World War 2 – Vehicle Painting Guide 1


U.S.A.

American equipment, from early 1942, was always painted in an overall base olive green colour called green drab. Over this could be applied disruptive patterns of forest green, earth brown or black.

In the desert, vehicles were often repainted. frequently this was with desert sand or earth yellow. These could be applied overall or as a disruptive pattern, over the base of olive drab. Tan Sand and red brown could also be found on equipment in the desert.

Theatre Of War Color Humbrol Paint No
N/A Olive Drab
155/26
N/A Forest Green 30/86
N/A Brown Testor’s Military Tan
N/A Tan 119
N/A Sand 148
N/A Black Any variety of Black or Charcoal
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