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Xtracolor X813 for Brit Vehicles Iraq c2003?
nzgunnie
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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 04:12 PM UTC
I've got hold of Xtra color X813 BS361 Light Stone - British Gulf Armour.

As I understand it this was the colour used in the first Gulf war, is it still the same colour used in Iraq now?

Cheers

Phil
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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005 - 08:31 AM UTC
I have just used some Hannants Xtracrylix 813 Gulf Light Stone (The acrylic version of xtracolor) on my Trumpeter Challenger 2 and it compares well to the colour of vehicles I have seen returning from Iraq.
nzgunnie
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Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005 - 02:17 PM UTC
Thanks for that, it's been pretty hard trying to find a good colour as the colour listed in the Tamiya Challenger kit is way off.
thebear
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Posted: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 10:06 AM UTC
I used a mix of Tamiya's Buff and white about 50% each and added a few drops of yellow to get pretty close to the right color...



Rick
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Posted: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - 04:26 PM UTC
I'd have to agree Rick, the colour in the photos looks pretty close.

I'd quite like to use Tamya colours because they are Acrylic and smell a good deal less than working with enamels.
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