Door Star

Hi I'm trying to find out what is the correct size for the door star, hood & bumper numbers. Where can I find correct stenciles?

Thank you
Greg

Take a look in TB 43-0147 "Color Markings and Camouflage" dated 1975.
look at page 2-1, par 2-2 "National Symbol" all you need to know.

steelandcanvas said:

Try this and go to pages 39 & 40

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Good stuff.

Thank you for your help.
Greg

Get the size, go to a sign shop and get magnetic ones made. I have those on my trucks, they look good, are removable and cost us less than stencils. You can get other magnets for various purposes as well to interchange for events and parades. American Legion, VFE, ROTC, etc.

If you want, my WC12 still has traces of the original stars on the door and on top of the cab.

I can take measurements if you want.

I get my stencils from " airbrushing-stencils.com " thru their ebay store "gt coatings". Theyre good ppl with decent prices and will do custom stuff. A bit slow on the shipping cuz they just had a premie bb boy. Ive bought from them several times and will do so again.

←pic is how i applied one of them

Does anyone have stars on doors of their M35A3?

For WWII you will want August 1942 version of AR 850-5 stuff above is too current. It is hard to find, but here is a copy I found on line
WWII Unit Identification Markings for U.S. Military Vehicles, Jeep and Truck Bumper Markings (LoneSentry.com)
This one is easier to follow and has a whole section on stars and sizes.
http://www.stugiii.com/images/US_Vehicle_Markings.pdf

The door stars, if you read yourself throug the mentioned manual, should be 20". Deuces used no more door stars since some time during the Vietnam war. Too good target. In Europe the door stars came out of use (at least the withe ones) in the early 70's. Than they changed to black stars, however according the the literature mainly on the hood and on the bumpers. / front and back. Door stars were very uncommon, even they were still in the manual. The Berlin brigade was different, however for different punpose (show the power and the presence).
Wolf

A star is a star and still a great big TARGET