DCLI Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 A friend and I restoring a straight DUKW I in such a way need there still more information to particularly the Markings and the color of such vehicles in the British Service Time so 1945 NW Europe Cleve / Emmerich / Wesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Hi Marco If you look under MV Chatter on the forum you will see I have already asked the question for you in case you didn't get here. I am hoping that Clive will have the info you need. Cheers Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCLI Posted January 19, 2006 Author Share Posted January 19, 2006 Thanks for the assistance genuinly nicely of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 You're Welcome/Croeso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 presumably you have seen: http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=892 Those books I referred to make no reference to DUKWs as I believe the books of 1939 & 1941 predate the vehicle! I don't have much on wartime vehicles. I have a Fighting Vehicle Design Department spec of 1948 which is meant to cover Army, Navy, RAF & RM vehicles. The Army & RM vehicles AFV or MT should be finished in high gloss Deep Bronze Green BSC 224. The only refrence I can find to painting amphibians specifically is some 1959 Regulations. Whether these regulations could well apply to earlier vehicles, I don't know. Primer - red oxide Undercoat - Light Admiraly Grey Finishing coat - Light Grey The undercoat as quoted is of Admiralty origin & was used for painting vessels interior & exterior above & below the water line. Light Admiralty Grey is BSC 697 & was added to BSC in 1949. It is different from Light Grey BSC 631 which was introduced in 1948 but was only the new name for Light Battleship Grey from the 1931 edition of BSC. Wheeled Ambhibians were required to be marked "ARMY" in 10-inch black lettering on both sides of the exterior of the hull. The bilge areas were to be painted with two coats of Paint, Bitumous, Black, Brushing. Thats all I've got I'm afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hi Marco The grey colour Clive mentions was used post war, for your period it was olive drab but I don't knoew the exact shade. Try contacting Rex Ward (web site http://www.dukwparts.com) his e-mail address and phone no are listed there also parts lists. Rex has restored many DUKW's and I am sure you will find him very helpful. Cheers Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Thanks for trying to help Clive, as I run US vehicles my knowledge of British colours and markings is very sketchy. I brought Marco onto here from Bill's GMC CCKW site hoping you or somebody else on here could help him. Cheers Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Post war is my era 1950-60, I suppose that was my Dinky toy time, well the 1950s was! I saw Marco on MLU & nearly tried to link him up to the photos he had posted there! Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCLI Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hello Boys I came first in the MLU begun then into Bill's CCKW forum and by Degsy I landed here. With us in Germany one finds no as much over the British military therefore is Im glad to be here. You are very Helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCLI Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hi Marco. In WW2 the British dukws were in American colours as shipped form the US. The British painted a large B on each side then a troop number. Post war the dukws were painted in gloss green up to 1958. From 1958 till they finished in army service 1974 the dukws were painted Cargo Grey with black markings. Hope that helps. Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hi Marco I thought Rex would know, glad he could help you. Cheers Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi Marco. Have only just picked up on this question; I'll ask my dad, he was involved in the instructing driving/maintainence of DUKW's when RASC during the war. I'll get back when I've got something; Till then, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCLI Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hi Marco.Have only just picked up on this question; I'll ask my dad, he was involved in the instructing driving/maintainence of DUKW's when RASC during the war. I'll get back when I've got something; Till then, Andy Prima Great :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Haven't seen the B with number on the side on a British DUKW before, and have seen restored examples in museums and on the show circuit, also seen a British DUKW at a museum at Falaise. The markings i've seen on British DUKW's is the same as on the Italeri 1/72 model markings for a British DUKW, the top one in this picture of the back of the box of the model http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/misc/vehicles/michaelsdukwb.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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