My cucv was painted by thr PO in flat black or gray. Before that she was owned by a fire dept. before that she was painted in CARC 'desert tan' or 'Sand' but also something else, like a brownish sand. I want to recreate that look , if possible. Do you guys have any thoughts what the pattern may have been?
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Paint scheme for my M1028a2
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Looks like sorta a dark yellow done by the fire dept. I would look at the color chips on the RAPCO website for some of the older desert camo colors.
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The camo on these vehicles is known as MERDC, it was first used in the 1970s. From info in TC 5-200 I believe the color scheme is "gray desert" and the 4 colors are sand, field drab, earth yellow, and black. By the time your m1028a2 was in use the 4 color camo was replaced with 3 color camo, although it could have been repainted by someone.
If I can find my color chip book I'll see if it has the numbers for the colors, the camo pattern book I'm looking at just lists NSNs for gallons and 5 gallon buckets.
EDIT: According to my Aervoe paint chart from 1993 the numbers are:
Sand 32077
Field Drab 30118
Earth Yellow 30257
Black 37038
However, according to the federal standard paint chip book (change 7 1984) camo colors are
Sand 33303
Field Drab 33105
Earth Yellow not listed
Black 37030
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There probably won't be one of a CUCV but there will be one of the Dodge m880 pickup. It might be listed in the TM section here on the site. You'll have to find the book for MERDC 4 color camo, not the newer 3 color camo book.
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Searched, "paint patterns", found this.
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...t-76-Camouflage-Painting-of-Military-Vehicles
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...t-76-Camouflage-Painting-of-Military-Vehicles