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Tamiya Vietnam era olive drab color
bots1141
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 02:07 AM UTC
Would tamiya xf61 dark green be the correct color or is there a different color or mixture of colors for the US Army Vietnam era olive drab?
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 07:32 AM UTC
I like Tamiya XF 74 JGSDF Olive Drab as a match for that era. It's closer to what I remember.
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 08:12 AM UTC
Good to know. I've got some stuff I'm doing in Vietnam dios.
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2016 - 04:00 PM UTC
So then what would be a good match for Marine Corps Green? I've read a lot of articles here where XF-74 was the correct color for MC Green. I don't believe that the Army and the Marine Corps used the same color.
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2016 - 04:28 PM UTC

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So then what would be a good match for Marine Corps Green? I've read a lot of articles here where XF-74 was the correct color for MC Green. I don't believe that the Army and the Marine Corps used the same color.


They didn't...
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2016 - 05:05 PM UTC
I only use Tamiya Olive Drab for Vietnam era US Army vehicles. It could be a little darker, but it's the closest match that I can think of.
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2016 - 06:51 PM UTC

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Would tamiya xf61 dark green be the correct color or is there a different color or mixture of colors for the US Army Vietnam era olive drab?


Tamiya XF-74 is a dead nuts match for the dark OD the US Army used in the 1960s-70, including the Nam years. For USMC Green, XF-27 is a great match for Marine Green.
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2016 - 11:01 PM UTC

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Would tamiya xf61 dark green be the correct color or is there a different color or mixture of colors for the US Army Vietnam era olive drab?


Tamiya XF-74 is a dead nuts match for the dark OD the US Army used in the 1960s-70, including the Nam years. For USMC Green, XF-27 is a great match for Marine Green.


Thanks! I will have to try this out tonight!!!
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