Pacific Olive Drab Shade

OMG....the OD discussion....

Stick has the right attitude. The shade is personal preference. I like poly scale OD. The weathering is what will make it  "Pacific" looking.

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Also equipment painting requirements dictated what and how items were painted. The eventual destination, Europe, Pacific, Greenland, wherever -- was not taken into account.

The shade used on US Army ground equipment in WWII was Olive Drab No.9. it is what sahde ANA 319 is based off of. That is your starting point. based on climatic conditions, age of equipment, etc, that's where all your variety of shades of OD starts. Pick the shade of OD you like by your eye, whether brown, green, or gray hued. Testors square bottle, Tamiya, Polly Scale, Gunze, etc. have various shades of OD that will work. The more aged you wish to represent, the more you can play with the final result. Dont use a movie or mini series as the last word in your reference. Remember lots of rain and tropical sun in most of the PTO is gonna get to work on that paint pretty quickly.