Confused on this, read conflicting resources. Olive drab 41 was replaed in 1943 by ANA 613, right? Which one is the lighter, browny-green, and which the much darker, less brown green?
Ta for now, I have another colour headache
ANA 613 is the darker, less brown green.
Every so often, Squadron puts the book, “The Official Monogram US Army Air Service & Air Corps Aircraft Colors Guide, Vol. 1,” on sale for $19.95, down from its list of $53.00. If anyone has seen the four-volume Navy version of this series knows that these are the most meticulously researched books, with the most beautifully rendered drawings, paintings and photographs, ever attempted on this subject. So, if you see it on sale again (or if you can afford it at full price) jump on it. I still grieve the loss of the Navy series, which is out of print, I believe. It was a gift from a former girlfriend, along with Monogram’s famous out-of-print “Luftwaffe Colors.” All these books come with actual two-by-two chips of every color mentioned in the book.
Oh, and Monogram is the pubisher, not the model company.
And, by the way, they publish thin, softbound monograms on German and Japanese a/c from WW II that make the Squadron “In Action” series look like amateur hour. They go in and out of print. You will be dazzled by all their books.
ps: I just checked. The address is monogramaviation.com. And the second volume of the Navy colors series (1940-1949) is back in print. As is one monograph: Do-335 Arrow. There are also other books, such as “Jet Planes of the Third Reich”. Monogram has always maintained a very short list, which is how they have maintained very high quality.
To everyone above, thanks for the info! In all my years of model building I never realized there were two shades of OD used by the US in WW2. You learn something new everyday.
Sharkskin, I have to ask. I hope you don’t mind and I’m sure lots of people who read your input will be wondering the same thing: Why is it that the fine lady who gave you these wonderful reference books your FORMER girlfriend?!?!? Once I found a girl who appreciated my hobby I MARRIED her! Ha-ha-ha!
Best wishes,
Eric
If anyone’s interested, I found two of the out-of-print navy colour guides on eBay. One is 1911-1939 and the other is 1940-1945. They aren’t cheap thoug, $60+. Too bad they don’t have the other one listed, that’s the one I want.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45127&item=5909964363&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45127&item=5909964939&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Ryan
Believe me, Eric, I have asked myself the same thing over and over for years. Oh, and I hate to be the dogmatic in the manger here, but according to the chips in the above mentioned Monogram book, there are not two, but FOUR and possibly five official shades of OD. They are: Light OD 35; Dark OD 41; Dark OD 31; OD 22 (gloss); and OD (A-N), the latter being the Army and Navy color (used by both services), and it may match one of the other four, though I can’t tell by looking at the chips. The first two shades go back to WW 1 and the between-the-wars period. Sorry to confuse things further, but I’ve found that since this color, whatever shade, fades so quickly, you just can’t go wrong. The most inaccurate OD is probably the one that exactly matches the official chip, due to the rapid fading.