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Shielder VLSMS
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Posted: Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 03:05 PM UTC
Hi
I am working on my Accurate Armour Shielder VLSMS at the moment and plan on putting it in an Op Telic dio. Therefore I am wondering whether or not they were given a desert paint job or like the US Marines they went in with a woodland paintjob. I ask this as I have a copy of Military In Scale from October 2005 which shows Shielders in Kuwait prior to the invasion in green and black and so i want to know whether they were repainted when the war began Thanks, Nick
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Posted: Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 05:27 PM UTC
one of the concord special ops books shows the shielder in a desert paint job.

i try and dig it out and let you know which one

HTH

keith forsyth
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Posted: Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 05:37 PM UTC
Thanks Keith.
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Posted: Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 09:55 AM UTC
Spec Ops Vol 26 has 3 pictures of a Shielder with desert paint of which 2 are good size photos. The smaller photo does show 2 Shielders in the same vicinity. Only left and front views

The only visible registration is HT 49 AA. It's got three sections of a skinny CIP affixed to a spare sprocket on the left side just under the drivers hatch and another panel affixed to the frame just above the idler wheel.

Paul
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Posted: Monday, January 08, 2007 - 12:52 PM UTC
Thanks very much Paul. Nick
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Posted: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 03:34 AM UTC
HI YA ,
THE SHIELDERS THAT WERE OUT ON OPTELIC WAS PAINTED IN DESERT.

PETE
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Posted: Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 04:15 PM UTC
Hi pete
Thanks very much. Nick
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