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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Kenny on May 14, 2005, 19:54:25

Title: Pictures of LR 90 in Desert Sand wanted
Post by: Kenny on May 14, 2005, 19:54:25: I am shortly about to paint the 90 in lovely Desert Sand. Has anyone got any pictures of a 90 in this colour that they could let me have please.

TIA

Damian
Title: Pictures of LR 90 in Desert Sand wanted
Post by: datalas on May 14, 2005, 20:05:14: you are aware that the "desert sand" paint is pink ? Certainly has a pink tinge to it at least....
Title: Pictures of LR 90 in Desert Sand wanted
Post by: Kenny on May 14, 2005, 21:29:03: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Pictures of LR 90 in Desert Sand wanted
Post by: datalas on May 14, 2005, 21:47:26: Well, the pink panthers were called "pink" for a reason, and it wasn't because they were a fan of peter sellers.

Even the newer sand colours have a distinct pink hint to them at the correct angle.

If you do want them to look the proper colour, strip the motor down to a sane start colour first, a friend started from landrover blue and ended up at nailvarnish :)
Title: Pictures of LR 90 in Desert Sand wanted
Post by: Kenny on May 14, 2005, 21:51:09: The base coat is currently nice Post Office yellow, and the current pain is BT grey.

Damian
Title: Pictures of LR 90 in Desert Sand wanted
Post by: datalas on May 14, 2005, 21:52:31: you might be alright then, still if you end up with anything silly, talk to tim nicely and I'm sure he can make some lovely vinyl daisies for it :)
Title: Pictures of LR 90 in Desert Sand wanted
Post by: hobbit on May 15, 2005, 22:53:27: Didn't the sand colour get used a lot in Canada for the Suffield Plains vehicles over there, different colour sand?