"Leopard II in Gelboliv?" Topic
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| Alexios | 02 Jul 2023 2:40 p.m. PST |
Hi. Were the early Bundeswehr Leopards 2 painted in Gelboliv? My friend and I are starting Cold War armies and we thought about setting the games around 1983. Thanks! |
| Garand | 02 Jul 2023 3:09 p.m. PST |
Yes, some of the initial Leo IIs were gelboliv, apparently. If you do a google image search, you can see some photos Damon. |
| BattlerBritain | 03 Jul 2023 2:09 a.m. PST |
I don't ever remember seeing early Leo2s in yellow but I do remember them being all over green in a called Bundeswehr green I think, a colour close to Olive Drab. I know as that's what colour I painted mine as back then. From around 1985 I think they switched to NATO 3 tone colours. That then forced a repaint of my ones. Hope this helps, B |
| Greg G1 | 03 Jul 2023 7:35 a.m. PST |
gelboliv is a green colour and was the standard Bundeswehr colour from the 60's to mid 80's |
| Martin Rapier | 04 Jul 2023 12:09 a.m. PST |
I also do early 80s and all my Leopards are Gelboliv. Much easier to paint than camo! |
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