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By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 26th, 2010%
Vehicle paint problems from Army Motors, Vol. 6, No. 5, August 1945.
Dear Half-Mast,
We’ve had a lot of trouble with gasoline-soluble paint, used to paint the large service command insignia on administrative vehicles and the national symbol on tactical vehicles. The nomenclature is Paint, gasoline-soluble, lusterless (paste), white; Fed. Stock No. 52-P-2732. This problem came to a head at our last inspection by the CG, who was able to wipe the things off by hand. We’ve also found that rain causes them to run and wash away or fade.
How can we prevent this?
– Lt. R. W. G.
Dear Lieutenant,
It’s now okay to use Enamel, synthetic, stenciling, lusterless, white (Fed. Stock No. 52-E-8400-275) for the star on all motor vehicles assigned to tactical units and AGF installations, and on administrative vehicles in theaters of operations as directed by the theater commander. Says so in AR 850-5 (15 Feb. 45).
This white enamel should also be used for registration numbers. If yours are still blue, AR 850-5 says repaint ‘em by 15 Aug. 45.
For any other national symbol, as directed by the Commanding General, ASF, for vehicles assigned to service command installations, gasoline-soluble paint will still be used. Likewise for unit identification markings, tactical markings, and weight-class markings—which ain’t necessarily permanent.
– Half-Mast
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on August 13th, 2010%
How useful is disruptive camouflage on tanks and military vehicles? The following excerpt on camouflage is taken from the A Military Encyclopedia Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns 1943-1945 by the G-3 Section, Headquarters 15th Army Group, Italy. The encyclopedia was designed to compile the knowledge gained by experience in operations in Italy by the 15th Army Group, including both the U.S. Fifth Army and the British Eighth Army.
Camouflage of Vehicles – Disruptive Painting
The general consensus of opinion among camouflage officers was that pattern painting was of dubious value because:
a. Varied terrain in Italy made standard patterns and colors impracticable.
b. When a unit was shifted from one sector to another, as was often necessary, their patterns and colors were revealing rather than concealing. Repainting before a move was nearly always impossible because of insufficient time.
c. Security was lost and units easily identified when units moved to different sectors.
d. Camouflage paints and personnel for supervision were often not available.
As a result of extensive study and experiment, all disruptive painting of vehicles in this theater was discontinued, except where specifically directed for a particular operation. The British discarded pattern painting of vehicles in favor of a lusterless olive drab.
 Photograph of a New Zealand M4 Sherman tank showing a disruptive camouflage pattern.  Another view of the same New Zealand Sherman tank and its crew from a U.S. veteran's photo album in the website's collection.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on August 9th, 2010%
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on August 5th, 2010%
 Fallschirmjäger inspect a captured American Jeep and trailer. A German amphibious Volkswagen Schwimmwagen is parked in the background. (Creative Commons: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-584-2159-27 / Reich / CC-BY-SA)  Wehrmacht panzer troops with a captured American Jeep in Northern France during the Summer of 1944. (Creative Commons: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-301-1970-33 / Hasse / CC-BY-SA)  In the same location as above, German soldiers point out the U.S. marking for the cameraman. (Creative Commons: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-301-1970-34 / Hasse / CC-BY-SA)  German soldiers in a captured Soviet jeep on the Eastern Front. (Creative Commons: Bundesarchiv, Bild 169-0938 / Unknown / CC-BY-SA)
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on March 16th, 2010%
 Dodge WC54 Ambulance is adding a resin 1/48th scale Dodge WC54 Ambulance kit to their lineup. The Dodge WC54 ambulance was a 3/4-ton 4×4 light truck which served as the main ambulance vehicle used by the U.S. Army during WWII. Following WWII, the Dodge WC54 saw action in Korea and served with France, Greece, Austria, Belgium, Norway and Netherlands. The MIG Productions resin kit includes interior detailing, photo-etched parts, and transparent plastic parts for the windshields. Clear colored step-by-step instructions and decals are also included.
 Dodge WC51 Weapons Carrier This kit should make a nice addition to MIG Productions’ 1/48th resin kit of the U.S. 3/4-ton Dodge WC 51 weapon carrier.
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