"French vehicle colour 1945-54" Topic
4 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please do not post offers to buy and sell on the main forum.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the WWII Painting Guides Message Board Back to the Cold War (1946-1989) Message Board
Action Log
26 Nov 2019 6:30 a.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "French vehicle colour1945-54" to "French vehicle colour 1945-54"
Areas of InterestWorld War Two on the Land
Modern
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Profile Article Paul Glasser reports from Spring Gathering V.
Current Poll
Featured Book Review
|
| Prof Pate | 25 Nov 2019 1:21 p.m. PST |
I know, i know mud and dust. But I wondering what was the offical starting pount. Did French use US olive drab, if so which one? I haven't seen any offical camo patterns or did French army start manufacturering their own colour straight after war. Was the lend lease stuff (e.g. 2e DB) stay in Olive Drab too? I would welcome suggestions for paints to use forthese colours. Thanks John |
| catavar | 25 Nov 2019 8:52 p.m. PST |
All my French Indochina AFV's (1945-54) are done in olive drab. I think most French AFV's during that time were US made and retained their factory paint job. Some M24 Chafee's at DBP were camo'ed up but I don't believe that was typical. The French also make use of British AC's and Japanese tanks but I doubt they bothered to repaint them. I don't know what colors they used in France. I seem to remember reading that the French made use of ex-German Panther Tanks for a short period. Unfortunately, I don't recall how they were painted. Good luck with your research. |
| dwight shrute | 27 Nov 2019 4:54 a.m. PST |
these painting guides are wonderful auction |
| Prof Pate | 27 Nov 2019 1:52 p.m. PST |
|
|
