RAAF blue colour code

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Bob Moseley

- Khaki Green No.3 had the coding as B.S.381-1939.

Hi Warren,

Here is a link to the BS381 - 1939 colour chart.
http://www.e-paint.co.uk/BS381%20Colourchart.asp

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Warren - feast your eyes. The Hino is also KG3 and before somebody asks the disruptive is Light Stone, Humbrol model paint code 121.

The formula below is Protec Paints and was for a mix of timber paint. I presume it would be the same for the equipment enamel I use.

Khaki Green No. 3 Timbercote
• 4l yellow base
• B: 9Y, 20
• D: 1Y
• F: 34
• A: 1Y, 20

Here are the official Military instructions.

Military Board Instruction MBI 94
15th August, 1940.
Adoption of “Paint, Khaki Green, No. 3”

All Military vehicles, artillery equipment and general stores, previously painted in service colour will be painted in Khaki Green, No. 3

Mechanization Circular No. 301
2nd. January, 1942.
Mechanical Vehicles- Camouflage Disruptive Painting.

Approval to paint all mechanical vehicles in disruptive camouflage. The “Geneva” cross on A.A.M.C. vehicles must not be obliterated.

Gas-resisting paint to be used along with camouflage paint, Type B, Australian Standard Specification, Emergency Standard No. (E) K.507 to be used for colours other than gas-resisting.

Basic colour of vehicles for use in Australia is Khaki Green No. 3: those for the A.I.F. being Light
Stone B.S.C. 61 (British Standard Colour No. 61). Both gas-resisting.

One coat only of disruptive paint is to be applied, either by brush or spray, on top of the basic colour, in either the following three-tone or two-tone designs. All edges are to be kept sharp, it may be necessary to paint the boundary between two colours to obtain sharp definition.

The colour combinations employed:

Bob

[warren brown]

Richard and Bob - what a wealth of information and expertise. It's just that I've painted my Blitz in OD - which looks fine - but I've suspected it needs to be in a brownier colour and the variations on these things seem to be either stark of subtle. (I do love the half-track Blitz and the Hino's colour scheme. Tell me, the two tone dog underneath the truck - is it in Lamp Black (Humbrol 4223) and Arctic White (Humbrol 8872)?)

[aj.lec]

On my RAAF C60L the colours run Olive ,Blue then Olive again over the top
Last coat of olive is over the ARN's though so most probably post war

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Warren - you are correct with the paint codings for D'For the dog (D for dog).

Bob