GLW Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 What color is unpainted "as applied" zimmerit? Concrete grayish brown? Plaster of Paris? What? The world wants to know = no wait, that's Halsey.... thanks guys G.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Nardone Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Zimmerit was made from the following: 40% Barium Sulfate (a white crystalline material) 25% Polyvinyl acetate (think yellow wood glue) 15% Ochre pigment (yellowish) 10% Zinc Sulfate (a whitish-yellowish compound) 10% sawdust (wood color, which would tend to the yellowish spectrum) It seems that it would be an ochre or yellow-tanish color. I'm experimenting with Elmer's Wood Filler in the Natural color for my Zimmerit. So far, so good.... Remember that if it was factory-applied, the metal would be primed with red oxide before the zimmerit was applied. I imagine that field-applied zimmerit was done over the Dunkelgelb/camo base.... Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 The zimm that I saw on the Stug III in the WTS Museum in Koblenz, Germany back in '99 looked a light greyish colour. But I don't know if it was original or a reproduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLW Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) You guys rock! Ralph. how in the hel did you get the formula for that? Thanks a bunch, I've got a yellowish brown/gray on there (battle damage) to show it vs. the painted zim vs. bare metal. I've found that adding a little damage to the hull of a taimya 1/48 kit is easy. It's metal, a quick pop with the dremel tool....battle damage. I wonder what hitting from 10-15 yds with a .177 cal. pellet gun would do???? Next time maybe, this ones too close to being done to screw around with that now. thanks again guys G.L. Edited December 20, 2010 by GLW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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