Army Painter do a basecoat spray called uniform grey that works a treat. I've used it on my Fall of Berlin Germans. You can pick it up in Gamer's World for a tenner.
Go into Gamer's World and ask them to order this in for you. They've done it before for me for the yank tank one. I'll be in there during the week and can ask for you if you like. There might even be one on the shelf. That might work, but if not Vallejo do one in a dropper bottle in their Model Colour range
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