Hi!
I'm new to french armor, so have a question:
what is the best paints for Leclerk? Acrylycs prefered: Tamiya, valejo, Gunze.
Thanks!
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Best paints for french modern armor (Leclerk)

talib

Joined: June 05, 2003
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 05:54 PM UTC

bison126

Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 06:44 PM UTC
Hello,
I usually work with the following refs in the Tamiya range :
XF5 Flat green, XF64 Red brown and XF1 Black. The Tamiya NATO shades are not suitable for the French camo.
Olivier
I usually work with the following refs in the Tamiya range :
XF5 Flat green, XF64 Red brown and XF1 Black. The Tamiya NATO shades are not suitable for the French camo.
Olivier

talib

Joined: June 05, 2003
KitMaker: 179 posts
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 09:03 PM UTC
Oliver , hi!
Thank you! You made a great job on Leclerk tweak list. I use it building my model.
I think that wil be nice, if you add paint advice in it.
One more question: you use colours "out of the bottle" or mix them?
Thank you! You made a great job on Leclerk tweak list. I use it building my model.
I think that wil be nice, if you add paint advice in it.
One more question: you use colours "out of the bottle" or mix them?

bison126

Joined: June 10, 2004
KitMaker: 5,329 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 12:12 AM UTC
I'm glad to see the tweak list is helping. I'll consider adding some painting advices, thanks for the suggestion.
To come back to your question, I use the paints straight from the jar. But depending on how worn out you want to depict your model you may add some lighter colors.
Olivier
To come back to your question, I use the paints straight from the jar. But depending on how worn out you want to depict your model you may add some lighter colors.
Olivier
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