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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 02:31 AM UTC
I'm a young modeler and i had bought a 1/72 scale Revell M60A3 with a M9 bulldozer and i already primed it and spray painted it i just cant think of a camo idea. if anybody can give me any ideas i would appreciate it
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 02:59 AM UTC
MERDC-camo:
http://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/m60/m60_profile01.shtml

http://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/m60/m60_profile02.shtml

http://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/m60/m60_profile03.shtml


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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 03:03 AM UTC
Thank you Micheal. one question do you know a way to do camos besides using an air brush because i don't own one.
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 03:04 AM UTC
Hi Christopher,

A couple of other ideas. If you're new to modelling Google can be your friend until you get to know where to find references.

M60A3s
https://www.google.com/search?q=M60A3&biw=1595&bih=870&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=DVIHVbnAF5Td8AWQiIGAAg&ved=0CCgQsAQ#tbm=isch&q=M60A3+MERDC+

MERDC Camouflage
https://www.google.com/search?q=MERDC&biw=1595&bih=870&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=r1IHVYvON8XamgWgs4DoDw&ved=0CDIQsAQ

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Brent
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 03:14 AM UTC
https://www.google.ca/search?q=m60a3+with+m9+bulldozer+kit&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PlUHVZTCHYLfsAS30YKQAQ&ved=0CBwQsAQ#imgdii=_&imgrc=sCQ8DyALw-JuwM%253A%3Blt_IiRw8PMF_qM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.rchobbies.net%252Fimages%252FRVLS3175.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.rchobbies.net%252Frevell-c-130_143_238%252F172-m60a3-wm9-bulldozer-kit-p-5972.html%3B350%3B222

This is a link to a picture of the M60 i have and its very very similar. note i dont have an airbrush.

and thank you guys for your feed back.
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 03:16 AM UTC

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Thank you Micheal. one question do you know a way to do camos besides using an air brush because i don't own one.


Chris,

I paint only using a brush as I don't own an airbrush either. Here's some MERDC M113s I painted some time back. On these I painted the green base first, then the brown then the white and black disruptive stripes.

If you'd like to have a look on my blog - houseofqueeg.wordpress , all my stuff on there is brush painted and it may be of some help. Feel free to ask any questions and I'll try to answer them, getting plenty practise is the way to learn





cheers
Brent
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 03:19 AM UTC
Thank you again. the base for my m60a3 is a tamiya TS-46 light sand and i used the tamiya fine surface primer.
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 03:32 AM UTC

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Thank you again. the base for my m60a3 is a tamiya TS-46 light sand and i used the tamiya fine surface primer.


Happy to help Chris.

If you scroll down on this link you'll find two MERDC schemes you could use with the base you've applied, the "Grey Desert" and the "Red Desert".

http://www.trackhead.gr/02_research_MERDC.html
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 08:23 AM UTC
No need for an airbrush to paint with. Take your time and layer thin coats on by brush. It might take 2 or 3 coats to get the coverage you want, but doing it this way allows you to avoid brush marks and paint build up where two colors meet. I've also found it best to work from light to dark, colorwise.
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 10:20 AM UTC
Thank you guys again for the help i couldn't choose a color so i just said to hell with it and a mix of pretty much 3 other camo patterns. ill probably have it done tomorrow considering its a 1/72 scale. and ill post a picture of it when i can to show you guys what i have created.
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 12:04 PM UTC
At 1/72nd scale I don't think you could notice the effects of a spray gun at that scale (ie on a real tank)
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Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 11:55 PM UTC

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Thank you Micheal. one question do you know a way to do camos besides using an air brush because i don't own one.


When I was in the US Army from 1972 to 1980 none of the units I was assigned to used a paint sprayer, all were done with brushed. So very hard edges on the camo patterns. A number of the tanks in neighboring units were also done in brush.

One unit replaced all their 1 1/4 ton tucks and covered windows and light, chaulked the pattern and drove the vehicles in a circle, painting one color at a time from four sides until all colors were applied. It took them one day for 30-40 vehicles.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 03:03 AM UTC

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Thank you Micheal. one question do you know a way to do camos besides using an air brush because i don't own one.


When I was in the US Army from 1972 to 1980 none of the units I was assigned to used a paint sprayer, all were done with brushed. So very hard edges on the camo patterns. A number of the tanks in neighboring units were also done in brush.

One unit replaced all their 1 1/4 ton tucks and covered windows and light, chaulked the pattern and drove the vehicles in a circle, painting one color at a time from four sides until all colors were applied. It took them one day for 30-40 vehicles.


That's super info Jim, interesting and funny to boot. Just shows the military machine at work, at least during change over periods with new orders such as "all vehicles to be camouflaged using pattern X" lol

cheers
Brent
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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 04:43 AM UTC
TB 43-0209 had the camo patterns for most US Army vehicles and the colors to be used on each pattern. Basic paint by numbers!
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