New to this forum. Winter Camo question. - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

mcne2026 · 08-25-2008, 14:49

Hey all. New to the HMMWV forum as I recently purchased my first Hummer H1. I have been on the board a while as I also have a CUCV M1009.

My 1995 H1 Wagon needs to be painted. I am thinking about going with a Winter Camo paint job. Can anyone provide me with a pattern and color codes? Also, any pictures of a H1 or HMMWV in Winter Camo would be appreciated. Thanks all.

Elwenil · 08-25-2008, 16:40

Plain flat white is about the only thing used these days, and even then it is rare. You could take the 3 color NATO pattern and substitute grey for the brown, but it would not look close to authentic in my opinion and would be next to useless for actual concealment. Probably a better choice would be the 4 color MERDC camouflage pattern with it's arctic pattern but since the pattern has never been used (to my knowledge) on a HMMWV, you would have to use a pattern for another vehicle and modify it to the H1.

This link is for models, but it does list the FS paint numbers:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/afv/merdc.html

CdnH1 · 08-25-2008, 17:58

I have this photo, can't remember where I got it from but I hope this helps you

Elwenil · 08-25-2008, 18:35

That seems to loosely follow the 3 color NATO pattern, using grey as the base instead of 383 green, black for the brown, and white for the black. It doesn't match exactly, but is close except for a few places that are the wrong color or in the wrong place. It looks interesting, but obviously has no value as an actual camouflage pattern for concealment.

B3.3T · 08-25-2008, 18:40

Why would you want to paint a civilian vehicle in camo?

Elwenil · 08-25-2008, 19:01

Why not?

mcne2026 · 08-25-2008, 20:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by B3.3T

Why would you want to paint a civilian vehicle in camo?

Because it is mine and I can and I like the look of the winter camo.

OSO · 08-26-2008, 02:34

I like your answer! You paid for it .Paint it your way!!!

Uglyranger · 08-26-2008, 08:32

Go for it! I painted one of my M151s with spray cans from Wal-Mart in CAMO because my grand-daughter liked the colors and pattern...that was good enough for me.

hummer4x4guy · 08-26-2008, 12:50

Isnt it true that the camo patters used are not exactly for concelement but to make it harder to count the number of vehicles if all are parked together? If the paint jobs were really to hide a vehicle it would be a bunch of leaves and tree trunks painted on all the trucks...
Joel