US Army colors in Vietnam

Modeling Subjects Figures and Misc.
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I did some searching and found some post regarding this topic but I have some more questions. I plan on painting some figures and was thinking of using a flat green as the base color and then fading the uniform from that point, is this a wise choice or will the color be off?

Thanks.

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Standard uniform was OD but quickly faded

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I always start with a base coat that is aproximately the color I want. How you proceed from there depends on what kind of paint you’re using.

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I used Olive Drab (testors square) and like the results. OD Green didn’t turn out are well. Sea Blue and Yellow added to Olive Drab are the shadows and highlights.

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My typical mix is Humbrol 94 with a touch of black, then some white. In a different ratio, this also works for Field Gray. Milage varied from one blouse to another, for colors, so you have som room to experiment.

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Hello,

The most common Army color used in Vietnam was Olive Green army shade 107 (OG-107). It was first used in Korea, and it was adopted to provide a deeper green than the olive drab of WW II. If your going with the camouflage colors of vietnam you have a lot of variety to play with. Not only did the US have their styles, but in field they used many Vietnamese designs which I think were based on French camouflage. If you do a goggle search of OG-107 you’ll find a number of military dealers who are selling vintage uniforms with photographs so you can match a color quite nicely.

Matt

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In addition to conventional and unconvention uniform items issued by the US in Vietnam, there were many variations on South Vietnamese military and paramilitary uniforms, Thai-pattern uniforms and good old NVA outfits to choose from for US troops, depending on duty assignments. Gives a modeller quite a bit of leeway depending on your creativity.

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I use 2 parts insignia blue 2 parts yellow 1 part black 1 part white I add more white to the mix for highlighting, and more black for folds and wrinkles

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Thanks for all the help guys.

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These uniforms faded quickly and in the end the hues ranged from a light bluish green to gray greens and tannish green. Definitely a huge range of shades and choices available to you.