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1/35 US Helmet Cover Vietnam Help?
SprueKiller2112
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Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 10:06 PM UTC
Hey all, my current project is a Tamiya 1/35 M113 A.P.C. I'm painting it in the Vietnam War config, but I'm having some trouble painting the GI's helmets. I've seen pictures online of US GI helmets from the Time period, and it's very intricate. Any tips?

Much Thanks, Kurt
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Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 10:54 PM UTC
Hi Kurt,
If your problem is color codes, these vallejo codes may help.


If problem is how to paint the pattern; this link may help and more search for Mitchell Pattern Helmet Cover will be helpful.

best regards
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Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 03:25 AM UTC
That's a good painting guide, just remember they faded rapidly.

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SprueKiller2112
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Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 03:45 AM UTC
You don't know how much this helps. Thanks a bunch!
zorrolobo
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Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 09:59 PM UTC
This might help. Seeing the pattern in a flat format:

j76lr
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Posted: Saturday, June 24, 2017 - 07:12 PM UTC
[quote]This might help. Seeing the pattern in a flat format:

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i wore a helmet cover for a year . it didnt look anything like the above . no ones did .
j76lr
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Posted: Saturday, June 24, 2017 - 07:16 PM UTC

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That's a good painting guide, just remember they faded rapidly.

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Posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017 - 04:44 PM UTC

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This might help. Seeing the pattern in a flat format:



i wore a helmet cover for a year . it didnt look anything like the above . no ones did .


It's the correct camouflage for 99% of the helmet covers used in Vietnam. The rest would be this helmet cover reversed to its sand camo side, WW2 era duck hunter camouflage pattern covers (USMC) and local derivatives of various camouflages used by the South Vietnamese forces.
Frenchy
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Posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017 - 05:19 PM UTC
The cover pictured above looks OK to me...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/US_Helmet_Model_M1_with_Mitchell_Pattern_jungle_helmet_cover%2C_Vietnam_War_-_Fort_Devens_Museum_-_DSC07203.JPG

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Posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017 - 05:29 PM UTC
The new guy just arrived would have a helmet cover like that. Or the sergeant major who was always starched and polished. But the guy hanging on the track could have a cover so faded you couldn't differentiate the pattern anymore. It depended on a lot of factors but helmet covers of troops in the field were invariably faded.
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