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What to paint seats?
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 01:35 AM UTC
What's a good color from the Tamiya paint range for painting seats in softskins and armored vehicles?
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 01:44 AM UTC
try khaki, drybrush with either buff or dark yellow. this will give a nice faded appearance
sorry dont have the paint numbers to hand
works for me

cheers

joe
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 01:46 AM UTC
Depends. You really need to check references. Some vehicles had leather, some leather over metal, some cloth cushions. Colors might range from brown to khaki to od.
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