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Portuguese V150
alves
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Joined: May 26, 2005
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 06:54 AM UTC
Hi everybody,
Finally I'm trying to build a Verlinden V150. I would make a portugese one and I'd like to know the best color to replicate the dark finish of them.
Nito74
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Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 07:18 AM UTC






Dark green.

Here you have a brief history of the Portuguese variant:

http://www.operacional.pt/chaimite-v-200-parte-i/

Units in kosovo

From Army website:

http://www.exercito.pt/meios/Documents/media_MeiosOp/Viaturas/12210.2320.06.pdf

http://www.exercito.pt/meios/Paginas/ViatBlind.aspx

Hope it helps !
TUGA
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Setubal, Portugal
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 09:59 AM UTC
Hi,

A link Área Militar with some more references and some photos comparing the V150 (USA) and the V200 (Portugal)-

The official color is named Verde escuro=Dark green
Paint references
- Humbrol 66
- Tamiya XF-51/58/62

HTH
ChiefGunner
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Setubal, Portugal
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 10:24 AM UTC
Hi Fernando,

The Zmodels (http://www.zmodels.pt) have paints for Portuguese armours.

Regards,
alves
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 01:56 PM UTC
Thanks my friends.
Muito obrigado amigos. Espero honrar estas dicas com uma bela montagem.
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