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Afghan war 1979-1989 AFV's camo question
Pedro
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Wojewodztwo Pomorskie, Poland
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Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 03:26 AM UTC
Im building this BTR 70 for the amphibs campaign and I was wondering how to weather it. I know wery little about camos used during Soviet-Afghan war. Is this a winter camo or some general mountain setting camo? Box artwork shows the BTR in some desert and I wanted to make it look quite dusty. Would that be correct ?
Thanks in advance!

Cheers
Pedro


MikeMummey
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Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 08:00 AM UTC
Howdy Pedro. If your BTR-70 is in Afgahnistan then a liberal coating of dust would be in order. I like your rendention of the sand over green that the Soviets applied to their junk. You might want to lighten up the black sidewalls of the tires a little too. Looks great so far. Out here.
ShermiesRule
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Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 08:44 AM UTC
I can't comment on the accuracy of the camo (sorry) but I like what you did. I think it breaks up the lines of the vehicle very well. Being that Afghanistan is quite hot and sandy, a lot of dusty weathering would be very appropriate
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