fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Any ideas about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 You have spilt some oil in a puddle of water ? :undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinwcox Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Looks like the paint stick my Dad once had, a thousand coats later and the 3/8" dia 'stick' looked like a lolly pop on the business end! Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 You have spilt some oil in a puddle of water ? :undecided: Yes many a time Richard, but that is not related to this object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 A Metallurgical microscope image of something?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 some type of cloth / material for cleaning ! :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Looks like the paint stick my Dad once had, a thousand coats later and the 3/8" dia 'stick' looked like a lolly pop on the business end! Martin. Yes Martin you are quite correct. It is a clod of paint removed from a vehicle. But based on the colours what possibly could it be from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 A Metallurgical microscope image of something?? Yes sort of Lee. Just a Maplin micro-viewer. The LEDs are a bit bright. Quite pretty really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 some type of cloth / material for cleaning ! :-\ Just a lump of paint I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Now see here, FV1609 - how about a decent image for a start? :angry I count around 44 distinct layered colours there, quite a few of which seem to be primer - but some of these colours could be the section of each layer of paint appearing as a different colour to the surface. 44 (including 5 or so primers) seems a few too many to me, even for the Army :nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 To have had so many different colours, I wonder if it was something like a jerry can or tanker fluid cap that would have been colour coded by it's contents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I've never managed to count them all. But I have identified multiple layers of: Green Blue Grey Sand White Red oxide primer What sort of vehicle could this be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 To have had so many different colours, I wonder if it was something like a jerry can or tanker fluid cap that would have been colour coded by it's contents. I've already let the cat out of the bag this is from a vehicle. In fact it was once featured in an International Defence Review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 going by the colours could be a landrover used in the gulf / un colours bosnia / ect , dont keep us in the dark :undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthecorner Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Some kind of vehicle used for target practice, then repainted after each time it's been hit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Mobile paint-spraying workshop/spray booth? Usually that level of paint gets chiseled off the fittings that support the part(s) being spray painted. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 going by the colours could be a landrover used in the gulf / un colours bosnia / ect , dont keep us in the dark :undecided: Interesting but wouldn't explain all the colours found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Some kind of vehicle used for target practice, then repainted after each time it's been hit? Plausible but nope. This vehicle is still in existence & is a runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Mobile paint-spraying workshop/spray booth? Usually that level of paint gets chiseled off the fittings that support the part(s) being spray painted. Chris. Ingenious Chris but this was an armoured vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougiebarder Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 It wasn't used in northern island by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Is it an "opposing forces" vehicle, painted to represent different vehicles for exercise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 It wasn't used in northern island by any chance? Yes indeed it was & is still there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Is it from a Pig that has had paint thrown over the vision blocks by rioters to blind the crew ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Is it an "opposing forces" vehicle, painted to represent different vehicles for exercise? I know what you mean but not that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Is it from a Pig that has had paint thrown over the vision blocks by rioters to blind the crew ? Or maybe fire damage re-painted time after time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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