cco23i Posted September 19, 2010 Share #1 Posted September 19, 2010 O.K all, I am restoring a brodie helmet to WW1 British and I need a source for the green/brown color the Brits used. Any suggestions? Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLO Posted September 19, 2010 Share #2 Posted September 19, 2010 you probably have to mix two colors together to get the right color your looking for, they usually hand painted them with a paint brush from my observations, you can usually see brush strokes on the British shells from WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted September 19, 2010 you probably have to mix two colors together to get the right color your looking for, they usually hand painted them with a paint brush from my observations, you can usually see brush strokes on the British shells from WWI. Thanks boss. I had a feeling i'd be mixing paint. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizensoldier Posted September 20, 2010 Share #4 Posted September 20, 2010 Scott, I've seen some variation of color with identified Brodie helmets issued to AEF soldiers during WW1. One color I've seen that is an extremely close match to a few helmets in my collection is Ace Hardware's "Woodstock" oil based enamel. I ended up using this paint on some of the thrashed British shells I've repainted. There is a little bit of gloss to it at first but once you've had it in the field a bit, the sheen wears off. Check it out and if you don't have an Ace hardware near where you live, let me know and I can send a color card your way to have it matched. Darrek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted September 20, 2010 Scott, I've seen some variation of color with identified Brodie helmets issued to AEF soldiers during WW1. One color I've seen that is an extremely close match to a few helmets in my collection is Ace Hardware's "Woodstock" oil based enamel. I ended up using this paint on some of the thrashed British shells I've repainted. There is a little bit of gloss to it at first but once you've had it in the field a bit, the sheen wears off. Check it out and if you don't have an Ace hardware near where you live, let me know and I can send a color card your way to have it matched. Darrek Thanks Darrek I will check it out as we have an Ace right down the road. :thumbsup: Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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