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White Scout Car Colours
Hello all,
After collecting & fabricating the majority of the parts needed to complete the restoration of my M3A1, it has come time to considering how to paint it - my least favourite part. Period photos I've seen are black & white so I'm not sure what colours went into either a single solid colour or the Australian camo of the time. Also, were the camo schemes sprayed or brushed?, or was this dependant on where they were field modified? (I have seen examples of both). Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Robert Williams. Last edited by Ghost; 12-08-13 at 19:57. Reason: poor spelling |
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Army Museum Bandiana
Here is a pic of the Scout Car from the Bandiana Museum, taken back in 2007.
The restoration and painting was all sprayed, unsure of the colour names used at the time.
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I would rather see and know it looked like that under the paint, then tons of fake metal and bondo!!! looking good..
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The colour scheme and colours will depend upon: what period you are trying to depict; what unit it is depicted as serving with, and where they were located at the time.
The Bandiana Museum image shows a gloss finish, dark green and near-white: hardly an approved WW2 scheme! I see in part, the original US number: do you have the Aust number for the vehicle? Mike C |
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Great looking example Robert. Are you painting the whole truck as it is or are you pulling it apart - (not a job for the feint hearted). Well done Warren.
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Robert! What a fantastic collection. And I really like your technique and resto ideas. Yes - everything on the scout car is hernia encouraging - I can only imagine what it must be like to own a tank! I posted a while ago about my scout car...you've given me some ideas...
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