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FS number needed
SEDimmick
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Posted: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 07:57 PM UTC
Does anyone know the FS number for Testors US Army/Marines Gulf Sand Paint?

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Scott
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Posted: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 10:09 PM UTC
Strangely enough, my Testors color flyer only lists it as #2136 US Army/Marines Gulf Armor Sand (F). Other colors get an FS #...
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Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 - 05:04 AM UTC
My botthe is the same as Rob's No FS number just 2136 on the back
It is several shades darker than Fs 33531 Sand (darker as in more "brown" looking

HTH
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Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 05:06 AM UTC
Ah, and I thought these both were the same

Doesn't Tamiya suggest the above FS number (33531) to paint on their vehicles?

Could it be that the gulf war sand color (2136) is just darker because they sampled it from vehicles that had been weathered?

Cheers,
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Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 08:36 PM UTC

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Ah, and I thought these both were the same

Doesn't Tamiya suggest the above FS number (33531) to paint on their vehicles?

Could it be that the gulf war sand color (2136) is just darker because they sampled it from vehicles that had been weathered?

Cheers,


Nope its a different color....I've used it while in the Army to paint the backgrounds on the bumper numbers and the testors color is a dead match for it. The other FS color thats been suggested is much lighter and tell you the truth theres a krylon spray can color thats very close to it!
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