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Old 03-22-2022, 12:02 PM
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Smile Mixing Olive Drab paint

Olive drab, or OD green, is a commonly used color for military subjects. Since I try to make edge coloring as close a match as I can, I recently researched the method of producing olive drab.

I was surprised to learn the primary color for OD is not green, but yellow. When black is added to yellow, OD is created. The more black, the darker the OD, of course. To give the OD a bit of a brownish tinge, a bit of red is added.

This morning, I played with some acrylic paints and was pleased with the results.
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Old 03-22-2022, 01:17 PM
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Please be aware there's some difference in the mixing formula for Olive Drab used in WW2 and post WW2. Even during WW2 the formula for Olive Drab was changed (in 1943) due to a shortage of pigment. Post 1943 WW2 Olive Drab is more brownish than green. As said, post WW2 the formula changed again and Olive Drab became more dark greenish. This has been confirmed to me by some friends of mine who are involved in WW2 re-enactment/collecting vintage military gear
A lot of restored WW2 vehicles are painted in the dark greenish Olive Drab, and this is actually incorrect as they're painted in the post WW2 Olive Drab
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Armor and military historian Steve Zaloga put together a heavily-researched essay on U.S. olive drab a few years ago. One source for this essay is http://mojobob.com/stuff/Zaloga%20-%20Olive%20Drab.pdf

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You are a wealth of resources Don!
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Armor and military historian Steve Zaloga put together a heavily-researched essay on U.S. olive drab a few years ago. One source for this essay is http://mojobob.com/stuff/Zaloga%20-%20Olive%20Drab.pdf

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Thanks Don In Dutch there's the expression "De klok horen luiden, maar niet weten waar de klepel hangt" (To hear the bell toll, but not knowing where the clapper hangs). So I finally know where this clapper hangs
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In Dutch there's the expression "De klok horen luiden, maar niet weten waar de klepel hangt" (To hear the bell toll, but not knowing where the clapper hangs). So I finally know where this clapper hangs
Ah, this is actually a translaten by Google, but seems more Dunglish than English to me
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Old 03-22-2022, 04:55 PM
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I was surprised to learn the primary color for OD is not green, but yellow. When black is added to yellow, OD is created.
IIRC the recipe for olive in my sets of Revell enamels was 3 parts yellow, 1 black.
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Old 03-22-2022, 05:35 PM
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I found that out in scouting. We mixed A LOT of black/yellow paint on some projects. Different batches produced different shades so we tried doing "camo" thing. It worked like a charm to amusement of everyone involved.

One amusing exercise we did was placing in the forest a bunch of man sized cutout silhouettes painted black,green,OD green,grey,brown and combination camo. Finding and hitting brown/OD green targets was the hardest in pine woods.

Thanks for bringing back memories. That one was from 30+ years back.
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Also, just learned that "drab" itself is a color
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If you want a "browner" olive drab, add a bit of red to it.
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