Hi All,
My AAVP is about ready to paint and I'm wondering if I should do an overall sand coloured vehicle or a NATO 3 tone. I want to depict a vehicle in the early(ish) phase of OIF.
My question is:
If I was thinking of doing a very faded 3 tone do I lighten the colours first for that faded look, or paint them more 'new' and then fade them down somehow?
I'll be spraying Tamiya paint numbers XF67, 68 and 69.
All help graciously recieved.
Tom

Ive got an AAV7 I am working on too. (a little here and there anyway). My plan was for the three color camo. While I dont have numbers for you of how many there are in this configuration vs sand colored, I have noticed most being nato 3 color. However, the ones I have seen in pictures are SO dirty, they almost look sand colored. So my suggestion is to do the best of both worlds. Paint it the original nato 3 color, then using pastels, and washes, add LOTS of sand to the point you almost dont see the three color camo. Thats my plan anyway. I wish I knew how to post pictures here. Ive got a great AAV7 picture where it is driving through a brick wall in Iraq. There are three soldiers standing aside watching with a look on there faces that says "I didnt know there was a short cut there" LOL

Hi Tom,
my best bet is to paint the vehicle brand new then weather it with some filters as only the portions under the sunlight should be faded, the other portions should keep their original shades.

Olivier

Typically to get a faded look you can paint the vehicle the base color it was originally and shade it as if it were one-color, then spray the other two colors of the camo, and go back and lightly mist/shade with a lighter version of the base coat again over all the colors to make the added colors look faded.

Thanks both,
Gary, I too wish you could post that pic.
Tom

Tom,

I added this to my gallery. Check it out and notice just how dirty this thing is. You almost think its sand colored, but when you look at it, you can see its 3 color nato. I never have any luck posting pictures on here, so here is the link to theb photo................http://photos.kitmaker.net/showphoto.php?photo=157105&cat=500

Let me know what you think. If you still have a problem, drop me a line and I will Email you the picture.

Gary

Gary,
I've just checked your gallery. That's certainly an interesting way to park an AAVP :-) :-) :-)
Tom