Hello! One of my projects are a Merkava III and two M113 Zeldas. What's the correct color for IDF tanks? The instructions say Sinai Gray. That sounds too vague. Watching CNN and BBC, IDF tanks look to me as khaki colored. Sometimes, they look yellowish. What's the proper color? Thanks!

Good one. I'm not sure myselft, other than to know it changed over time. Tanks in '67 and '73 looked much more gray than what we currently see. Right now they do look khaki green. I'm sure one of our IDF experts wil chime in soon...
Greg

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I'm not an IDF expert, but am currently working on an M60 Blazer, so I
found this site, may be of help....
http://idfmodelling.free.fr/article01.html

I would tell you the same link as mentionned by Pipersmoke....
It´s all you need to complete any IDF model...
HTH

ONE OF THE RECENT INQUIRIES THAT I DID. CAME UP WITH THE DESERT SAND COLOR WHICH IS A DARK TYPE COLOR. AND YOU WILL NOTICE THIS AT THE IDF SITE MENTIONED ABOVE. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, AS WITH ANY PROJECT, YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU THINK WILL LOOK BEST AND WHAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY WITH IT'S FINAL OUT COME AND THEN GO FROM THERE. WELCOME TO ONE OF THE BUSIEST AND BEST SITES ON THE NET. I HOPE YOU WILL FIND US A FUN PLACE TO BE, AND GET THE ANSWERS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR!!!!

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Ron,
Again with the good info! thanks...I just got the Merkava 2 and will need the info. (as soon as I finish my Centurion)

Thanks Ron for the link! Much appreciated!

Tank sand grey is the name of the colour. If you're using enamels I can highly recommend Hannants 'Israeli Tank sand grey'. If, however, you are using acrylics then Vallejo's 'middle stone' is a very good match.
I have Academy's excellent Merkava mkII special edition kit as well as their M60 Blazer in my collection awaiting building and painting so I have done all the colour checking already and these are the best I came across without having to mix your own.
Incidentally the Vallejo range of acrylics (both the airbrush range and the standard brush range) are, without doubt, the best acrylics I have ever used.

Phil