I am in the process of building two of the old Dragon M270 MLRS kits. One will be in the NATO camo scheme and the other one will be in overall sand from Desert Storm. What color is the interior of the rocket launch housing for both versions? Is the NATO camo version black or green? Is the overall sand version also in sand or black or green? Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Inside the LLM (Loader/Launcher Module) is usually NATO green for all types. When repainted sand, inside is not usually painted. It may be sand if the launcher was originally sand from the factory though.
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Thanks for the reply!
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Got the two kits primed yesterday and also got the interior pale green base color on.
First one is the NATO kit. It did not include the M26 rocket pods but I took them from another kit. It will be a German version donated to Ukraine. I got some of the specific German parts from Trumpeter customer service including the tracks. The pale green looks brighter than it really is due to the camera flash.
Second one is the Desert Storm kit with the M26 rocket pods. I got the Hobby Boss indy tracks as I didn’t feel like sanding down every ejector pin mark on the Dragon link and length tracks. This one will be from Desert Storm using the kit decals if they are still good. The sand color is only the primer, I still have to paint the actual overall sand. I will be using the Model Master US Army/Marines sand. Again, the pale green looks brighter than it really is due to the camera flash.
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It’s looking good.
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Thanks!
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Great start!
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Thanks!
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The pale green looks good. Have you considered using newer, more correct wheels for it?
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Thanks! I am on a very limited budget so not getting newer wheels. I got the Trumpeter MARS parts tree cheap, I think somewhere around $3USD and the track parts I think around $8USD way before tariffs and duty fees. I also got those Hobby Boss tracks I think for $7 shipped off Ebay. .
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Got the overall sand airbrushed. I missed the edges of the top cover part of the launcher module. Back to the paint booth once the rain lets up which won’t be until next week. The cab and top of launcher module are only dry fitted for the photos. I will glue everything together once I get the rockets fitted inside the module. The launcher module will be shown raised. I also missed painting the hydraulic arms so those will be painted along with the edges of the roof for the launcher module.
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