Phantome Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Hello tank experts, Can any of you tell me what is the correct shade for Challenger tanks that fought in the Gulf/Iraq wars? On one hand I have read that the standard desert color is still the venerable Light Stone from WW2. On the other hand, I hear about British Sand Yellow which seems to be a bit more orange-ish than the sort of mustard-ish Light Stone. It does not help that on pictures you can see Challengers leaning towards any of the other two colors! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Hi, BS381C.361 Light Stone is the one you want. Hope that helps, Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Defo Light Stone, Xtracrylics at Hannants is a good match. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 12 hours ago, MADMUSKY said: Defo Light Stone, Xtracrylics at Hannants is a good match. Darren I used to have it and tested it on a Matilda for the Counter scheme but found it too "tan". In fact, the differences between that and Xtracrylix's US desert tan were not much, the latter IMHO more accurate. I have the new AK Interactive real color and it looks the part, but haven't sprayed it yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) On 3/10/2018 at 1:30 AM, Phantome said: I used to have it and tested it on a Matilda for the Counter scheme but found it too "tan". In fact, the differences between that and Xtracrylix's US desert tan were not much, the latter IMHO more accurate. I have the new AK Interactive real color and it looks the part, but haven't sprayed it yet... You could be right on the Matildas scheme, but my answer is for the Challenger colour. Darren Edited March 12, 2018 by MADMUSKY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) Sneak preview (i.e. still unweathered) with the new AK real color. Taken under bad lighting and looks more cream-ish in real life but I think it is spot on. Edited March 11, 2018 by Phantome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I think Mike Starmer has observed that the current incarnation of Light Stone isn't actually the same as the WW2 version. I'd have to go and check but IIRC the current shade is darker than the older one, so using the BS381C colour in the Caunter scheme could well look a bit strange. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Dick Taylor, he of the Warpaint series of books, said at a talk he gave the other day that the current Light Stone was still the same colour as the WW2 colour. I was stood next to Bovington's Chally for an hour yesterday, which is still in its First Gulf War colours. It is somewhat more yellow than the colour on the model Chally above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/11/2018 at 7:53 PM, John said: I think Mike Starmer has observed that the current incarnation of Light Stone isn't actually the same as the WW2 version. I'd have to go and check but IIRC the current shade is darker than the older one, so using the BS381C colour in the Caunter scheme could well look a bit strange. John Well, Mike Starmer worked on the AK Real Colors range so if that were true, he surely would have pushed for 2 different Light Stone variants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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