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Vietnam era MK82 bombs...what's the proper color?

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OBIO

Retired SOH Admin
Working on the freeware Alphasim F-105 Thunderchiefs....D and F models getting the full OBIO's Restoration treatment. The planes look much better already...still have a LONG way to go. I need the proper color for the Mk82 bombs slung under the F-105 during the Vietnam era and there after. The original bombs are dark green and look like doo doo. I have seen reference to the bombs being Olive Drab and the RGB code derived from the color sample comes out as a brownish color Olive Drab. Looks kind of odd....but better than the stock dark green.

So, what color would be correct for US Mk82 bombs of the F-105 period?

OBIO
 
As a former EOD in the air force, I say OLIVE GREEN! With a Yellow band to make them live rounds.

Cheers,
Hank
 
another item to consider is that there been at least three different "olive drabs" in US service at different times so you would want to try and make sure it was the correct one for the period

I would vote for FS 34102 as the right color
 
norab

Thanks for the color suggestion...it works like a charm and makes the Thud bomb load look great! One step closer to having the Alpha freeware Thuds in final Restored form.

OBIO
 
Aboard ship during Vietnam I ate many a meal on the messdecks with ordnancemen assembling Mk82's a few feet from my table. :icon_lol: I concur with norab's FS 34102 color suggestion, maybe lightened a bit to bleach out the color.
 
I tossed a weathering layer on top of the paint layer to give the bombs a weathered look....make'm look like they spent some time piled up in a munitions depot someplace for a while.

OBIO
 
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