Olive Drab Color For A USMC M3 Stuart On Guadalcanal

I’m 95% certain that the M3 Lights that the Marines had on Guadalcanal came from US Army stock, and actually retained some of those markings. That being said, the color in use at the time was US Army Corps of Engineers  shade no.9, Olive Drab. FS colors had not come along yet. It is pretty close to the modern FS 34087 shade. But not an exact match.

As things stand right now, I like to use the Model Master, Polly Scale, or Gunze versions of the color. After weathering, washes, etc. the base color is going to change anyways. Even the good old little square bottles of Testors paint will work as a starting point.

Perfect Cause I Own AK Real Color OD 9

There ya go! The exact shade that you need.

You can be 100% certain of USA M-3's being transferred to the USMC straight from the factory with this:

https://worldoftanks.com/en/news/chieftain/The_Chieftains_Hatch_Marines_Via_Australia/

http://mcvthf.org/History/Evolution_of_Marine_Tanks.html

The famous USMC Guadalcanal late flat top M-3, MC 301, has a USA blue serial on the sides.