68 REAL COLORS FOR AFV

The Real Colors collection for armored vehicles - 68 shades, AK interactive

An extensive collection of bottled paints of the Real Colors line, put together around the color schemes of armored vehicles. The name states 68 shades, so it is not a small themed set for one army but a stock that covers the basic and the supplementary tones across periods and users. The manufacturer also carries a counterpart aimed at aircraft in the same large line.

What to expect from the collection

Real Colors is not an acrylic line thinnable with water. It is a paint on a lacquer base, which is thinned with its own thinner of the same line, atomizes finely and dries quickly into a thin coat. For armored vehicles that is practical: the base coat is finished quickly, holds sharp transitions and takes the further stages of building the paint on top of it. The particular list of shades and the volume of the bottles do not follow from the name, so check the contents of the package before buying.

Use

• Airbrush: thin with the line's own thinner and build the shade up in several light passes.
• Base: spray onto a filler or a primer, on bare plastic the paint holds less well.
• Modulation: lighten or darken the base tone with another shade from the collection, so that the large surface of the hull is not flat.
• Before decals, go over with a gloss varnish compatible with lacquer paints.
• Store the bottles closed, standing up, away from sources of heat, and always shake them before use.

Who it is for

For modelers who build armored vehicles regularly and do not want to add shades one at a time, for modeling clubs and workshops and for anyone setting up a complete color base on a single system. Anyone who builds one model now and then will manage with a small themed set.

Solvent-based paints: work in a ventilated space, away from open flame, with your airways protected. Keep out of the reach of children.