MRP-444 Sandbeige RAL 1039-F9

Mr.Paint MRP-444 Sandbeige (RAL 1039-F9)

A modeling paint from the maker Mr.Paint in the RAL 1039-F9 shade, sand beige in English. The series with the MRP code without the letter A is of the lacquer type: it is supplied thinned for direct spraying with an airbrush and is thinned with lacquer thinner. It is not thinned with water and it is not mixed with water-thinnable acrylics. The standard bottle of the series holds 30 ml.

The color

RAL 1039-F9 Sandbeige is one of the four basic camouflage shades with which the Bundeswehr painted its hardware for dry and hot regions. Together with the Helloliv, Tarngrau and Sandbraun shades it makes up the desert scheme that German vehicles carried on deployments abroad. The RAL F9 register is binding for these shades and prescribes a matte surface, so the paint deliberately has no gloss.

Use and safety

The paint is thinned for direct spraying, so it can be sprayed without adjustment; fine coverage is built up with more thin coats, not with one heavy one. Mix the bottle thoroughly before first use. Because it is a lacquer, it takes an overspray of further lacquers and of acrylics, but it is itself applied over an acrylic coat with care, in a thin coat, so as not to disturb it. Rinse the airbrush out with lacquer thinner after the work; water will not clean it.

Who the paint is for

• modelers who spray with an airbrush
• builders of modern German hardware
• modelers who want a shade to the standard without mixing

The paint is flammable and contains organic solvents. Work in a well-ventilated area, use a respirator with a filter for organic vapors and keep the paint away from open flame. An airbrush, thinner and masking material are not included in the package.