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Out the tin IDF sand/grey?
Posted by Theuns on Thursday, September 12, 2019 11:06 AM

I need to paint my Maghac in IDF sand grey, is there a tamiya acrylic out the tin that is a close match?

 

Thanx

 

Theuns

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    November 2004
Posted by snapdragonxxx on Friday, September 13, 2019 4:16 AM

Sorry, I don't think Tamiya have one. Vallejo Model Air have both colours in their range, and I believe there might be an Israeli paint set available. They are accurate to original paint chips too.

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  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Friday, September 13, 2019 4:55 AM

It's an old, old reference and pre-dates some newer paint releases, but it may help.

http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=israf;id=20;url=http%3A%2F%2Fidfmodelling%2Efree%2Efr%2F

 

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Posted by Theuns on Monday, September 16, 2019 11:20 AM

Thanx for the replies.

I tried tamiya  buff over a black and white base, the shadows worked well but the colour looked to grey to me, not yellow enough.

 

Then I googled more pix and settled on the sainai scheme with the green heu to it.

I mixed in some humbrol 155 into the tamiya buff , this made a nice green with some brown tones in it.

 

I rather like this mix.

 

 

The tone between natural light and ndoors is quite different. My camera does however not reflect the colour so well.

 

Theuns

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, September 16, 2019 11:42 AM

Theuns

I need to paint my Maghac in IDF sand grey, is there a tamiya acrylic out the tin that is a close match?

 

Thanx

 

Theuns

 

What time period? The IDF sand gray has changed markedly over the years. The most current shade is close to Tamiya RLM Gray. The older shades such as Lebanon 1982 or the 1967 & 1973 wars were each different.

 

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Posted by GMorrison on Monday, September 16, 2019 12:31 PM

stikpusher
The most current shade is close to Tamiya RLM Gray. 

Sort of ironic...

Have you looked at walk-arounds from Yad La-Shiryon? Like all museums, the stuff is probably repainted, but there are some older condition vehicles.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Monday, September 16, 2019 11:32 PM

Stik I was trying to go for the late 70' early 80's green, I have also seen some meseum tanks that apear to be grey/tan. 

Theuns

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 11:24 AM

Theuns

Stik I was trying to go for the late 70' early 80's green, I have also seen some meseum tanks that apear to be grey/tan. 

Theuns

 

For ’82 Lebanon era, the IDF site that I’m on recommends a mix of Medium Gray XF-20 and Buff XF-57 in a 50/50 ratio.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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