LAV-R stands for Light Armored Vehicle-Recovery. I agree. Many manufacturers leave a lot to be desired as far as the assembly and painting guidelines go. Some don’t even give any painting help other than to list the colors required. I’ve been building models for around 40 years and have built or at least attempted to build models from many different manufacturers. And, in my opinion, Tamiya is the best, hands down. Not only are their models of superior quality but the instructions are superbly detailed and offer, on most cases, more than adequate painting guidance. Some manufacturers may offer you more detail in their kits but I have yet to find any that match Tamiya kits as far as molding quality, and accurate fitting and assembly of the pieces. But, back to the LAV-R references, not only am I looking for good color references but also detail in general. I prefer my references in book form but will accept anything that helps me build a good accurate model. Thanks for your response, Don.