Camo paint??

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bilbo42

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Hello everyone. I just got a RHD lightweight 1974 that I want to drive in parades etc and dispaly at military gatherings. I will probably be the only one there with a British vehicle in my neck of the woods. I am is the south eastern US. I have see a great number of lightweights on the net painted camo and I was wondering if there was a standard British military camo painting scheme for lightweights? I would appreciate any direction to a web site or publication about this. If it is a publication, is it online anywhere? I also want to learn about any method of identification numbering used by the military as for unit, place, etc. Thanks for all. My regards, Bil
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Bill, FYI. My 109 I just bopught was looking, ah, ratty, to say the least. I gave it the ol $24.95 Wal-Mart paint job and it looks superb! Camo green is $3.95 a can and the flat black I believe was $1.99. I used maybe 4 cans green (but buy extra) and 2 of black. I also redid the rims with BBQ high heat black from Home Depot.

I'll get to posting pics on probably RoversNorth in a week or two as I'm finishing up some other stuff first. But take my word for it: no need to shop at all those $50 a gallon paint sources on the web. This color combo looks superb, and since it's Army (ie, paint on top of paint on top of paint) it looks 100%.

David
 
My daughter's new boyfriend works for a quarrying company and is a blasting / explosives specialist. Now that's given me an idea about emmets!
 
Thanks Ducttape for the reply. I hope you never make it to Senior Member-it seems like it has a certain detrimental effect on your sense of humor!
 
Sirus said:
Eeer who's he calling detri mental:eek:
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It's not the detrimental effect on my sense of humor. I am LONG past any hope there. It's the language. Try as I might I have NO idea what these guys in England are saying to one another. I think they are secretly planning to take over the world in a para-military op (hence the Landy's) I know we used Cherokee Indians because the Japanese couldn't break the language. These guys talk like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins

Foreigners...:D
 
ducttape said:
It's not the detrimental effect on my sense of humor. I am LONG past any hope there. It's the language. Try as I might I have NO idea what these guys in England are saying to one another. I think they are secretly planning to take over the world in a para-military op (hence the Landy's) I know we used Cherokee Indians because the Japanese couldn't break the language. These guys talk like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins

Foreigners...:D
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:eek: Gawd luv a duck.

dun know what yall skwalkin abowt
 
bilbo42 said:
I was wondering if there was a standard British military camo painting scheme for lightweights? I would appreciate any direction to a web site or publication about this. If it is a publication, is it online anywhere?
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There are indeed a number of publications available through Amazon if you want to be truely authentic with the finish. Word of caution though, no matter how closely you follow the suggested patterns there will always be some smart arse at show's who will want to argue that it's wrong shade or too much khaki, go for what your happy with and accept that owning a landy will bring you into close contact with some of lifes 'not too tightly wrapped'.
 
some of lifes 'not too tightly wrapped'
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I like that. Thanks for the info. I'm not worried about the guys at the show-I just want it right as I can research it. there is always going to be someone who will quote something..yadah, yahdah yadah! Thanks, Best regards, Bil (apparently a Merkin of some sort!!)
 
Bilbo,

from my days in the service there was no standard cammo scheme (or at least none that was easily available), it was left to units to paint up their own schemes where they felt it necessary. Nato green base with a pattern of black paint sprayed or brushpainted over the top. The only principle applied was that one of the rear corners should be all black, the idea being that this broke up the outline of the vehicle. If you find a photo of a lightweight with a camo scheme and copy it, you won't go far wrong. (ie a lightweight being used by the army, and not one painted up once it had been cast). ("cast" being the military term used for marking a vehicle as no longer fit for service/ready for disposal).
 
Konrad96 said:
Bilbo,

If you find a photo of a lightweight with a camo scheme and copy it, you won't go far wrong. (ie a lightweight being used by the army, and not one painted up once it had been cast).

avoid using any of the newer fractal patterns, they just do not look right on series vehicles.
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