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| British AFV Camouflage WW2 |
| NW Europe |
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| Base Tone |
Rough kwik mix |
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Oct-Dec |
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April Dec |
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| Khaki Green G3 |
Revell65+Humbrol 226 - 2:3 |
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| Khaki Green G5 |
H159 or H226 |
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| SCC2 |
R84+R86 in ratio 16:5 |
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| SCC15 |
H150+H159+Black - 5:5:2 |
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| US No9 OD |
Revell 42+H155 - equal parts |
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| Camouflage |
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| Khaki
Green G3 (As Dark tone) |
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| Khaki
Green G5 (As light tone over base) |
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| Khaki
Green G4 (Dark Tone) |
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| Nobel
Dark Tarmac (Dark) |
H91+black |
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Rare |
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| SCC14
Black (Dark) |
R9 |
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| Scc1a
Dark Brown (Dark) |
R84+black |
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Less common |
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| Pattern |
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| Pattern MTP20 |
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| Pattern MTP46 |
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| NO second colour |
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| Middle East/Italy |
| Base Tone |
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| Light Stone |
H74+26 ratio 8:1 |
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| Portland Stone |
74+white+hint grey |
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| Pink |
118+34 in ratio 1:4 |
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| Light Mud |
187+touch31or 72+touch67 |
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| As Europe |
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| Mid Stone |
Humbrol 225 |
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Briefly |
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| CAmouflage |
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| Slate |
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| Silver Grey |
74+34+Touch 27 |
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| Light Purple Brown |
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"Sudan" only |
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| Europe Base tone |
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| Black |
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Phasing out |
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| Dark Green |
117+116 |
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Phasing out |
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| SCC1a |
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Phasing out |
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| Dark Sand |
110 |
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| Caunter |
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| Local patterns |
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| "El Alamein" |
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| "Italy" |
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| "Sudan" |
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Rare |
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| None |
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| Far East |
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| As Europe/Middle East |
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US Supplied? Rare? |
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| SCC13 Jungle Green |
R42+H159 |
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| SCC16 Very Dark Drab |
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British Patterns |
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Left -
MTP20 style pattern from Milifax website |
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| British Camouflage References |
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MTP20 stated no given pattern, just
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| www.mafva.org.uk - full mixes and discussion for British
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| http://www.matadormodels.co.uk/tank_museum/5_camo_1.htm - summary and notes |
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Above
MTP46 "Foliage" pattern from the original |
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| Hodges and
Taylor British
Military Markings (New Edition) Cannon, 1994 |
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pamphlet. |
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| Mike
Starmer has produced accurate and readable guides to camo - |
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© Mike Cooper 2005 |
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| see
his books reviewed on this site |
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