My Stuart Recce conversion is nearing completion. It will represent a vehicle in Europe, 1944 - 45. Can anyone advise me on the proper color?

Thanks
Chuck

nice looking little stuart,

british khaki drab is a tricky one to find,
in my opinion, the best out of the bottle match is revell airbrush colour nato olive,
tamiya khaki drab is also pretty good,
tamiya olive drab can be used, but its best to lighten it a bit, and can represent faded khaki quite well,

one thing to always remember is no two vehicles were the same shade, the effects of weather, sunlight etc can have a considerable effect on the paint colour.

one tip also, when choosing your paint, do so in natural light, artificial light can also make a colour seem totally different!

cheers

joe

The official colour would be BS 987c No.15 Olive drab, Khaki Drab was not a term used in the british army but made uo by Terence Wise. As for a match anything that is slightly more yellow than US OD would probably be ok as it was moree yellow based and tended to fade a lot.

white ensign models have started to to an enamel paint range for Brit armour its really good the site is here BS 987c No.15 Olive drab is one of the colours they do you might be able to pick the paints up in the States but dont quote me on it

Hi guys,

Would the colour scheme apply to a Cromwell IV?

Chuck,

Nice conversion of a Stuart! Can we have a look when it's finished?

Thanks guys. I've been working on this on and off for a couple of years. Joining the top and bottom hull was a problem due to the interior. When I finally got the fit right I glued it and them remembered that I hadn't photographed the interior.
Wanze
I expect to finish this in the next couple of weeks and put it on the RRB forum here. I think your Cromwell would be the same color discussed above.
Chuck

Chuck,is that the Verlinden M5A1 recon conversion? I thought the Brits used turretless M3A3's and the U.S. the M5A1's

Yep, it's the Verlinden conversion. It's a nice kit, it's only drawback is the lack of a floor. I used the floor from the Academy "Honey" kit. If you look at my web site you can see some early pics. I gave up on leaving the top removable. Also I added a roof support pole between the driver's seats and a few other small details.
I have found only one picture of a US M5 recce. All the rest are British. If you hadn't posted I would have forgotten all about the US pic. Thanks. I guess that's what happens when I put a projrct aside for so long. I was going by the Osprey book which I just got. Thanks for makeing me dig back thru my files.

Chuck