Modelling military vehicles

[djiti]

for gris sinai, you have a lot of solution

make your choice mate

[Jam the man]

wow thanks mate, but you forgot to mention the colors of the first one.
and what about the % of each color, 50/50%?

[Firefly26]

guys, i want to paint my merkava using tamiya acrilyc, what color do you advise?

I actually used Testor's spray SAC Bomber Tan on mine and it came out really well.

[Jam the man]

nice one firefly

[santana]

nice one firefly

Yeah!!! I agree good job, well done

[Hrvoje]

guys, i want to paint my merkava using tamiya acrilyc, what color do you advise?

I used MM Israeli Armor Sand http://www.testors.com/products/136519

[Firefly26]

I used MM Israeli Armor Sand

I have that one too, they are almost identical, SAC Bomber Tan and Israeli Armor Sand. I think I even used it to touch up spots on the merk above. I just hate brush strokes and working my airbrush. I love the convenience of the spray can. Does Testors have NATO tri-color green in the can yet? I know Tamiya did and that stuff was the bomb.

[Mike Keenan]

I know you looking for Tamiya colours,but Michael Mass, the curator of the IDF Tank Museum at Laturn, recommends using Humbrol.

Michael Mass
As I am using Humbrol paints, I've found that #72 is perfect for base coat until mid 70's, and #84 for later IDF AFV color.

Oh and a link for ya:
http://www.idf-in-scale.com

[Speedster]

Is the M-18 the Academy or AFV Club kit? I'm currently working on the AFV Club Stryker MGS......Looking good so far!

Thanks. Kit is AFV Club

[Speedster]

oh yes, the MGS from AFV is really good
here's mine finished last monday

This looks great!

[SoSo]

guys, i want to paint my merkava using tamiya acrilyc, what color do you advise?

I use Tamiya Acrylic Flat XF-51, Khaki Drab, Testors/Model Master Acrylic Flat Israeli Armor Sand Gray, or I mix them together to find a shade I like. The IDF has used different colors over the years, and of course, no two vehicles are the exact same shade, so you really can't go wrong.

[Speedster]

Hrvoje, what did you use to weather the Merkava with. It looks realy good.

[LoboCanada]

Military modelling looks like something i'd want to get into again. I already have a USMC Harrier AV8B, AVRO Arrow, and an A-10. Want pics?

Anyone know any good sites for modelling? I've been wanting to get into making tanks and APCs.

[Speedster]

http://www.missing-lynx.com/

http://www.hyperscale.com/

http://www.armorama.com/

Here a some, there is alot more out there.

Yes we want pictures!

[Cornerstone]

yes

but actually i'm trying to make the slat armor

but it's very hard, because i haven't lot of pics of them, and the slat armor of MGS isn't same of standard stryker

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...d.php?t=118508 (this has some)