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  • Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds
    • Apr 2012
    • 3008
    #1

    Desert colours?

    I'm looking to do some desert camo on an A-10 the colours that I want to do are

    Light F.S 23617

    Med F.S 30257

    Dark F.S 30118

    I have all the Tamiya range as that's what I prefer to paint in and don't plan to buy any other range of colours, so I was thinking that perhaps

    XF55 for the Light

    XF 59 for the Med

    XF 52 + XF 51 for the dark?

    Would this be close to the F.S colours?

    Here's an idea of what I'm trying to achieve

    [ATTACH]87187.IPB[/ATTACH]


    Thanks in advance for any guidance

    Adrian

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    • Alan 45
      • Nov 2012
      • 9833
      #2
      Adrian if you were talking humbrol and revell I could help you out best I can say is those colours are close to dark earth , light tan and beige but I couldn't give you the exact numbers for tamiya paints sorry

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        • Ian M
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          • Dec 2008
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          • Ian
          • Falster, Denmark
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          www.paint4models.com
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            • Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds
              • Apr 2012
              • 3008
              #4
              Originally posted by \
              www.paint4models.com
              Tried there, it never has any matching ones in Tamiya, well it seems to miss a lot of the ones I always look for

              Adrian

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                • Guest
                  #5
                  Looking at the picture, I'd say the light colour is closest to XF-57 Buff, and the other two as you've already said Adrian.

                  Cheers

                  Patrick

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                    • Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds
                      • Apr 2012
                      • 3008
                      #6
                      I tried the Buff and I'm not too keen on the outcome, though it may alter slightly once the darkest colour is added I guess, would welcome so feedback and suggestions hopefully without having to respray it

                      [ATTACH]87616.IPB[/ATTACH]


                      The colours shown are Tamiya XF 57 Buff and XF 59 Desert Yellow.

                      Adrian

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                        • Alan 45
                          • Nov 2012
                          • 9833
                          #7
                          It's looking good Adrian maybe a slightly more brown wash might get you the colour your after

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                            • Guest
                              #8
                              These are the colours or at least 2 of the conversion to Tamiya I used on the MH-60 XF59 or XF57 for the sand colour XF52 for the earth colour and Valejo which I could not convert 983 for the other brown.

                              I guess you could use XF-57 Buff, XF-52 Flat Earth and XF-68. That would give a nice three tone desert camo. I dont think it would be to far off what you are after Adrian.

                              The last three I am currently employing to get a desert camo dpm and it looks good.

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