TAMXF64 - Tamiya - Flat Red Brown Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

TAMXF64 - Tamiya - Flat Red Brown Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

Tamiya XF-64 Flat Red Brown is one of the most frequently called-out colours in Tamiya's military modelling range — designated in the original colour guide for "German and British tanks," "Linoleum decking" for ships, and "Camouflage" for British aircraft. Its warm, dark reddish-brown tone covers four major applications: RAL 8017 Rotbraun, the German three-colour camouflage brown applied over Dunkelgelb on late-war Wehrmacht AFVs; the RAF Dark Earth component in the Tamiya Spitfire kit formula (1:1 with XF-52 Flat Earth); the reddish-brown linoleum deck covering on warships and Royal Navy vessel decks; and a general British AFV camouflage patch colour. It is also the primary component in Tamiya's documented Normandy Dust weathering formula and the Tank Track Colour mix, making it one of the highest-utility browns in the entire Tamiya range. For RAL 8017, the standard adjusted formula is 8 parts XF-64 + 2 parts XF-49 Khaki, which adds the slight warm olive shift that characterises the historical colour chip.

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 8017 Rotbraun German AFV camouflage — the standard dark red-brown applied as a crew-applied camouflage patch over Dunkelgelb (RAL 7028) 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; paired with RAL 6003 Olivgrün (XF-61 mix) in the Dunkelgelb / Rotbraun / Olivgrün three-colour scheme that is the definitive late-war German AFV appearance; for a more accurate RAL 8017, mix 8 parts XF-64 + 2 parts XF-49 Khaki to introduce the slight warm olive shift of the historical chip
• RAF Dark Earth aircraft camouflage — the primary component in the Tamiya Spitfire kit-sourced RAF Dark Earth formula (1 part XF-64 + 1 part XF-52 Flat Earth), producing the standard upper surface brown applied to Spitfire Mk.I/II/V, Hurricane Mk.I/IIb, Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF/IIF, de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI, and Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib in the Dark Green / Dark Earth two-colour and three-colour camouflage schemes; Tamiya designates XF-64 as "Camouflage" for British aircraft in the original guide
• British 8th Army AFV camouflage patches — the SCC 2 "Blue-Black" disruptive over-pattern applied to British desert vehicles including Valentine, Matilda II, and Crusader tanks in North Africa; in two-tone camouflage schemes with XF-52 Flat Earth or XF-59 Desert Yellow, XF-64 represents the darker disruptive patch visible on 8th Army AFVs from early operations in the Western Desert through Tunisia, 1941–43
• Warship linoleum decking — Tamiya designates XF-64 as "Linoleum decking" for ships; the reddish-brown synthetic rubber and linoleum deck covering used on Royal Navy and IJN destroyer, cruiser, and capital ship weather decks; appropriate for the brown linoleum surfaces on IJN destroyer and cruiser deck areas visible in 1/350 and 1/700 scale Tamiya and Fujimi warship kits
• Tank track weathering — the primary base in Tamiya's documented Tank Track Colour formula (5 parts XF-64 + 3 parts XF-2 Flat White + 1 part XF-52 Flat Earth + 1 part flat base), producing the earthy red-brown rust and soil accumulation colour seen on operational AFV track links after running in European soils
• Normandy Dust weathering component — a key ingredient in Tamiya's documented Normandy Dust mix (5 parts XF-52 + 3 parts XF-2 + 2 parts XF-64), contributing the reddish-brown earth tone that characterises the clay-rich bocage terrain dust of Normandy, 1944
• British Churchill and Cromwell camouflage (European theatre) — mixed with XF-52 Flat Earth and XF-61 Dark Green in SCC camouflage scheme approaches for 21st Army Group vehicles in Northwest Europe, 1944–45; XF-64 provides the darkest camouflage tone in SCC multi-colour schemes applied to Churchill Mk.VII, Cromwell Mk.IV, and Firefly subjects from D-Day through the Rhine crossing
• General figure leather and equipment — dark leather belts, holsters, and boots on German, British, and Commonwealth infantry and vehicle crew figures; used as the darkest leather tone before XF-52 or XF-10 highlights are applied; also appropriate for dark wood stocks on artillery and anti-tank gun subjects

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