TAMXF61 - Tamiya - Flat Dark Green Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

TAMXF61 - Tamiya - Flat Dark Green Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

Tamiya XF-61 Flat Dark Green is one of the most widely called-out colours in Tamiya's military kit instructions — designated in the original colour guide for "British or Russian tanks & camouflage German tanks" and "Camouflage" for British aircraft. It is a deep, neutral dark green with no strong warm or cool bias, making it the foundational dark green in Tamiya's military range. It approximates RLM 71 Dunkelgrün, the darker of the two greens in the Luftwaffe's standard RLM 70/71 upper surface scheme, and forms the primary component in the RAL 6003 Olivgrün (German AFV three-colour camouflage green) formula: 7 parts XF-61 + 3 parts XF-60 Dark Yellow. It also appears in RLM 82 Hellgrün mixes (8 parts XF-26 + 1 part XF-61), Soviet 4BO approaches, and British SCC colour formulas for Jungle Green and other Commonwealth vehicle colours.

Tamiya Acrylic paints are a hybrid acrylic formula built on water-soluble resin — they can be thinned with water, isopropyl alcohol, or lacquer thinner, and clean up easily with water before curing. When thinned with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner, the paint lays down faster, dries harder, and bonds more aggressively to the substrate. The hybrid resin chemistry means the paint film remains slightly soluble after initial drying — subsequent brush strokes can reactivate and lift the layer below if applied without restraint. For this reason, airbrushing is strongly recommended for large surface coverage. Brush painting is workable for detail and touch-up work, but requires a gentle, deliberate stroke and a fully cured base layer. See our Tamiya Acrylic vs. Enamel vs. Lacquer guide for a full breakdown of paint type differences.

• RAL 6003 Olivgrün German AFV camouflage — the primary component in the standard RAL 6003 Olivgrün mix (7 parts XF-61 + 3 parts XF-60 Dark Yellow), the dark olive-green applied as a crew-applied camouflage colour over Dunkelgelb base coats on Tiger I, Panther A/D/G, Panzer IV H/J, StuG III G, Jagdpanther, and Tiger II from February 1943 through to May 1945; the three-colour Dunkelgelb / Olivgrün / Rotbraun scheme is the most commonly modelled German AFV colour combination of the entire WWII period
• RLM 71 Dunkelgrün aircraft upper surface — approximates the darker of the two standard Luftwaffe upper surface greens in the RLM 70/71 scheme; used on Heinkel He 111 H, Junkers Ju 88 A, Junkers Ju 87 B/D, Dornier Do 17 Z, and Messerschmitt Bf 110 C/D upper surfaces operating in all theatres from the Battle of Britain (1940) through the Eastern Front and Mediterranean campaigns; Tamiya's RLM XF-series cross-reference lists XF-61 as suitable for RLM 71 Dunkelgrün
• British Army SCC 15 Olive Drab — a starting point for British SCC 15 (Service Colour Camouflage 15) applied to British and Commonwealth vehicles in Northwest Europe from D-Day (June 1944) through the Rhine crossing and advance into Germany (1945); Tamiya designates XF-61 for "British tanks" and it appears in SCC 15 recipes alongside XF-58 and XF-62
• British SCC 13 Jungle Green (Burma) — mixed with XF-51 Khaki Drab (2:1:1 ratio with XF-3 Flat Yellow) to approximate SCC 13 Jungle Green used by British and Commonwealth AFVs and vehicles operating in the Burma and India theatre, 1943–45; applied to M3 Lee, M4 Sherman, and Universal Carrier with 14th Army (Slim's Army) at Imphal, Kohima, and the Irrawaddy crossing
• Soviet 4BO Green complement — pairs with XF-58 Olive Green as a darkening and deepening agent in Soviet 4BO Protective Green mixes; a 4:1 mix of XF-61 with XF-5 Flat Green provides a workable base for modern Soviet/Russian AFV green (post-war green darker than wartime 4BO) on T-55, T-62, and BMP-1 subjects
• RAF Dark Green for British aircraft — Tamiya's original guide designates XF-61 as "Camouflage" for British aircraft; used in the Tamiya Spitfire kit-sourced Dark Green formula (1 part XF-61 + 5 parts XF-62) and contributes to the standard upper surface Dark Green / Dark Earth / Sky three-colour scheme on Spitfire, Hurricane, Typhoon, and Mosquito subjects
• RLM 71 bomber upper surfaces (mix) — a darker Dunkelgrün approach pairs XF-61 7 parts + XF-64 Red Brown 3 parts + XF-2 Flat White 1 part for a warmer, slightly olive-shifted RLM 71 appropriate for He 111 H and Ju 88 A bomber upper surfaces where the original factory paint showed more warmth than on fighter-type aircraft
• General purpose dark military green — called out in Tamiya kit instructions across the full range of British, German, Soviet, and Commonwealth AFV, aircraft, and warship subjects; the darkest and most versatile unmodified dark green in the standard Tamiya XF range for military modelling

For full Tamiya paint colour references and modelling compatibility charts, visit our Tamiya Paint Colour Chart — Complete Guide for Scale Modellers.

Thin and airbrush with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner, Mr. Color Thinner, or Mr. Color Leveling Thinner.

• 10ml glass jar
• Part of the Tamiya Acrylic paint range