"Israeli/Egyptian armour, which spray is closest colour?" Topic
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| Volleyfire | 22 Feb 2014 4:26 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know if there are any sprays out there on the market which are close enough to these AFV camo colours to be able to use them as a basecoat in order to save time? I presume Dunkelgelb in it's various shades from different makers is too dark, and there are various shades of British paint including Italy which I think I saw on Warlords stand at Vapnartak which I pondered might do for Israeli. Has anyone done any comparisons? |
| Ranger 3 | 22 Feb 2014 7:40 a.m. PST |
For the Egyptians, "British Armour (Desert)" from BF is the same color as Vallejo "Dark Sand," so it works fine. I have tried "British Armour (Italy)" for the Israelis. It's the same shade as Vallejo "Khaki," but it is right between the shades recommended by BF for Sinai Grey -- namely, Grey Green and German Camouflage Beige. A nice bonus is that both colors also serve as a quick base coat for the respective infantry figures. |
| Rudysnelson | 22 Feb 2014 8:50 a.m. PST |
I find that the undercoat primer color will affect the final tone of the light tans used for the desert. So be careful wit hthe combo. |
 Steve Roper  | 22 Feb 2014 12:25 p.m. PST |
I used the British Armor (Desert) for the UAR models over a grey primer. Worked fine. |
| Volleyfire | 22 Feb 2014 3:50 p.m. PST |
Cheers guys thanks for the help, I'll give the BF colours a try. |
| sgt Dutch | 22 Feb 2014 5:09 p.m. PST |
This is the mix I used for the 73 war. Israeli Sand Grey 61-73
33% XF-57 Buff
33% XF-59 Desert Yellow
33% XF-20 Medium Grey. All paints are Tamiya. I got the mix of a IDF modeling site. Here is the link: link I have more on my blog here: link I hope to post some pictures here tomorrow of my IDF Half tracks and Armor. |
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