Paul101Clark Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Has anyone got any pictures / paint schemes on the Rapier B1 used in the Falklands conflict. Many thanks in advance, I want to get the painting correct on the Rapier for this year. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 :-D hi can you pp me thanks FFR green with hession brown and green some were coverd with a splinter like brown light stone mud finnish on deloyment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 :whistle: Sorry one of those blond moments last night it`s IRR green but could you p/m me as i cant send out at the moment Ta :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 :-D hi can you pp me thanks FFR green with hession brown and green some were coverd with a splinter like brown light stone mud finnish on deloyment You don't think the splinter-like light brown mud finish after they'd deployed might have been light brown mud collected during deployment? Or am I too having a blond moment. Weren't they brand spanking straight off the production line never been used before kit? In which case I doubt the crews would have had the time or the inclination to apply pretty mud cam schemes, especially when we only tended to use green and black vehicle paint at the time, having just repainted all our vehicles with IRR paint. Or a meringue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul101Clark Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 PM sent Anyone got any pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 ;-) Nothing about RAPIER was brand new even the spares were over 10 years old NOS they were IRR green with a broad band of black up and over the C/S 21A-C 31A-C was was about 1foot high 1 1/2 inch wide on both sides of the top of the radome in black on green green on black mud was the brown colour and hessian /scrim netting was used to cover the lower sections the DN181(muppet) blindfire was plain green but were not very effective as most of the black boxes were still on assencion isle having been off loaded to make room for more important gear ?and the initial deployment was to protect the landing troops not the ships in san-carlos waters re-deployments were by helo. Im looking for my photos but they are poor quality be warned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddington Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Paul Butting in on your subject,I've got an M748 Tracked Rapier in my yard I'm also after info on.I've put a post under wanted,something might come up on there of interest to you :rtfm: Cheers DaveP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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