AFV Club M102

No...it is not your imagination. The OD green used from the late 50s thru VN was darker and slightly semi gloss. Not sure of the Humbrol paint since i use Tamiya XF-74 JSDF OD. 

The duce is a great kit. Here is my duce I built long ago

http://www.redleg2scale.com/model%20gallery/M102.html

Feel free to ask questions...I commanded a battery of duces in the late 80s.

Enjoy

Rounds Complete!!

Ah ha, thank you so much redleg!

I have seen your M102 build before, it's a great piece and gives a nice feel of a gun having just been deployed onto the field.

Humbrol 66 may be a close match, it's a very dark olive drab. I will pick up some Tamiya XF-74 tomorrow and anyway.

Yes, the AFV Club kit is great. It really does have some very nice details to it which look to be quite accurate and it goes together easy. I refined some of the molded details with a No.11 blade, but overall, it builds into a beautiful 102 straight from the box.  I wouldn't mind doing another one. They are quite cheap too

Justin...

Justin,

I use Humbrol 66 for OD all of the time. The trick is to overcoat it with future for the correct shine, and it becomes darker then, too. Works even better if you put a tiny amount of black acrylic paint to the future to darken it even further. Humbrol 116 is a good match for OG - olive green, color used on the Vietnam era uniforms. Hope it helps, have a nice day

Paweł

Thank you Pawel.

I have a tin of Humbrol 66 in the paint stock so i will give it a shot on your advice. Again, thanks so much for the input.

You have a nice day too! ...Well i will tomorrow...i'm just heading off to bed

Justin...