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Armour66
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 02:52 AM UTC
I just got one of these from Revell and was wondering if there were any PE sets available. Also, what Tamiya color can I use or modify to get close to British Sand FS 33434. Thanks

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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 03:26 AM UTC
Which version of the M109 do you have?

British yellow for OIF has best been described as Tamiya Light Yellow...I have not used it personally, so I cannot verify.
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 03:31 AM UTC
There's for sure a PE set from Eduard for the IDF version that I've got.
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Armour66
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 03:31 AM UTC

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Which version of the M109 do you have?


I have the A6 Paladin
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 05:57 AM UTC
Armour66,
Sorry, but the British do not use the M109A6 Paladin. USA is currently the only user of the A6. Brits did use older M109A2/3 versions though.

Here is an Brit M109A3 in Desert Storm.
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 07:40 AM UTC
As was said, only the USA uses the Paladin...I thought that might be the kit you were asking about, because the only other Revell M109 kit is the German version.

Armour66
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 07:51 AM UTC
Thanks for the education guys. So my question is now this. Did the US use the A6 in DS or OIF. I want to do one in a desert color. Thanks.
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 07:55 AM UTC
Armor66, Paladin was used in OIF. It was not in Desert Storm, they began fielding in "94 or '95. It is tyhe current howitzer for US forces.
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 08:21 AM UTC

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Armor66, Paladin was used in OIF. It was not in Desert Storm, they began fielding in "94 or '95. It is tyhe current howitzer for US forces.


Thanks, Gino. I was not sure about DS. I was in the Marines during that time but was not sure about it. Know where i can get some photos of the Paladin in OIF?
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 09:41 AM UTC
Chris-
If you are interested, I do have a number of interior pics of the Paladin in case you wanted to do an interior.
Kyle
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 03:04 PM UTC
Best color for OIF US Forces is Testors 2136 US Army/Marines Gulf Armor Sand. Here is a pic of my build to get a idea of the color and build of the kit.

Armour66
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2004 - 03:31 PM UTC

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Chris-
If you are interested, I do have a number of interior pics of the Paladin in case you wanted to do an interior.
Kyle


Thanks Kyle. I would love to open a few hatches. Give me a chance to work on my scratchbuilding techniques. Can you email me the pics. My addy is on my profile.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 12:53 AM UTC

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British yellow for OIF has best been described as Tamiya Light Yellow...I have not used it personally, so I cannot verify.


This is no longer relevant to this thread, as British option has been ruled out, but I want to correct this information. It is not "light yellow", as Tamiya does not make such paint. It was supposed to be XF-60 DARK YELLOW. This is pretty good color for British armor.

Regards,
Pawel
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 07:56 AM UTC
Thanks for correcting that Vodnik...I knew Tmaiya did not make Light Yellow... #:-)
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