Hataka Orange Line – US Army Paint Set (Masster & Dualtex) # CS99

Orange Line – Lacquer Based Paints

Colours of US Army Europe vehicles from 1970s till 1980s

So-called „MASSTER” camouflage, a predecessor of MERDC scheme, was developed in early 1970s within Modern Army Selected Systems Test, Evaluation and Review project (hence it’s commonly used name).

It was widely tested by units of United States Army Europe (USAREUR) based in West Germany. The scheme was used through late 1980s (and in some cases well into the 2000s).

The Dual Texture Gradient Patter or „DUALTEX” camouflage was another experimental scheme, tested between 1978 and 1985 on vehicles of 2nd (US) Armoured Cavalry Regiment deployed along inner German border.

The scheme itself followed standard MERDC Winter Verdant colours, but used them in form of square shapes – in this way it was predecessor of modern digital / pixel schemes.

Contains the following colours (lacquer based paints, optimised for use with airbrush):

HTK-C315 – Forest Green – FS34127, used for disruptive shapes in experimental „MASSTER” camouflage scheme of USAREUR vehicles in 1970s/80s

HTK-C213 – Earth Red – FS30117, used for disruptive shapes in experimental „MASSTER” camouflage scheme of USAREUR vehicles in 1970s/80s

HTK-C323 – Sand Grey – FS30372, used for disruptive shapes in experimental „MASSTER” camouflage scheme of USAREUR vehicles in 1970s/80s

HTK-C041 – Night Black – FS37038, used for disruptive shapes in both „MASSTER” and „DUALTEX” experimental camouflage schemes of USAREUR

HTK-C210 – Sand Brown – FS30277, used for disruptive shapes in experimental „DUALTEX” camouflage scheme of USAREUR vehicles in 1970s/80s

HTK-C016 – Dark Green – FS34079, used for disruptive shapes in experimental „DUALTEX” camouflage scheme of USAREUR vehicles in 1970s/80s

HTK-C209 – Field Drab – FS30118, used for disruptive shapes in experimental „DUALTEX” camouflage scheme of USAREUR vehicles in 1970s/80s

HTK-C239 – Seafoam Green – FS24533, standard colour of interiors of US modern APCs and IFVs (including of vehicles of USAREUR in 1970s/80s)