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DutyFirst1917
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Colorado, United States
Joined: February 03, 2016
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Posted: Friday, February 17, 2017 - 09:14 PM UTC
All,

So work has finally let me fit in some bench time and this beast needs to be done! Unfortunately, I am just not set on the paint job. It's AK Interactive Sinai Gray over black pre-shading. I even sprayed some semi-gloss to get ready for decals but I am now not sure. It just doesn't seem right to me. Any feedback would be great to make it more realistic. I am thinking a black coat, followed by Sinai Gray to darken it up, and then some lighted Gray to add some fading, anything would be great. Thanks.

Tim





tanknick22
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Joined: February 19, 2009
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Posted: Friday, February 17, 2017 - 09:18 PM UTC

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All,

So work has finally let me fit in some bench time and this beast needs to be done! Unfortunately, I am just not set on the paint job. It's AK Interactive Sinai Gray over black pre-shading. I even sprayed some semi-gloss to get ready for decals but I am now not sure. It just doesn't seem right to me. Any feedback would be great to make it more realistic. I am thinking a black coat, followed by Sinai Gray to darken it up, and then some lighted Gray to add some fading, anything would be great. Thanks.

Tim







for all my Israli Armor I use model master
Israli armor sand/gray with out a pre shading
Armorsmith
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Joined: April 09, 2015
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Posted: Friday, February 17, 2017 - 09:46 PM UTC
Might be a bit dark perhaps. Then again when you look at pictures with multiple vehicles in them every one seems to be a different shade/tone though ostensibly they are the same color. If you like it then I wouldn't sweat it but if not you can always repaint. Good luck.
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