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I was at Lowe's, today looking for red oxide primer. No luck on the primer, but it was just my day. Rustoleum textured paint reached out and slapped me in the face. I picked up a can of white and went home happily. This stuff sprays pretty heavy, so I had to back the can off by about a foot and a half. Here is the result.
Does anybody have a suggestion on what color to paint this thing? The instructions call for TS light sand. My lhs does not stock it and I would prefer to airbrush the kit over laying thick coats down.
Matt, many suggestions from another thread here mate >
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/205500#1723784
And my personal views on it
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I find all this very interesting and to a point, useful.
However, paint suggestions by the model companies can only be viewed as just that, a suggestion and I feel that they are portraying a factory fresh vehicle to the builder.
We can all look at just one photograph and come up with a thousand different ideas of how to match that color and the model paint industry has their own take on it?
In reality, wear and tear, differing light conditions, heat, cold and humidity and type of painting on the vehicle being viewed (was it sprayed on or hand painted), has it been subjected to replacement parts and touch panted etc. will alter your color perspectives...
The scenarios are endless.
Having spent the better part of 20 years on armor (painted and touch painted many vehicles) and 54 years of military model making, my personal opinion is you can only get close and it will never match what a brand new or battle worn vehicle color actually looks like.
If you enter a competition the judges should be wary of injecting their personal feelings when it comes to color and color variations!
If you are happy with the end product and no doubt you can scour the internet and find your color in a picture to back you up, then you have achieved your goal.
Model master and polly Scale both have the modern British Desert colors and with that you have two different shades to work with.
The Grey (Gray) tones showing through tend to be caused by the non slip texture on the vehicle surface and ground in dirt from the soles of the crews boots..
Keith.
Keith.
