Anyone got a good suggestion for Post War Olive Drab, as used in the Korean War, Cold War, Vietnam etc.

All of the mixes I have seen have been for WW2

Thanks

Ian Clasper

Hi

What about Tamiyas Olive Drab That a bit too green for WW2 use.

Paul

Actually, Steve Zaloga's research has shown Tamiya to be a dead match for the color card issued during the war for No. 9 Olive Drab. It needs to be lightened slightly for scale effect, though. He suggests adding a bit of Tamiya German Dark Yellow rather than white, so it doesn't become chalky (there is a bad batch of Tamiya OD out there, manufactured sometime in the last couple of years--Tamiya's paint contractor got the formulation wrong, and it is quite green--newer batches have reverted to the correct color).
In the immediate postwar period, the US Army switched to a semigloss OD that used the same pigments, but appeared darker due to the shiny finish. From the 1950's on, some divisional commanders ordered that black be mixed with the OD paint, simply because they liked the look, but the proportions varied from unit to unit. OD paint was reformulated during the Vietnam period, and Tamiya's JGSDF Olive Drab is reported to be a good match, again with a semigloss finish (though dust in the field would quickly kill the shine). From 1965, a lighter, warmer, flat Olive Drab was also introduced for Army helicopters, and Model Master FS 34087 is a good match for the aviation color.