate pilot (Sergeant Major, 22nd Sentai — Philippines 1944), A6M5 Zero pilot (Petty Officer 1st Class, 203rd Kokutai — Home defence 1945), Ki-43 Hayabusa pilot (Warrant Officer, 64th Sentai — Burma 1943), Type 97 Chi-Ha commander (Corporal, 2nd Tank Company, 7th Tank Regiment, IJA — Guadalcanal 1942–43). IJA and IJN leather flying helmet, Toriis summer flying suit, ground crew khaki.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70321 | Japanese Tanker | IJA tank crew and ground crew khaki uniform |
| VLJ70322 | Highlight Japanese Tanker | IJA crew uniform highlight |
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | Standard IJA infantry and aircrew khaki |
| VLJ70871 | Saddle Brown | Leather flying helmet, pistol holster |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Flying boots, belt |
| VLJ70845 | Sunny Skintone | Japanese skin tone — tanned warm base |
| VLJ70860 | Medium Fleshtone | Skin mid-tone |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin shadow wash |
Vietnam-Era US Crew — Tankers, Helicopter Crew, Infantry
M48A3 commander (Sergeant, 1-69 Armor, 25th Infantry Division — Cu Chi 1967), UH-1C Huey gunship pilot (Chief Warrant Officer 2, 334th Armed Helicopter Company — Mekong Delta 1967), LRRP (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol specialist, 75th Infantry Rangers, 1st Cavalry Division — Bong Son 1968; tiger stripe and OD jungle fatigues). Olive Drab jungle fatigues, flight suits, PASGT equipment.
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70967 | Olive Drab | OD jungle fatigues, M1 helmet, webbing |
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | Faded OD on sun-bleached fatigues |
| VLJ70968 | Flat Green | Tiger stripe green component — LRRP |
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | Tiger stripe brown component |
| VLJ70980 | Black | Jungle boots, flight suit trim |
| VLJ70845 | Sunny Skintone | Vietnam-era tanned skin — warm base |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Skin base for lighter complexion figures |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin shadow wash |
| VLJ70318 | Highlights Skin | Final skin highlight |
Modern NATO Crew — US, British, German (1980s–Present)
M1A1 TC (Staff Sergeant, 1-35 Armor, 1st Armored Division — Gulf War 1991), Challenger 1 commander (Corporal of Horse, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, 4th Armoured Brigade — Gulf War 1991), Leopard 2A4 driver (Unteroffizier, Panzerbrigade 19, Bundeswehr — West Germany 1989), US Army Stryker crew (Specialist, 2nd SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division — Mosul, Iraq 2003). DCU desert camouflage (US), desert DPM (UK), flecktarn (Bundeswehr).
| SKU | Colour | Role |
|---|---|---|
| VLJ70988 | Khaki | DCU (Desert Camouflage Uniform) sand base — US |
| VLJ71093 | NATO Green | DCU green print component |
| VLJ71249 | NATO Brown | DCU brown print component |
| VLJ70968 | Flat Green | British desert DPM green component |
| VLJ70983 | Flat Brown | British desert DPM brown component |
| VLJ70980 | Black | MOLLE webbing, boots, gloves |
| VLJ70955 | Flat Flesh | Face and hands — base |
| VLJ70845 | Sunny Skintone | Tanned deployment skin — warm base |
| VLJ70928 | Light Flesh | Skin highlight |
| VLJ70317 | Skin Washes | Skin shadow wash |
| VLJ70318 | Highlights Skin | Final skin highlight |
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