Starting point for desert bike

[andrewswe]

Does anyone know the military paint codes for the desert colours, sand/beige?

[hounddog]

I believe the correct colour is BS381C 361


thats the colour I am doing one of mine in. There are suppliers who advertise that colour as military vehicle paint - I got a local paint supplier to mix up some for me

[Bulgarian Bob]

Hi, I might be a little late with this post ( I am new ). One of my bikes is painted Gas paint yellow. It looks the part.
Good Horizons

[Minter]

Send 'Moose' a PM His 500 is the perfect match..

Check the link below to see some pics in all its glory!

http://sportaxracing.co.uk/2014/06/arms ... esert-rat/

[Mr Shiney]

There was no official colour for desert sand..... It was mixed by batch as needed. When I was in the first gulf war, they just mixed up whatever was to hand to make it roughly the right colour. I don't believe an official standard code was issued.

[Wirralman]

I agree with Mr Shiney, there were no ex factory MT350s painted in desert colours. The MT500 was supplied in a few different colours ex factory although I don't think desert sand was one of them

[andrewswe]

Got the paint, will post some pics once it's had a coat.

A.

[Don]

Hi Chaps,

I can verify that there were some MT 500's in the first Gulf War, painted desert sand.

D:

[Wirralman]

Hi Chaps,

I can verify that there were some MT 500's in the first Gulf War, painted desert sand.

D:

I believe that MT500 production ceased in 1987, some 3 years before the first Gulf War started. Whilst some bikes would have been painted desert sand I would question whether there was a 'correct' ex-factory colour for desert operation

[Don]

It may not have been factory painted, but that didn't matter to the RAF, it must have been an inside job.

Mind you, it took them a month to provide desert clothing !

Try as you might, you cannot make jungle combats blend into the sand !