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12-12-14, 17:00
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That's exactly what I would do Rick. By using half dozen jam jars with measures on the outside with felt pen, and adding green and or brown until you have the desired shade with recorded information for your final mix. Usually all the jars can be added back into a 5 litre can without any adverse effect to the final colour. I've done it loads of times, and would undoubtedly find it easier to do than explain it. Ron
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12-12-14, 17:44
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Green carriers are a desease Rick.... Join me....paint it desert colour !
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12-12-14, 20:35
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my granddad was a sniper on the bren during his time in north Africa so i'd love to paint it sandstone or better still caunter but I am going to be boring and restore it to it's original wartime colour and markings but I have a feeling it never left Canada and was used for training only but you can't win em all.
i'll post up the results of my paint experiment next week, the paint should arrive on tuedsay rick
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12-12-14, 21:10
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Pretty much guarantee 99% of the carriers went out there never came back... Most got blown to bits... The rest given to the ruskies..
Be true to your heart you know sand is the way to go.....moohahahahahaa
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12-12-14, 22:28
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I'm sure R&R paint will work fine.
I only used chromadex as I could match the exact colour as found on the Scout, I was fussy about keeping it as close as possible to the original sample. I agree with Ron that the exact colour must have varied quite a bit from batch to batch.
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13-12-14, 13:05
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the thing is I don't think it's KG3 it looks too light to me but without seeing a swatch next to the original colour it's hard to tell.
we'll see next week !
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13-12-14, 17:00
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 Oh My! Did I commit sacrilege suggesting using exterior grade latex paint instead of automotive alkyd enamel?  While there are US manufacturers of MILSPEC paint in cammo colors, it is all geared for the US vehicle market - not the Brit colours. As the old saying goes... "needs must".... Bruce Parker... the carrier I have to restore was only a few off from yours.... so what color have you determined it should be? Do you have a chip to send me to match??? 
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