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FS number of the paint on bombs?

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Harrisburg, PA
FS number of the paint on bombs?
Posted by Lufbery on Monday, December 22, 2003 2:44 PM
HI all,

Quick question: is there an FS number for the olive drab used on iron bombs during the Viet Nam war? My instructions just say, "olive drab," but when I went to the hobby shop to buy the paint, I saw at least three different shades of OD.

If there's not an official FS number for the correct shade, what do you folks use? I'm looking specifically in the Testors MM Acryl line.

Regards,

-Drew

-Drew

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  • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
Posted by berny13 on Monday, December 22, 2003 3:46 PM
I always use FS-34087 to paint my bombs. To show ageing, just add two drops of white to lighten it up just a little. This will give you that faded look that bombs have from being stored in the open weather. Just remember the tail fin assy was added later, some times just before loading on the aircraft, so it will look like new.

Berny

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  • Member since
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Posted by Lufbery on Monday, December 22, 2003 5:43 PM
Great, Berny, thanks!

-Drew

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  • From: New Zealand
Posted by nzgunnie on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 12:44 AM
The Mk 82 and 83s that I've worked on have varied quite a bit in colour. Any fairly 'yellow' olive should be about right (as distinct from some of the greyish olive drabs). Tails tended to be closer to FS 34079 dark green. Certainly they looked quite distinctly darker than the bomb body, not just a newer version of the same colour, but a completely different green.
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