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Home Front M38A1 Color
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Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 07:44 PM UTC
I've decided to make my AFV Club M38A1 jeep a home front 1960's vehicle, but have no idea what color is the right one. Like Vietnam ones or different?
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Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 08:24 PM UTC
Florida National Guard M38A1, 1963 :



Ohio National Guard M38A1's, 1970 :





H.P.
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Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 09:19 PM UTC
Gloss Dark OD green. Testors Model Master Dark Green will work, also Krylon Camo Colors Olive or Rustoleum Camo Colors Dark Forest Green, both in spray cans, will also do.
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Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 10:17 PM UTC

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Gloss Dark OD green. Testors Model Master Dark Green will work, also Krylon Camo Colors Olive or Rustoleum Camo Colors Dark Forest Green, both in spray cans, will also do.


I looked up this:
http://www.paint4models.com/paintchart/paintconversionchart20100101g.html#

And I have Tamiya AS09 which is a dark green.

Vietnam color too, or just in the USA itself?
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Posted: Friday, October 14, 2016 - 01:45 AM UTC
It was the same color on all vehicles at that time; stateside, Germany, Vietnam, etc...

No idea on the Tamiya color as I don't use Tamiya paints.
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