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A question for the Marines....
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Doug_Kibbey
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:30 pm
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...came in via email...would like to help Pawel out with an answer...what's the consensus?

" I'm beginning to build a model of the LVTP-5 and I wonder what color it should be painted. Were the Marines vehicles painted different shade of olive drab than the Army vehicles? I already had it figured out with the army, I took an old ammo case for my example of 34087 color. What color should a Marines machine be and are there some papers which regulate it? Thanks in advance for Your time, best wishes and have a nice day ."
Pawel Mroczkowski

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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:16 pm
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The standard color for all USMC tactical vehicles of that era was USMC forest green. This color was a little darker the the armys green but the forest green over time would "wash-out" to a powdery green...because of this vehicle crews and drivers would do a "green wash", this is USMC forest green cut with a one to one mix of gasoline and applied with a rag to freshen up the paint on their vehicle..like before a IG or CG inspection or for a "piss-in your-shoe" Dog and Pony show.
Note: a little history for you no-jarheads...I was in a unit in 1964 that spray painted the grass in front of its buildings with USMC green because it had turned brown just before a IG inspection.

And @#$%$^&* Pigs still suck!

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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: A question for the Marines....
Thanks, OldTop...passed it on...Pawel and I 'Preciate it....

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