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What colour primer was used in WWII armour?
Rust prevention is pretty much at the top of the list when it comes down to criteria for military primers. Because of this, a primer containing red oxide is generally their primer of choice.
Red oxide is used in high-performance primers to create a chemical bond with steel and iron to keep rust at bay. Most WWII armour would have been treated with such primers.
There are many reasons why modellers of such vehicles would want to use a similar colour primer on their models. It may be that they want to remain faithful to prototypical processes. Some may desire the correct undercoat to affect the tone of a top coat. And others may want their undercoat to show through where scratches or scrapes are to be fashioned as part of the finished effect.
Red oxide effect paint is available for modelling use. It can be purchased separately, as part of a weathering kit, or in pigment form to create texture along with the colour.
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