NATO colors and an study paintings on military vehicles.

[julie]

Hi,

After working a full day with the 8th Regiment of material french army , I finally have finished an article on the paintings and the effects of various colors that can be seen on military vehicles.
The full article can be seen here in French: militaryphotoreport.blogspot.fr/
In English: militaryphotoreport.blogspot.fr/2013/10/nato-colors-and-study-paintings-on.html

Here's a view at some photos from the items:













Julie

[Leon]

Julie,thank you for a fantastic article and thanks for sharing.

[`Boots`]

Thats a great bit of info to put in the collection for future reference.........thanks Julie

[TRM]

Awesome work there Ms. Julie!! Nicely presented!! Extremely valuable not only to modern builds but certainly to show the overall wear-n-tear that all vehicles go through!! Well done!!

[julie]

Hi guys,

Your compliment makes me very, very happy, because I see that this article will be useful for your next models. Thank you.

Julie

[Tobi]

Interesting article Julie, though I have to object that the NATO colors are all the same! I know first hand the differences in green, brown and black for German, Italian and French Army on freshly painted vehicles.

I did some research on colors during the summer myself, the results can be found in my Leopard 2A4 thread.

Cheers,
Tobi 

[paulh.]

An intersting article Julie . Thank you for sharing.
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[TRM]

Oct 8, 2013 1:24:12 GMT -5 Tobi said:

Interesting article Julie, though I have to object that the NATO colors are all the same! I know first hand the differences in green, brown and black for German, Italian and French Army on freshly painted vehicles.

I did some research on colors during the summer myself, the results can be found in my Leopard 2A4 thread.

Cheers,
Tobi 

Hey Tobi, I agree with you buddy, there is a difference between countries and color used for the NATO camo. But….I do think that some of what Julie explained in the article changes a bit through the translation. "There are no variations between the French colors, German, Turkish or American" I think refers to the overall basic camo applications and not necessarily the color tone being the same on them all.

This led me to interpret the next sentences: "However, each country uses, in additional, different paints for complete the 3 NATO colors. In France, there is a old green which is much less used today." to mean that they use different paints more of less. I could be wrong but this appears to be a simple word placement that happens from the translation from French to English.

Just my take on it was all.  

I really like seeing transitional fading that she has shown is excellent I think. Amazing how quick the sun’s effects work on breaking the colors down especially the black.

[Tobi]

Could be T, I have to confess I don't know French, so I had no access to the original phrasing. Perhaps my misunderstanding.

That the colors are fading so rapidly is due to the fact they are flat. A glossy paint finish is much more resistant, but unsuitable for camo of course. I know MAN therefore painted the trucks with a 30% gloss portion in factory back in 2007. Still looks flat to the human eye, but means better resistance.

Cheers,
Tobi

[TRM]

LOL...I don't know French to much myself to be honest. I do work with hundreds of clients from around the world and I tend to read or listen carefully if for nothing else but to protect their business interests. I can only assume, without discussing directly with Julie as to whether or not I am correct. I know..."ASS-U-ME" saying...LOL!!!

That is good to know on the "glossy" factor....and yeah, not too good on the Camo! But interesting they use a percentage to salvage the paint. Re-painting vehicles is a favorite pastime....ask the Boss...LOL!!!

[bbd468]

Thanks so much Julie! A wealth of info for all model enthusiast.....Well done!