TAMXF65 - Tamiya - Flat Field Gray Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

XF65 - Tamiya - Flat Field Gray Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

Tamiya XF-65 Flat Field Gray is the standard Feldgrau ("field grey") uniform colour for German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS figures — designated in Tamiya's original colour guide as "German Army." It is a medium grey with a noticeable green undertone, representing the grey-green service dress worn by all branches of the German Army throughout the Second World War from the Polish campaign (September 1939) through to the final battles in Germany (May 1945). The colour sits in the characteristic grey-green band that gives Feldgrau its distinctive appearance — notably greener than RLM 66 Schwarzgrau (XF-24) and warmer than pure neutral grey — and is broad enough in application to cover early-war Feldbluse jackets, mid-war M-1943 uniforms, and late-war Einheitsfeldbluse garments across all theatres. Beyond its figure application, XF-65 is also the Field Grey component in the RAF Spitfire cockpit interior formula (1 part XF-65 + 3 parts XF-21 Sky + 1 part XF-5 Flat Green) called out in Tamiya's own kit instructions, and is listed as an approximation for Luftwaffe RLM 62 Grün in early camouflage scheme references.

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.

• Wehrmacht infantry Feldgrau uniform — the standard base coat for the M-1936, M-1940, M-1942, and M-1943 Feldbluse field jacket and service uniform worn by German Army infantry, artillery, engineer, and signal figures across all theatres from 1939 to 1945; Tamiya designates XF-65 as "German Army" in the original colour guide and it is called out in kit instructions for the full range of Tamiya's German figure sets including the 1/35 German Infantry on Maneuvers (35320), Afrika Korps Infantry (35037), and Infantry at Rest (32530)
• Eastern Front German infantry (1941–45) — the characteristic Feldgrau worn by Wehrmacht infantry divisions on the Eastern Front from Operation Barbarossa (June 1941) through Stalingrad (November 1942–February 1943), the Kharkov counterattack (February–March 1943), and the retreating defensive battles of 1943–45; summer fading and mud weathering can be represented by progressively lightening XF-65 with XF-57 Buff or XF-2 Flat White for highlight coats
• Western Front German infantry (1940, 1944–45) — Feldgrau on German infantry figures in the French campaign (May–June 1940), the Normandy defensive battles (June–August 1944), the Ardennes Offensive (December 1944–January 1945), and the final Rhine defensive battles; the colour faded significantly in extended field use, making layered highlighting over an XF-65 base appropriate for campaign-worn figures
• Waffen-SS field grey uniforms — XF-65 provides the base coat for early-war Waffen-SS M-36 and M-40 field grey service dress worn before the later Leibermuster and later SS-specific camouflage patterns became predominant; appropriate for figures from 1939 through 1942 before SS camouflage smocks were universally issued
• German Luftwaffe ground support and airfield figures — Luftwaffe ground crew, flak artillery crews, and non-flying personnel wore a distinctive Luftwaffe blue-grey that XF-65 approaches when lightened slightly with XF-2 Flat White; for Luftwaffe flying officers in service dress, XF-65 with a touch of XF-8 Flat Blue produces a more accurate blue-grey service uniform tone
• RAF Spitfire cockpit interior component — XF-65 is the grey-green component in the Tamiya kit-sourced RAF Interior Green formula (1 part XF-5 Flat Green + 3 parts XF-21 Sky + 1 part XF-65 Field Grey), contributing the desaturating grey character that prevents the interior mix from reading as too green; called out in Tamiya's own Spitfire Mk.I and Mk.V kit instructions
• RLM 62 Grün approximation — XF-65 is listed as a match for RLM 62 Dunkelgrün in pre-war Luftwaffe camouflage references; RLM 62 was the medium green component in the early three-colour splinter camouflage scheme (RLM 61/62/63/65) used on Dornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111 aircraft during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) and the early Polish and Norwegian campaigns (1939–40)
• German grey-green equipment — used for grey-green painted field equipment, weapon components, and accessories such as the Stahlhelm M-35/40/42 interior lining, vehicle interior fittings, and portable radio equipment cases where the standard grey-green Reichswehr and Wehrmacht equipment finish is appropriate across all figure and vehicle diorama 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