South west 3 color camo

[eme411]

I need the code for the mustard color used in the southwest camo pattern , I know this is a uncommon color for most of the country, my M-1009 is out of AZ and I'd like to keep the truck in that pattern, hope someone can help,

 

[NDT]

30257. Was your 09 really painted MERDC?

 

[Whiterabbit]

earth yellow in a 3 color camo? Sand or tan is used as a solid color for desert camo unless it was a Merdc camo job which is a 4 color camo which was phased out in the early-mid 80's. NG and reserve units still had merdc vehicles floating around long after that!
Tons of info on merdc=
https://sites.google.com/site/merdccamo/home/merdcpic

 

[eme411]

Hi Guys, my 84 1009 does not have the MERDC pattern but does have the earth yellow , green , brown and black, vehicle was brush painted and is a old paint job, the pattern does not match the standard CUCV pattern,

 

[SteveKuhn]

Gotta photo?

Steve

 

[theeDIZ]

My deuce has a brush job with the yellow on the frame and box top

 

[eme411]

Camo

 

[eme411]

as you can see the tailgate and driver's door are from different vehicles, parts of the paint job are sprayed and some are brush, hood was NOS and not painted so I have no pattern for the hood , I'll have to guess for the replaced parts,

 

[Whiterabbit]

Why guess on the pattern??
There are specific patterns for all the vehicles out there.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?52048-m1009-camo-pattern

Info even out there on the ol' web= (scroll down a bit on this site)
http://www.vintagemilitarytrucks.com/chevrolet_cucv_m1009_k5_blazer_page.htm

That yellowish color was probably some GI "touching up" the paint with whatever paint he found laying around. Alot of stuff done to these vehicles wasn't "official".

 

[eme411]

I have collected a large number of photos from GL of CMT's and it's amazing how many different camo patterns turn up , this is how this truck served and that's how I would like to restore it, my time in the Canadian Forces also showed that our army did the same thing when it came to paint, this reminds me of a piece of film shot in Normandy during the invasion , a Canadian Chevy 1500 cwt coming onto the beach with a black star on the door,