US Army colors in Vietnam

Standard uniform was OD but quickly faded

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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

Thanks for all the help guys.

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.