Camo Paint

[k8icu]

#1 and #2 were the most popular way the army painted M715s with #2 being more so and the one I was refering to.

There is a Technical Bulliten that was written in the 70s to tell you how to paint it, but here is my take on having done a few jeeps and a duce.

I'm going to use #2 for my example.

Since the #1 color on the vehicle is the 34079 forest green I would paint the truck that color. The whole truck as the base color.

Now the manual says to take chalk and using an projector put the pattern on the truck, but chalk is a PITA to clean off before you paint the next color. So I just eyeball the pattern and get is as close as possible.

What I will do is after the truck is now all color 1 I mix up a gun full of color #2 which in the example would be the field drab or brown. Using the pattern I eyeball the shape and basically paint the out-line of the blotch and then fill the middle in. Once I've gotten all of color #2 on I move to color #3 which in this example is the sand. I will then paint all the sand pattern on the truck. Don't worry about over spray as that gives it a real GI look to it and will basically fade off over time with weather and what not.

Lastly I'll put color #4 on which is the black...I generally use a can of flat black krylon or what ever I pick up at the home center. Oh yeah for the sand I get a can of Testors Master Modlers paint from the hobby shop...easy to use and matches great.

It is not hard to do, just time consuming and you need a bit of an artistic eye if you freehand paint like I do.

Let the paint dry between colors too.

[919maint]

Here is my take on it.

Steps: (I use paint from RAPCO, but there are lots of good companies.)
Hints, always use spray guns, low pressure and mix the paint well with a good thinner. Let dry between paints -- Never use spraycans unless to touch up an area.

#1 Paint the entire truck with red oxide primer and let dry. Important part as it will prevent peeling off years down the road.

#2 Paint the entire truck with your basecoat of forest green. (If you are going for a real effect or to be judged, then there is a single green from thosedays that is more accurate.

#3 Paint the brown next.

#4 Paint the sand and last the black.

Overspray is the norm, be sure to tape everything up prior to painting.

I rebuild MV and have sold several painted with just a single color, 4 color and the 3 color scheme..

Hope it helps.

[carmen]

Now it seems simpler to me. Also I see from the post above that the bench seats were painted in camo. All the while I was thinking that the canvas had to be painted. Makes sencs to me. I will let you all know how I make out.

Thanks


Carmen

[OliveDrab]

anyone thought of the digital camo look?

[randyscycle]

anyone thought of the digital camo look?

THe "pixelized" camo would look pretty cool. Taping all those little tiny squares though......

[OliveDrab]

they make digital camo stencils, and I would think it would still be cool if you enlarged the pattern size a bit as well. (make it easier) Digital Camo is going to be my paint project......(as soon as I get the M in the first place.)

[randyscycle]

They do make stencils for that? Hadn't looked actually.

Do you overlap in alternating colors for the effect then?

BTW if you're looking there is a 725 in Front Royal listed here in the For Sale section.....

[OliveDrab]

Well, I'm almost caught up on my debt that swamped me all at once this year. I've been working fulltime at the bank then working all nights and sat/sun. doing electrical work on the side. I sold my motorcycle last night for 2500 so I'm on my way to owning after a couple more grand in bills...

[OliveDrab]

there's actually a site called "camotruck.net" who would have though, found some examples of digital camo but not perfected yet...