B.A.O.R. Chieftain & Land Rover finished.

British Army on The Rhine era Chieftain & Land Rover finished.

Old School British Army

Having been collecting 70's, 80's and 90's British Army Kit for years - I have decided to add some vehicles to the collection too.

First up Tamiya's venerable old Chieftan and Italeri/Revell's Series 3 Land Rover.Quick build straight out of the box - no problems with fit and straight into primer.

Initially I used Tamiya's Nato Green XF67- but I think its too green for the old green which faded quite badly over time...

...so I re-primed in black and shot on a coat of Tamiya Field Grey XF65 which is a better match. (Thanks Pete!) - lightening it white a few drops of white to highlight.

I followed that with Tamiya Rubber Black XF85 for the black patches - sprayed freehand through the airbrush and again lightened with a few drops of white to fade it.

The canvas tilt on the Land Rover was painted Tamiya Khaki XF49 with the same highlighting technique.

Certainly looks like the faded green on my old Lightweight Land Rover anyway.