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Posted: Friday, May 18, 2012 - 11:27 AM UTC
Hi. I have a Tamiya M247 York and would like to paint it. Unfortunately, the instruction is in Japanase. I just need
what Tamiya colors to use. Thanks in advance.
Thanh.
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Posted: Friday, May 18, 2012 - 11:58 AM UTC
No idea what the Tamiya number is, but the actual vehicle prototype was painted OD Green.
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Posted: Friday, May 18, 2012 - 02:02 PM UTC
Thanh,go to www.1999.co.jp/eng/plamo Lots of times,if you can find the kit,they will have assembly instructions and paint colors listed.Same with the Tamiya USA site.Hope this helps.Jeff T.
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Posted: Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 03:17 AM UTC
Hi Jeff. Unfortunately, there are no info available on both websites you mentioned. I guess because the kit has been long discontinued. Thanks.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 07:54 AM UTC
Hi Thanh,

like Gino said, one of the prototype was painted OD Green. So you might try a mixture of Tamiya XF-62 and XF-67. I also found pictures of a vehicle painted in MERDC Desert pattern. So you might try XF-60, XF-52, yellow and black. You can google for the exact FS numbers of the MERDC camo pattern.

just my 2 cents

Hans-Hermann
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