Modern French Tank Paint

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SoCalBobS
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Modern French Tank Paint

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Tongde is releasing a Leclerc tank this spring. Sample productions models are on Youtube. I am overloaded with tanks NATO three color camo schemes. I see that the newer Leclerc versions have a unique pinkish tan overall color. Does anyone have an idea what would be a good color match with available paints? TIA.

Edit: I did find one suggestion online which identified the actual color as "Brun Terre de France", and thought that "Tamiya XF-92 yellow/brown DAK 1941" might be close. Any opinions?
Last edited by SoCalBobS on Mon Feb 03, 2025 4:53 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Renault FT, British WW1 Mk. 4), Pz 1A DAK, 1B, II L, III, StuG III, PzKpfw IV, StuG IV, King Tiger, T-34/76, KV-1E, T-35A 3DP, Zik-2, T-90, M3 Lee, M4 Sherman, M26 Pershing, M41 Bulldog, M1 Abrams. In the works: Ram II, Pz 1 Breda. :crazy:
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Re: Modern French Tank Paint

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Hello :) don't know if this can help you?
For more than 30 years, Army vehicles, tanks and containers have displayed the same camouflage in brown, green and black tones, known as “Central Europe”. On December 18, the 40th artillery regiment of Suippes received four standard 2.1 4x4 tactical vehicles (VT4s), wearing the new Brun Terre de France camouflage (ex-Coyotte).
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Re: Modern French Tank Paint

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Merci, Jofaur86! Your posts really helped, especially the second one. Looking at my inventory, Tamiya's XF-52 Flat Earth is really, really close, so that's what I will use as a base. I fight in club battles in Southern California, so the Central Europe scheme isn't ideal. Tans through browns are much more compatible.
Renault FT, British WW1 Mk. 4), Pz 1A DAK, 1B, II L, III, StuG III, PzKpfw IV, StuG IV, King Tiger, T-34/76, KV-1E, T-35A 3DP, Zik-2, T-90, M3 Lee, M4 Sherman, M26 Pershing, M41 Bulldog, M1 Abrams. In the works: Ram II, Pz 1 Breda. :crazy:
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