TAMXF92 - Tamiya - DAK 1941 Yellow Brown Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

XF92 - Tamiya - DAK 1941 Yellow Brown - 10mL Bottle

Tamiya XF-92 Flat Yellow-Brown (DAK 1941) is described by Tamiya itself as recreating "the yellow-brown color used from 1941 by the German Afrika-Korps (DAK)." It represents RAL 8000 Gelbbraun — the base colour of the first officially designated DAK tropical camouflage scheme introduced in March 1941, in which RAL 8000 yellow-brown covered approximately two-thirds of the vehicle surface and RAL 7008 Graugrün (khaki-grey, approximated by XF-49 Khaki) covered the remaining one-third as a disruptive overspray pattern. This RAL 8000/7008 scheme was the standard factory and depot finish for all DAK vehicles from March 1941 through April 1942, when it was replaced by the RAL 8020 Braun / RAL 7027 Sandgrau second-generation tropical scheme. XF-92 provides a dedicated out-of-the-bottle solution for this historically important but often approximated early DAK colour, eliminating the need for the traditional XF-52 + XF-60 mixing approach previously used by modellers to approximate RAL 8000.

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 8000 Gelbbraun DAK base colour (1941–April 1942) — the two-thirds base colour in the first official DAK tropical scheme; applied at factory and depot level to Panzer II Ausf. F, Panzer III Ausf. G/H/J, Panzer IV Ausf. E/F1, SdKfz 251 Ausf. B/C half-tracks, Sd.Kfz. 222/223/232/234 armoured cars, and all wheeled and tracked DAK vehicles during the first year of the North African campaign; Rommel's initial Cyrenaica offensives (March–April 1941) and the siege of Tobruk (April–November 1941) were conducted in this scheme
• Operation Crusader period (November–December 1941) — DAK vehicles at Sidi Rezegh and the relief of the Tobruk garrison in RAL 8000/7008 two-colour scheme; the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions and the 90th Light Africa Division at the height of their operational strength, before supply difficulties and attrition reduced available equipment; XF-92 base with XF-49 Khaki one-third disruptive overspray produces the correct scheme appearance
• Early 1942 Gazala battles and Tobruk fall — the Gazala Line offensive (May–June 1942) and the fall of Tobruk (June 21, 1942) saw DAK vehicles in a mixture of the older RAL 8000/7008 scheme (for earlier vehicles not yet repainted) and the new RAL 8020/7027 scheme (for vehicles that had received the April 1942 repaint); XF-92 is appropriate for all pre-repaint subjects in this period
• Two-colour scheme partner colour — RAL 7008 Graugrün disruptive overspray, approximated by XF-49 Khaki with a drop or two of XF-62 Olive Drab, covers approximately one-third of the vehicle surface in irregular diagonal streaks or blotched patterns over the XF-92 base; the combined XF-92 / XF-49 (modified) scheme is the complete early DAK vehicle appearance for 1941–42
• DAK infantry equipment — the same yellow-brown RAL 8000 tone was used on helmets, equipment cases, ammunition boxes, and various personal and vehicle equipment items issued to DAK infantry and vehicle crew; XF-92 provides the correct equipment colour for figure accessories and diorama props across all 1941–42 DAK subject work
• Transition and field-repainted subjects — some vehicles in DAK service were repainted in the field from the earlier Panzergrau (RAL 7021) using improvised materials or Italian stocks before formal tropical schemes were standardised; XF-92 provides the yellow-brown base from which these improvised early field paint jobs can be represented with appropriate thinning and irregular coverage

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