Hataka Hobby HTK-AS108 Modern Australian Army AFV paint set (8x17ml)

Hataka Hobby HTK-AS108 Modern Australian Army AFV paint set (8x17ml)

In 1967 the Australian Army introduced it's own variant of Olive Drab as a base colour of all vehicles. It was widely used till late 1980s and introduction of the Dispersal Pattern Camouflage (DPC) more commonly known as AUSCAM (gradually applied over the 1990s). One of the exceptions was use of RAL6014 (original factory colour) on Leopard AS1 tanks since their delivery in 1976 till mid-1980s. Similarly their successors - M1A1 Abrams tanks - were delivered in original CARC Middle Stone and only later repainted to AUSCAM colours. Although the latter is an official scheme of the Australian Army, the Regional Force Surveillance Group operating in North and West of Australia is allowed to use Pibara Brown as an alternative base / camouflage colour

HTK-AS108 paint set contains:

• HTK-A271 - BS Deep Bronze Green - BS381C:224, standard factory colour of British originated vehicles in 1950-60s, incl. Centurion tanks and early (Series 2/2a) Land Rovers
• HTK-A064 - Camouflage Green* - Also "Olive Drab Lustress". Since 1967 standard overall colour of Australian AFVs (also in Vietnam). Later a base colour in AUSCAM
• HTK-A239 - Seafoam Green - FS24533, standard colour of interiors of US originated APCs and IFVs, including various versions of M113s (also in Vietnam)
• HTK-A193 - Yellow Olive - RAL6014, standard colour of Leopard AS1 tanks since delivery in 1976 till mid-1980s. Also used on 1st Armoured Reg M113A1 vehicles
• HTK-A261 - Camouflage Tan* - Used for disruptive shapes in standard AUSCAM scheme, including on ASLAV, M113AS3/AS4, M1A1 Abrams and Bushmaster
• HTK-A041 - Night Black - Used for disruptive shapes in standard AUSCAM scheme, including on ASLAV, M113AS3/AS4, M1A1 Abrams and Bushmaster
• HTK-A333 - Pibara Brown* - FS30109, alternative base / camouflage colour used on vehicles of Regional Force Surveillance Group in North and West of Australia
• HTK-A090 – Sand - FS33531 (CARC Middle Stone), standard delivery (factory) colour of Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tanks and M88A2 Hercules ARVs