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Meng Merkava 3D colour
smith_rc3
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Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 06:52 PM UTC
Hi All I have the Meng Merkava 3D and I brought the Ammo of Mig IDF set which has IDF Sinai Grey 82, it looks right to me but and because the instructions do not mention Ammo of Mig colours, I wonder if someone can say whether this is right please...
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 08:04 PM UTC
I'm not familiar with Ammo's '82 IDF Sinai Grey, but the color used during the '82 campaign has been slightly revised in the early '90s (became a bit greener). The change is so subtle though, I wouldn't have any problem using the above mentioned shade. Besides, the color on IDF vehicles shows huge variations anyway. Add some weathering, and you can get away with pretty much any color that shows some resemblance to the original.

smith_rc3
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Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 07:43 PM UTC
Thanks for getting back to me I will try it as it looks the best colour to my eyes
cabasner
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Posted: Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 02:47 PM UTC

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Thanks for getting back to me I will try it as it looks the best colour to my eyes



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