Desert tan spray can

Armor/AFV Painting & Weathering
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Hi guys,

I was wondering what color spraycan to use in an Trumpeter Patriot Launcher.
Is it Humbrol 63, 93 or 237 ?
Or is it Tamiya TS3 or TS 46?

Anyone got the right answer ?
All are sandcolors in spraycans.

Gé

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A friend on here used Tamiya Wooden Deck Tan, XF78, and it loked surprisingly good.

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Hi 18bravo,

Looked at this color, but is NOT available in spraycan.
Thanks anyway !

Gé

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This has always been my favorite, but damn near impossible to find anymore. I decanter it and shoot it through my airbrush.

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Would this work? I never bought it or tried it.

https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/colour-primers-spray/1725-spray-primer-colour-matt-ochre-400ml.html

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It is available in a spray can but is almost Sold Out; however, check the “Other sellers on Amazon” on the link on the bottom right of the webpage. @bankmannl

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This is the color I use for anything desert tan prior to 1995.

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Aah, Tamiya ts-68, not xf-78 !

Gé

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You’re correct, sorry about that.

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Great colour Wooden Deck Tan - I use it as a base colour for the MASSTER scheme:

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Hi guys,

Since there is no good alternative paint for the modern Carc Tan I will use brush paint instead of a spraycan.
Thanks for all the suggestions !

Gé

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We have had some things at work and the color has the very slightest pink hue. It’s not obvious and you really have to look.

Anyone else happen to notice this?

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If you’re talking about Tamiya Wooden Deck Tan, what do you suggest I add, to subdue this pink hue you mentioned?

I’ve really struggled up here in W Canada to find a useable, reliable CARC tan, ( AK 3rd gen might be great but I can’t reliably thin and shoot it) I’d like to get the Tamiya product to look as *right as possible.

*(Knowing in many cases the equipment was painted using locally-available paint in the early stages of ODS).

Thanks!

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See the pink hue in it Boots? Useable as CARC tan IYO ?

Cheers

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I really couldn’t say; I don’t model much stuff beyond 1989. I’ve used it as a base colour on around 4 x MASSTER-finished models and that’s about it; it was fine for those.

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I would only put the tiniest amount of red in a mix. It can’t be obvious. It’s the kind of thing we would notice, but the average person probably wouldn’t.

The gear (I am sure I can’t say what it is) also is very matte, kind of coarse.

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Thanks for that. I’m being a bit dumb here but, do you mean you’ve got some CARC - coloured equipment at work that has a slight pink tinge to it ?

I was thinking from your first post that the Tamiya Wood Deck Tan had a slight pink to it.

But now reading your reply, it I guess I’m wrong about that?:face_with_monocle:

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Just a minor observation here: whilst we all like our models to look as accurate as possible, let’s not forget the scale colour effect. We’re (in 1:35) making something much smaller than the original; much as I appreciate fellow modelers’ zeal, I for one, don’t worry too much about the exact colour. Perhaps that makes me a slightly suspect modeller, but c’mon guys, don’t get too hung up given the scale effect.

This might seem heretical, but if it looks right is probably is(!)

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I agree Brian, it’s certainly up to the modeler of course but for me, close enough is good enough.

At some recent model shows, I witnessed several different shades of CARC tan and the usual assortment of OD and Dark Yellows!

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Point well made Brian! Given all the ‘brushing issues I’ve had with other brands of late, I’m going to lock in a carton of the Tamiya wooden deck tan and work with that in future.

Never had a problem with Tamiya acrylics so Hey Ho!

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