TAMXF93 - Tamiya - DAK 1942 Light Brown Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

XF93 - Tamiya - DAK 1942 Light Brown - 10mL Bottle

Tamiya XF-93 Flat Light Brown (DAK 1942) is described by Tamiya itself as recreating "the light brown color used from 1942 by the German Afrika-Korps (DAK)." It represents RAL 8020 Gelbbraun — the base colour of the second official DAK tropical camouflage scheme introduced in April 1942, which replaced the earlier RAL 8000/7008 first-generation scheme. In the 1942 scheme, RAL 8020 covered approximately two-thirds of the vehicle surface and RAL 7027 Sandgrau (sand grey) covered the remaining one-third as a disruptive overspray. XF-93 is noticeably lighter, more sandy-tan, and less yellow-brown than XF-92 (RAL 8000) — the two are distinctly different colours representing the two successive DAK tropical schemes. This RAL 8020/7027 scheme was used from April 1942 through the final days of the North African campaign in May 1943, covering the most dramatic and widely modelled periods of the DAK's operational history including the Gazala battles, the fall of Tobruk, the advance to El Alamein, and the Tunisian campaign.

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 8020 Gelbbraun DAK base colour (April 1942–May 1943) — the two-thirds base colour in the second official DAK tropical scheme; applied to Panzer III Ausf. J/L/M/N, Panzer IV Ausf. F2/G, StuG III Ausf. F, SdKfz 251 Ausf. C/D, and all wheeled and tracked DAK vehicles receiving depot repaints from April 1942 onward; this is the colour for all DAK subjects at Gazala (May–June 1942), the fall of Tobruk (June 21, 1942), and the advance to El Alamein (June–July 1942)
• Second Battle of El Alamein (October–November 1942) — DAK vehicles at the climactic North African battle in RAL 8020/7027 scheme; Panzer IV Ausf. G and Panzer III Ausf. J of the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions during Rommel's defensive battles against Montgomery's 8th Army; XF-93 is the base colour for all El Alamein-period German AFV subjects, the most extensively researched and photographed DAK battles
• Tunisian campaign (November 1942–May 1943) — late-campaign DAK and Panzerarmee Afrika vehicles in Tunisia including early Tiger I production (sPzAbt 501, 502 — some in RAL 8000/7008 due to supply complications, others in RAL 8020/7027); Panzer IV and Panzer III variants of the 10th Panzer Division and 15th Panzer Division during the final defence of the Tunisian bridgehead; XF-93 paired with an XF-19/XF-66 mix for RAL 7027 Sandgrau provides the complete late-campaign DAK scheme
• XF-92 vs XF-93 scheme identification — the two DAK tropical colours address distinctly different periods and should not be interchanged; XF-92 (RAL 8000, yellower and darker) for 1941–early 1942 subjects; XF-93 (RAL 8020, lighter and more sandy-tan) for April 1942–May 1943 subjects; the date an individual vehicle received its depot paint determines the correct colour for a specific build
• DAK infantry tropical uniform base — RAL 8020 Gelbbraun was also the closest formal specification to the tropical khaki-tan worn by DAK infantry from 1942 onward; XF-93 provides a workable base for Afrikakorps tropical uniform figures in the lighter 1942 sand-tan colour, before highlighting with XF-57 Buff and shading with XF-52 Flat Earth
• Disruptive overspray partner — RAL 7027 Sandgrau, approximated by a mix of XF-19 Sky Grey with a small addition of XF-66 Light Grey, covers approximately one-third of the vehicle surface over the XF-93 base; the combined XF-93 base / XF-19-based overspray scheme produces the standard 1942–43 DAK vehicle appearance for all subjects in this period

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