olive drab

r13b20

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April 2014

olive drab

Posted by r13b20 on Sunday, August 15, 2004 2:35 PM

what can I mix with olive green to produce olive drab? if it possible. the local shops (such as they are) all seem to be out! thanks all!

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Sunday, August 15, 2004 3:29 PM

A little brown should do it as OD is really an olive brown color.
Put a drop of medium brown in it and mix it and then add more if you need it until you reach the desired color.

Mike

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dubix88

Member since
March 2003
From: Maine,USA

Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 15, 2004 3:34 PM

HEY,
I always thought olive drab was just flat olive. Wow, you learn something every day.

Randy

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Sunday, August 15, 2004 5:10 PM

Actually OD varies from different manufacturers.
I have seen it more green and more brown.
I was referring to Model Master's OD when I said to add brown.

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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dubix88

Member since
March 2003
From: Maine,USA

Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:03 PM

HEY,
Model master OD is exactly like what you would expect, its just like the military OD.

Randy

THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:06 PM

Randy,

I used MM Acryl OD on the bombs on my A-1H but I didn't like it as I thought it looked too brown. I ended up painting them with the same color I used on my F-15E bombs which is Green Drab.

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon