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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
right paint meng merkava-4m?
avenue
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Philippines
Joined: May 25, 2013
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Posted: Monday, May 28, 2018 - 01:59 PM UTC
I check the image merkava-4m,the color is much more darker,it look like dark grey.or may be khaki drab?
it is not the color you get when mixing medium grey plus khaki.do anyone know the actual color?
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Monday, May 28, 2018 - 04:09 PM UTC
I guess it looks darker because these tanks are fairly new. They're in the same color as rest of the IDf stuff. You can always add a darker shade of grey if you're after a slightly darker appearance...
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Philippines
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Posted: Monday, May 28, 2018 - 07:28 PM UTC
tamiya medium grey plus khaki plus khaki drab? (or perhsap dark grey)?
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Monday, May 28, 2018 - 10:27 PM UTC
Try mixing medium or dark gray with buff (around 50/50) with a hint of dark green perhaps...
stahlgewitter33
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Argentina
Joined: March 28, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - 04:22 AM UTC
I would recomend to use the new AR real colors acrlic laquer. They have a 1990 upward IDF color
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Nevada, United States
Joined: December 21, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - 10:24 AM UTC
Tamiya Medium Gray and Khaki 50/50 over a dark gray primer.







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avenue
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Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - 02:36 PM UTC
color look like khaki drab.
metooshelah
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Jerusalem, Israel
Joined: February 06, 2009
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Posted: Friday, June 01, 2018 - 07:16 AM UTC
i still hold that the best colour for modern IDF is vallejo air light grey-green
U-mark
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Michigan, United States
Joined: January 04, 2017
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Posted: Friday, June 01, 2018 - 08:46 AM UTC
Richard, Thanks for asking the question. I got my 4M yesterday and was thinking the same thing. ModelMaster makes Israeli Armor Sand/Grey it's enamel, not acrylic. The medium grey / khaki mix looks good too. The kit looks pretty straight forward and I have been pleased with Mengs products so far. Well, time to get started. Good luck, Mark
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: August 13, 2009
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2018 - 04:12 AM UTC
I'm a big fan of MIG Ammo's Sinai Grey
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