The 4BO green was the WW2 color for Soviet Tanks

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The 4BO green was the WW2 color for Soviet Tanks

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Actually 4BO was introduced somewhere in 1939. The name itself lived until 1952 when production of 4BO paint was discontinued. But yes, even though the name stayed but color was changing.

So far nobody was able to present an actual document about wartime 4BO change. But the standards of 1947 already had a different color. It became lighter and more "yellowish".
It is possible that something was changed already in 1944 because 4BO paint mixing recipe standard from that year was different from 1942.
Otherwise my guess is as good as yours.

4 bo green before the war was a paint for agricultural machinery wasn't it?

I was actually wondering what the color would have been for 1950's and 1960's tanks.

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4 bo green before the war was a paint for agricultural machinery wasn't it?

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Hey, Mauro!
You know that is the first time I hear something like that. 4BO was intentionally developed as a paint color for military vehicles. There were standards that had to be followed. I know that western modelers like to paint all shades of green, and put a load of rust on soviet WWII tanks, but crews could get court-marshaled for either of those things.
Sorry for off-top.

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I was actually wondering what the color would have been for 1950's and 1960's tanks.

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Never had much of an interest in post-war armor, but I can try to find out.

(I'm an western modeller, so quite ignorant about Russian stuff, although i like a lot them)

4bo green is usually depicted frem the western modeller in a shade very close to "foliage green".
As far as I know actually it was more similar to Olive drab, wasn't it?