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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
correct stryker paint
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 11:56 AM UTC
getting ready to paint my AVF CLUB M1134 ATGM stryker
the instructions say field green.is that correct?if i used either tamyia nato green or model air us dark green is one of these close?
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 12:13 PM UTC
I had good luck with Tamiya Field green....the Strykers have a bit more grey in the green they are painted in that makes it not a good candidate to use NATO Green on.
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 12:25 PM UTC
thanks does that apply for the USMC versions?
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 12:38 PM UTC
XF-65?
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 12:59 PM UTC
The USMC didn't use Strykers. But for paint use 50/50 Tamiya NATO Green and Field Grey
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 01:20 PM UTC
I find Rustoleum Ultra-flat Camo Green to be a very close match. If you want to ab it, you can always decant some. Recently, however, the strykers are being painted a sand color. This is Afghanistan specific. So, it depends on when and where you want to represent.
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 01:50 PM UTC

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Recently, however, the strykers are being painted a sand color. This is Afghanistan specific.



This is not correct. A few Strykers were repainted sand by a contractor in '09 in Qatar and was ultimately not accepted by the US Army. No operational Strykers in Afghanistan (or formerly in Iraq) have been painted sand.
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 02:58 PM UTC
the rusto paint is in a can correct? i have seen the the stryker why were they not accepted in sand?i had no idea the USMC did not use the stryker what do they use then?
now for the field gray it is XF-65?
thanks guys for the help
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Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 03:45 PM UTC
The USMC uses the earlier generation LAV-25, which looks kind of similar to a Stryker.



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Posted: Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 05:19 AM UTC
thanks for the info everyone
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