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Colors for vehicles.

Started by seadude, August 09, 2016, 11:40:47 AM

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What colors should I use?

Testor Armor Sand
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Testor Sand
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US Army/Marines Gulf Armor
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British Army Gulf Light
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XF-58 Olive Green
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XF-81 Dark Green
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XF-62 Olive Drab
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Testor Acryl FS34087 Olive Drab (Not shown in below pics.)
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50/50 mix. Paint some vehicles olive drab and some in a armor sand type color.
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Paint all vehicles in a olive drab type color.
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Paint all vehicles in a armor sand type color.
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Other color choices?
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seadude

I'm trying to decide what colors to paint all the vehicles I have for my hospital/humanitarian ship project. I have the following selection of vehicles. These two pics are the best I could come up with. Sorry for any blurriness, etc.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8853/28591010240_c152e05216_h.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8321/28591010320_3812ac77fc_b.jpg

I was kinda thinking of painting 1 or 2 of the HEMTT tankers white w/ blue tanks to indicate that these vehicles are water tankers. Not sure though.


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Hobbes

For humanitarian missions, vehicles are routinely painted white. Armored vehicles on peacekeeping missions too. Add large lettering 'UN' or the mission name (IFOR, etc.).

seadude

Quote from: Hobbes on August 09, 2016, 12:01:58 PM
For humanitarian missions, vehicles are routinely painted white. Armored vehicles on peacekeeping missions too. Add large lettering 'UN' or the mission name (IFOR, etc.).

Hmmm. I'll have to think about that.
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Steel Penguin

id go UN white,  or berlin block  :o  (
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seadude

Quote from: Hobbes on August 09, 2016, 12:01:58 PM
For humanitarian missions, vehicles are routinely painted white. Armored vehicles on peacekeeping missions too. Add large lettering 'UN' or the mission name (IFOR, etc.).

But that's mostly for United Nations missions/vehicles, which isn't what my hospital/humanitarian ship is for. The model ship I'm building is a what if replacement for the Mercy class hospital ships which belong to the US Navy's Military Sealift Command. Here's a sample pic I found of an LCU delivering humanitarian aid to Haiti. Note all the vehicles in the surrounding area.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/US_Navy_100120-M-8752R-031_A_landing_craft_unit_from_the_22nd_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit_delivers_humanitarian_aid_and_supplies_at_a_compound_outside_Leogane,_Haiti.jpg
Modeling isn't just about how good the gluing or painting, etc. looks. It's also about how creative and imaginative you can be with a subject.
My modeling philosophy is: Don't build what everyone else has done. Build instead what nobody has seen or done before.

Old Wombat

OK, I'm obviously still slightly confused about the primary role of the ship.

If the primary role is humanitarian aid with a military hospital ship secondary role, then I'd go for white vehicles with coloured (OD, tan, green, etc.) canvas covers & the US aid service name/initials on the doors/sides.

If the primary role is as a military hospital ship with humanitarian aid as a secondary role, then I'd go with a mix of colours, including camo, & white panels on the side with the US aid service name/initials.
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Dizzyfugu

Quote from: Hobbes on August 09, 2016, 12:01:58 PM
For humanitarian missions, vehicles are routinely painted white. Armored vehicles on peacekeeping missions too. Add large lettering 'UN' or the mission name (IFOR, etc.).

Second that, and white is cool on military vehicles! Even whiffy ones. I did a walking tank (inspired by the initial scenes from Patlabor 2) in white with some blue trim, and it looks very good.

Another option could be an independent NGO; in Germany, for instance, we have the Technische Hilfswerk (THW), which uses some heavy duty and also ex-military vehicles. Typically, these vehicles are painted like firefighters, but in dark blue (RAL 5002, ultramarine blue) instead of red:




seadude

Quote from: Old Wombat on August 10, 2016, 05:13:11 AM
OK, I'm obviously still slightly confused about the primary role of the ship.

THIS ->    "If the primary role is as a military hospital ship with humanitarian aid as a secondary role, then I'd go with a mix of colours, including camo, & white panels on the side with the US aid service name/initials."
Modeling isn't just about how good the gluing or painting, etc. looks. It's also about how creative and imaginative you can be with a subject.
My modeling philosophy is: Don't build what everyone else has done. Build instead what nobody has seen or done before.

Old Wombat

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nighthunter

The US military is currently stuck on a Desert Scheme kick, but if you go by any ANG base, you'll still see several schemes. Currently, the US Navy uses a Gray Green for its vehicles, but if it's a Joint Vessel, then Marines Green. You'll want to add white squares with red crosses for medical vehicles
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