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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Iwo Jima painting scheme of an LVT-4
franziska44
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Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 05:36 AM UTC
I’m searching for a painting scheme of this LTV-4:


(picture from "U.S. Amtracks and Amphibians at War 1941–45" by S. Zaloga

This is LVT-4 - 'A43' - Armored Amphibian unit, Iwo Jima 1945. Is there any official painting of it?
Hederstierna
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Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 08:12 AM UTC
Hi Robert
I have the book you're refering to, and I used the colorplates for insperation only. I thought that all vehicles probably aren't painted exactly the same way. So if you're not going for one specific vehicle, it,s not that important, is it?
This is mine.

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Jacob
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Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 11:06 PM UTC

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Hi Robert
I have the book you're refering to, and I used the colorplates for insperation only. I thought that all vehicles probably aren't painted exactly the same way.

It seems to be truth. Here's a picture of another LVT from the same beach and unit:


picture from polish magazine "Militaria XX wieku" 4/2007

I was asking about that particular LVT because I have bought recently Bison Decals for amtracks:
http://www.bison-decals.com/35037.html
This set contains decals fot that LVT: 'A43'. So there is only one slution: let's paint the LVT using my imagination and make a "34" out of "43" and evertyhing sholud be fine

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