German helmet color

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Gary Turman
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German helmet color

Post by Gary Turman » Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:39 am

I have an 70's reproduction German helmet that needs repainting. What is the closest gray color I can get for it locally? thanks
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Re: German helmet color

Post by chibobber » Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:29 pm

Gary,
Air Force,Medium to dark "blue grey".Army and others,Medium to dark "field grey("feldgrau"). Then check with your locale hobby shop or Ebay or Amazon for the paint. Quite common in the modeling world.
Good luck,
Bob

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