US Desert Sand color references

[Mike]

I've been looking for a startingh color to begin painting the Abrams, and I've found a couple of FS numbers, but they don't seem to have any equivalent in any well known paint ranges, which is odd. Closest I've come is Tamiya Buff, and Xtracrylix RAF Hemp, which doesn't strike me as being quite right

Can anyone help out?

[Notdoneyet]

Mike,

Will Xtracrylix US Gulf War Armour - FS23446 fit the bill?

HTH,

Ian

Edited April 23, 2009 by Notdoneyet

[Mike]

Mike,

Will Xtracrylix US Gulf War Armour - FS23446 fit the bill?

HTH,

Ian

That'll teach me to ask questions when I'm not sat in front of my paint rack! I have a bottle of that very brew in my collection (along with every other Xtracrylix bottle they do).

[Paul Brickles]

Hi Mike

I have used the following -

075 Sand Model Air.

Tamiya Sand plus a little white

And of course plenty of weathering

Paul

[Paul Brickles]

You might want to check out the following as well - nice to represent some replaced side armour with green to break up the scheme

here

[Mike]

You might want to check out the following as well - nice to represent some replaced side armour with green to break up the scheme

here

Those pics are most handy, thanks... Committed to my HD for later reference. The rusted up heat deflector from the turbine was particularly useful... that should prove fun to paint

[BadCop]

You might want to check out the following as well - nice to represent some replaced side armour with green to break up the scheme

here

There are some interesting pics of what looks like a field mod to several M1A2s adding a section of armour below the regular skirt covering the gap between the 1st and 2nd road wheels. Reactive armour blocks maybe? They also have the TUSK package shield for the loaders position.

[Mike]

There are some interesting pics of what looks like a field mod to several M1A2s adding a section of armour below the regular skirt covering the gap between the 1st and 2nd road wheels. Reactive armour blocks maybe? They also have the TUSK package shield for the loaders position.

I wonder if that's where the IEDs usually trigger on them? They look almost like concrete blocks suspended on some applique metal bar supports welded or bolted to the skirts

[Paul Brickles]

Additional Armour for the driver position? - very interesting and would be nice to add to the Dragon kit.

Paul

[korean]

Hello,

Try Gulf war sand FS33446 from the White Ensign range of enamel. I've used these paints for some time now and they are excellent paints.

Korean.