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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
desert armour; base colour
3rdEngineers
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Sweden
Joined: May 30, 2003
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2003 - 12:36 AM UTC
I wonder if someone could help me. I am building a m1-a1 abrams and I am about to paint it with a desert camo. I wonder if somebody could tell me what base colour to use under the desert camo. Shall I use Nato Green as my base colour, or should I base paint it with some other colour before applying the Green? Nato green IS the right colour to have under the desert camo, isn't it?
Orion
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California, United States
Joined: March 06, 2003
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2003 - 01:34 PM UTC
Hi
I always like to put on a primer coat of white or light gray before I actually put on the first coat of the camo pattern. I think the rule of thumb for applying camo paint jobs is to work from the lightest color to the darkest color. Hope this helps.
Orion
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