Hello all,

I am building a Tamiya Challenger II (Desertised) and the instructions call for Tamiya Light Sand ( as one of the color choices ). I have recently moved and have lost my airbrush compressor so I am using Tamiya rattle cans at this point. My question is, is this color a little too dark? I did use Tamiya gray primer, maybe I should have used the white. Anyway, does anyone know of a better color match (in a rattle can) for this type of British armor or should I just stick with the TS-46? I intend on doing a few more British armor pieces (The Warrior and the AS-90) and I want them all to have the desert paint scheme ( yes I am too chicken to tackle camo at this point as I am a noob to armor ) so I want to get this first one right. Any input would be appreciated.

CB

I use only the rattle cans, and i think its best to prime in a lighter colour for allied desert veichles and i prime with a dark gray/panzer gray for the German stuff. its easir to hide a lighter colour than a darker one.

Mr Tamiya's sprays are a tad glossy so i suggest a diffrent brand alltogether like 'Humbrol sprays' or 'mr colour' they are much flater than tamiya. (diffrent propellent i believe) in the case of light sand its the best call but i would think tamiya buff through a airbrush would suit well to when you find the compressor.

Cheers
Mat

I had that experience even using my AB and compressor. If you intend to do an oil wash with brown or black later, it will probably make the tone darker than you expect. I suggest you shoot the tamiya TS-46 onto some surface and let it dry to see the difference or compare that with real Challenger II pics from the web such as primeportal. Good luck.

Paul