VLJ70967 - Vallejo Model Color Olive Green - 17ml - Acrylic

Vallejo 70967 - Vallejo Model Color Olive Green - 17ml - Acrylic

Vallejo Model Color — Olive Drab

Subject: Armour

US Olive Drab (ANA 613) — standard WWII US Army vehicle and aircraft colour. M4 Sherman, M3 Lee, P-47 Thunderbolt, B-17 Flying Fortress upper surfaces. The definitive WWII US Army colour.

Used in:

Pacific Theatre — US Navy & USMC 1941–1945
USAAF Pacific — P-38J early Pacific Olive Drab — 5th AF
USMC Ground Forces — Primary vehicle colour

Italy Campaign 1943–1945
Allied Armour — US Sherman, M10 Wolverine, Stuart
RAF / USAAF Mediterranean Air Forces — USAAF B-25, B-26 Olive Drab upper

Normandy & Northwest Europe 1944–1945
Allied Armour — US M4 Sherman, M10 Wolverine, M18 Hellcat — ANA 613
USAAF 8th & 9th Air Force — Early camouflaged aircraft B-17E/F, P-47B/C

Korean War 1950–1953
UN Ground Forces — M4A3E8, M26, M46 Olive Drab ANA 613

Vietnam & Southeast Asia 1964–1975
US Army Helicopters — Overall Olive Drab — standard US Army aviation
US Army Ground Vehicles — Primary vehicle colour

Arab-Israeli Wars 1967–Present
Arab Armour — Jordanian M48 US Olive Drab

Modern Era — 2000s to Present
Modern Crew & Figures — RCAF / USAF NOMEX flight suit olive green

Crew & Figure Colours
WWII US Army Tank Crew & USAAF Aircrew — M41 field jacket, M1 helmet, webbing
Vietnam-Era US Crew — OD jungle fatigues, M1 helmet, webbing

Complete this scheme with:

Interior Green — Cockpit interior ANA 611
Green Zinc Chromate — Wheel wells
White — National insignia white
Black — National insignia surround
Green Ochre — Faded Olive Drab highlight

Weathering & modulation: Highlight panels with VLJ70879 mixed into base. Apply VLJ70983 Flat Brown thinned for mud.

Scale colour note: Lighten 10% at 1:35, 15% at 1:48, 20% at 1:72.

Application: Water-based acrylic. Thin with water for brush painting, or Vallejo Acrylic Thinner for airbrushing. Add a few drops of Vallejo Flow Improver to cut surface tension, improve levelling, slow tip dry, and allow water-based acrylics to spray like a lacquer or solvent-based paint. Aim for a milk-like consistency.

See also: Vallejo Paint Colour Chart  |  Vehicle & Theatre Paint Guide