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Old 27-05-19, 01:29
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Both those paint codes are available form RAPCO, out of Texas. They are where I order my paints from, and I am often bringing it up by the pallet.



At the MVPA conventions, Rapco will actually have a bunch of plates of metal that he has painted to give representation of the colours. However, there are so many variables like the reducer used, the amount of reducer, if the paint has been frozen, hardeners etc, that you are unlikely to replicate his exact shades. Even the daylight or lighting that the vehicle or gun is being displayed in will make a difference to the presentation of the colour. In real life, paint fades as well.


One only has to look at older Cdn camoflauge vehicles to see the change in colours over just a few years. Totally different shades of green become the same, and black turns to very light grey.
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