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SOLUTION BOOK 26 – NATO & BUNDESWEHR Vehicles

Soft cover, 59 pages with high-quality full-color photos and profiles.

The typical three-color NATO camouflage began to be used in the 1980s and is still widely used today. It became standard not only for the Bundeswehr and the U.S. Army, but the scheme was also used for the military vehicles of many NATO members. It is without a doubt, one of the most long-standing camouflage patterns used by the largest number of countries and different vehicles. The camouflage consists of a three-color scheme of olive green, black, and brown. This color pattern is designed to blend into a variety of natural environments. Among the most well-known vehicles using this camouflage are the Leopard 2 and Abrams M1 main battle tanks (MBTs), the Marder and CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the Stryker, Boxer, and CV90 multi-purpose armored vehicles, the legendary M113 armored personnel carrier (APC), and the family of Humvee light multi-purpose vehicles and their many derivatives. This list does not include the many vehicles, both armored and unarmored, used by NATO members for various tasks.

SOLUTION BOOK 26: HOW TO PAINT NATO & BUNDESWEHR VEHICLES is a complete 59-page guide that explains step-by-step how to paint the camouflage and apply weathering effects to vehicles from any country using NATO camouflage including current German Bundeswehr vehicles. Most of the techniques and effects described are optional, and it’s up to you to decide whether to use them. If you want to improve your skills, we recommend trying them all. To achieve different levels of wear, simply adjust the intensity of the various effects to your liking. This book showcases all the necessary and most suitable products for creating the effects described. By following the recommended application order and drying times, you will be rewarded with excellent results. The model used as an example in this guide is the BT002 LEOPARD 2 A5/A6, in 1/35 scale by BORDER MODELS.

SOLUTION BOOK is a simple and basic guide intended to help any modeler easily achieve similar results to those shown in the book. It doesn´t matter if the reader is a novice or a more seasoned and experienced modeler, by following the steps in this guide they will be able to obtain amazing results with the efficient and effective methods shown.

SOLUTION BOOK´s new design will allow you to follow each step in a very easy and intuitive manner without text by using a simple icon-based code that will show what to do at each step. By following the steps shown in this guide, you will be able to achieve excellent results with very little effort. Now, choose your favorite model and let an expert modeler guide you step by step!

AMMO offers a color set specially designed to paint the model featured in this book. With the set ATOM NATO Color Set, you will quickly and easily have all the colors required to paint your kits sporting the NATO camouflage scheme.