Hi,
What is best paint for OH-6A's (Vietnam) and other US Helicopters that was used in vietnam.
Thanks.
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OH-6A Cayuse Paint

Buffalo

Joined: December 05, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 12:00 AM UTC


HeavyArty


Joined: May 16, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 12:25 AM UTC
All US Army helos were plain, old Olive Drab Green during the Vietnam war time frame.

Buffalo

Joined: December 05, 2003
KitMaker: 35 posts
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Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 04:41 PM UTC
Hi Gino,
Im just a bit confuse
, Im goin to use tamiya spray paint for my OH-6. Tamiya has three kinds of Olive drab; TS-5 Olive Drab (semi Gloss a bit darker), TS-28 Olive Drab 2 (lighter than TS-5), and AS-6 Olive Drab (USAAF). My mind tells me its AS-6, is this the right paint? or is this the best possible paint (Think this is closer to FS34087) for vietnam paint scheme.
Thanks...
Im just a bit confuse

Thanks...


HeavyArty


Joined: May 16, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 05:46 PM UTC
Sorry, I don't really have an answer for the Tamiya paints. I don't use them. I am an exclusively Testors Model Master enamels guy. My guess would be the TS-28 Olive Drab 2. I think the AS-6 Olive Drab was only used on US Army Air Corps aircraft in WWII and is not correct for a Vietnam helicopter.
Good luck.
Good luck.

Buffalo

Joined: December 05, 2003
KitMaker: 35 posts
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Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 10:37 PM UTC
Testor paint is pretty limited here in Manila, almost all hobby shops here were selling either tamiya paints orGunze Sangyo. Thanks anyways.


HawkeyeV

Joined: September 20, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 05:55 AM UTC
Given that the sun and heat took a serious toll on the paint of aircraft operating in the SEA theater of operation, any drab green should work. A darker tone would indicate a newer, just arrived airframe and the lighter variants, older been there awhile.

HawkeyeV

Joined: September 20, 2006
KitMaker: 319 posts
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Posted: Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 07:49 PM UTC
Here's one I started Thursday afternoon and have been building through the weekend.


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