How I Paint Things - Tank Camo (No Airbrush!)

Originally a pre-war design, the Panzer IV would undergo numerous redesigns and refits, soldiering right through to the end of 1945. Early in the Second World War tanks usually went without camouflage patterns, but German tankers quickly started finding ways to adapt in the field! READ MORE:

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A big shout-out to Pete the Wargamer, whose channel you'll find linked at the end of this video. His original video on 'Straightforward Dunkelgelb' informed a lot of this technique, and you'll probably find it interesting to compare if you've got the Army Painter range sitting on your hobby desk. If you're watching any of my videos, you'll probably thoroughly enjoy Pete's content as well!

No matter what game you're using to play out battles set during WWII, you'll find the PzIV a useful addition to your collection. Relatively well-armoured and with a range of marks carrying different main weapons, it's an extremely capable gun tank which can see off all but the heaviest Allied vehicles. These were commonly painted by their crews in the field, and I've even seen an image in which one was having paint applied using a mop! Yours don't have to be perfect for the tabletop, and you'll get a pretty close result for just about any of the Panzer divisions following this method.

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PAINTS USED:

VALLEJO:
Red Leather
Russian Uniform WWII
Iraqi Sand
Dark Sand
Flat Brown
Flat Earth

CITADEL:
Typhus Corrosion

ARMY PAINTER:
Desert Yellow Spray Primer
Soft Tone Wash