Levin Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) Hi, I have recently finished building my Revell 1/72 M60 tank and just wanted to start painting but i dont know how. Heres the problem: I wanted to paint it as a vehicle of Reforger 85` as it is depicted on the boxart (http://www.revell.de/fileadmin/import/images/bau/03140_%23BAU_M60_A3_2015.PDF first painting scheme; Boxart: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234987966-m60-a3-172-revell/) as I like the orange identification marks and i have a picture of it (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/M60A3_Panzer.jpg ) though in the instruction it is supposed to be a four-tone camo scheme (while it isn´t MERDC summer verdant (http://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/m60/m60_profile01.shtml) as the colors nor the scheme are matching, the boxart shows mostlikely a standart NATO three-tone camo and the original pictures isn`t much help either so: How should I paint it? Thank you in advance Levin Edited July 17, 2016 by Levin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Carswell Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 The Wiki photo is (should be) winter verdant MERDC, or a close variation of: http://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/m60/m60_profile02.shtml, without the lighter sand patches. Here's another photo without the lighter patches (there probably was some freedom with the camo application?): The three tone NATO was used briefly before the M1 was introduced/replaced the M60A1/A3 in Germany. For your time frame I'm thinking the MERDC. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Everything you need to know is here. Check out the "7th Army" camo. That might be what you are seeing. https://sites.google.com/site/merdccamo/home/merdcpic G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levin Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Thanks all your help Greetings Levin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levin Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) I just realised how stubborn and (i have to say) stupid i was of thinking it was summer verdant as the revell instructions shows exactly that combination of colors as for winter verdant. Again thanks even more Levin Edited July 21, 2016 by Levin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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