Info needed: correct colours for WWII Aust vehicles

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

The evidence from the artifact shows the Disruptive scheme was Light stone painted over the single coat of green paint applied at the time of the modification program .

There may be more than one camo scheme present Gina, which is often the case on tactical vehicles spanning '42-'43, as the official camo scheme changed several times during this period. For example, if the Stuart was repainted on arrival with 13 Armd Regt circa Feb '43 it would be expected to receive the November '42 camo scheme: Vehicle Dark Green / Vehicle Light Grey. It's possible we're seeing traces of that scheme in your photos, as there appears to be a band of light grey applied directly over Light Stone, followed by dark green. You need to do some more rubbing back to identify all colours present. I find the best method is to rub back small patches and take close up pics of the paint layers, as seen below. This reveals the repaint history chronologically, which enables the various camo schemes to be separated and identified.

Gina's Stuart 1 - Copy.jpg

FGT8 paint history.jpg