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1980's NATO 3 colour scheme - what colours?
ExGGFG
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Posted: Monday, April 04, 2011 - 06:54 AM UTC
Hi guys,

I'm painting up a little horde of M1 Abrams tanks (1/285 scale) plus more vehicles to come like Bradleys etc.

Would anyone be able to suggest suitable colours for the green, brown and black colours in either Vallejo or Vallejo Air or even Vallejo Panzer Aces?

Vallejo I'm pretty comfortable with, but would also move to Tamiy as well.

Thanks in advance for any guidance you can provide!
Howard
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Posted: Monday, April 04, 2011 - 08:38 AM UTC
Tamiya produces NATO specific colors. I would go with them if I were you. Something else that may be of help is this paint conversion chart http://www.paint4models.com
Yo can crossreference with Tamiya's NATO black, green and brown.
ExGGFG
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Posted: Monday, April 04, 2011 - 08:46 AM UTC
Excellent -thanks very much for the help.
Spiderfrommars
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Posted: Monday, April 04, 2011 - 11:09 AM UTC

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Tamiya produces NATO specific colors. I would go with them if I were you. Something else that may be of help is this paint conversion chart http://www.paint4models.com
Yo can crossreference with Tamiya's NATO black, green and brown.


That's really useful! Thanks a lot for sharing Matt!
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