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Closest Humbrol match for nato colors?
ThomasB
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 08:29 AM UTC
Don't you just like topics where the hedding says it all...

Just wondering what Humbrol colors are the closest match for the nato three
color camoflage.

Thanks in advance.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 09:13 AM UTC
Hi Thomas

I don't often model modern stuff but these links are good for Humbrol matches...

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/colorcharts.asp

http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/reference/humbrol.htm

Hope this helps

Rowan
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 05:39 PM UTC
Two good conversion charts, but with one great problem, none of them covers the newest Tamiya colors, i.e. Xf-67 to XF-69
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 03:53 AM UTC
I found some instructions from an old Tamiya Bradley and it states the following colors XF-58 (Humbrol # 30), XF-1 (33) and XF-64 (160).

Is this somewhat close? Doesn't need to be 100% exact for me.
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