Hi.

I'm working on an ODS hummer. What colour did the underbody get painted? I'm assuming Forest Green for the panel work and semi-gloss black on the chassis but I had a thought that the underbody may have been resprayed along with the upperbody exterior (probably wrong here).

What about springs?

All help appreciated.

Cheers

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Hi,

I'm presently working on an M1025 (desert version) and I wondered about the very same thing. I did some research on the topic and there is no one simple answer to your question. On most pictures I found the chassis was almost completely covered with dirt or mud obscuring the real colour, however in some cases the frame was semi-gloss black as you've mentioned. Some of the HMMWVs presently in use are painted with their camo colour on the underside too, but in most cases the chassis is black and looks just like in a regular vehicle: dusty, rusty, with traces of oil and grease and with paint chipping on the panels. One thing that shouldn't be forgotten is that some of the moving parts (e.g. on the drive shaft) are in contact with each other while working and bare metal is clearly visible in some places...

I hope it isn't all gibberish

I will try to support my words with some photos as soon as I get back home from work.

Cheers

On green manufactured trucks, you are right. The underside is green with a black chassis frame. When trucks began to be painted sand by the manufacturer, then the underside was sand/black. If a green truck is painted sand, they do not bother to paint the underside, but there would be some overspray close to the edges.

The fuel tank is a white molded plastic.

In most pictures I found the tank was rather yellowish but maybe the plastic is a bit transparent and the fuel can be seen through the material (?).

The fuel tank starst life as white molded plastic. Like all other plastic though, once exposed to the elements and over time, it weathers and fades or yellows.

As promised:














I just hope the pics aren't too big...

Thank you all for your replies. Very useful for this and future projects.

Cheers