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| Subject: | Re: Need help painting Gulf War Camo |  |
| Date: | Jul 4, 2002 |
| From: | Steve Frost | |
OOps! I forgot a color for the NATO uniform. There's some tan in there
as well, at least for the Gulf War era uniforms. No clue what they're
wearing now.
So, the colors are:
overall green with tan/brown/black splotches.
my bad,
Steve Frost
reply-to: sofrost@mindspring.com
Steve Frost wrote:
>
> For U.S. vehicles, there was only one "Desert camo" color used during
> the Gulf War, that being an overspray (and I do mean overspray...paint
> vehicle as it moves through the line...) of some tannish color that only
> God knows what. After 12+ hours sitting in the open air in over 90
> degree heat and getting who knows what dumped into it accidentally or
> otherwise must have changed the colors five/six times. Suffice it to say
> it was a drab tannish brown and you'd be okay. And it ran like water
> after it was applied, and in general looked pretty awful when completed.
> Gulf War models look a thousand times better than the actual vehicles
> did paint wise.
>
> U.S. uniforms had two desert camouflage patterns, and a lot of units
> still wore uniforms with the OD green/brown/black NATO camouflage
> scheme. The colors used in the desert schemes were khaki overall with
> tan and brown swatches and black irregular "spots", "streaks", whatever.
> The newer desert uniforms (still used today I believe) issued near the
> end were only three colors, overall khaki and larger brown and tan
> swatches. FWIW and slightly OT, it would be perfectly feasible to have a
> model figure of the Gulf conflict wearing the NATO camouflage uniform
> and a desert camouflage hat or Kevlar helmet, and desert camouflage
> protective vest or desert scheme MOPP protective clothing. This, believe
> it or not, was common. Units used what they were issued, and not
> everyone got full uniforms, some only hats and Kevlar camo covers.
>
> Do a search on desert camouflage via Google and you'll find some sites
> that show uniforms and vehicles.
>
> Regards, HTH, and thanks for reading my rambling,
> Steve Frost
>
> reply-to: sofrost@mindspring.com
>
> Christophe Jacquemont wrote:
> >
> > Hi Alec,
> >
> > Many nations were involved in the Gulf War, which armies/vehicles were you interested in?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Christophe
> >
> > Alec Peters wrote:
> >
> > > OK guys, I am looking to paint some wargame tanks in a good desert camo. One guy had a great one done in Gulf War Desert Camo colors. That is what he said. So how do I find these colors?
> > >
> > > THANKS!
> > >
> > > Alec |
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