Subdeacon Joe 27,891 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 26,834 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 That a “wrap”. Like a giant decal. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 27,891 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 To quote Pat Paulso. "Piiiiky, piiiiky, piiiicky." 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeaconKC 2,284 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Looks like the British Navy's "Dazzle Camoflage" in WW2 8 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 27,891 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: Looks like the British Navy's "Dazzle Camoflage" in WW2 That was my first thought, although it was WWI dazzle I thought of. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeaconKC 2,284 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 You are right! It was WW1. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 27,891 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, DeaconKC said: You are right! It was WW1. It was both. But WWI was the heyday. The French also used it in WWII. I'll have to dig up the YouTube of Operation Torch that shows the USS Brooklyn and the French vessel Gloire. ADDED: My dad was a Fleet Marine on the USS Brooklyn during this operation. Edited January 16 by Subdeacon Joe 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chili Ron 1,007 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Howdy, I wonder if having that camo would make the car harder to see on the street and up the odds of having a crash. Green trucks sort of hide around here in the summer. They blend right in with trees and lawns. Lawyer might have fun with that. Best CR yes its cool.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Noz 1,985 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: It was both. But WWI was the heyday. The French also used it in WWII. I'll have to dig up the YouTube of Operation Torch that shows the USS Brooklyn and the French vessel Gloire. Wasn't the story that the horizontal bars in the camo was supposed to ply hob with the prisms in the periscopes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 27,891 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 12 minutes ago, Noz said: Wasn't the story that the horizontal bars in the camo was supposed to ply hob with the prisms in the periscopes? More to fool the eye od the gunner at the periscope. Pattern disruption to make it harder to estimate range, course, and size. "Dazzle Ships – The Public Domain Review" https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dazzle-ships 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 27,891 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 31 minutes ago, Chili Ron said: Howdy, I wonder if having that camo would make the car harder to see on the street and up the odds of having a crash. Green trucks sort of hide around here in the summer. They blend right in with trees and lawns. Lawyer might have fun with that. Best CR yes its cool.... I think it would make it more difficult to estimate its speed. Also, consider it in dense fog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 26,834 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Actually Dazzle Camo was first implemented to punish Deck Apes that drank too much on Liberty and got themselves into trouble. Their punishment was EMI - Extra Military Instruction. They were assigned to paint their ship on their off time. Admiral G. Marx saw it and implemented it on many ships in the fleet. Side note: I believe that Admiral’s first name was “Groucho”, but I could be wrong about that. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 26,834 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I saw a 68 Chevy truck wrapped like this car below to make it look old and rusty...uh, to make it like like it has a nice “patina”, the car guys say. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 13,891 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I saw a 68 Chevy truck wrapped like this car below to make it look old and rusty...uh, to make it like like it has a nice “patina”, the car guys say. I don't think rust is supposed to have a high gloss sheen to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 26,834 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: I don't think rust is supposed to have a high gloss sheen to it. No, it was just a picture I grabbed for an example. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 1,009 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 34 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: I don't think rust is supposed to have a high gloss sheen to it. Some of those car guys actually clear coat over the rust to preserve the "patina". I don't know why. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Prof. Fuller Bullspit 45 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: Some of those car guys actually clear coat over the rust to preserve the "patina". I don't know why. I am thinking it is the same reason some folks strip blue from a new gun or even rough it up to make it look old and well used. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,368 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Prof. Fuller Bullspit said: I am thinking it is the same reason some folks strip blue from a new gun or even rough it up to make it look old and well used. Good to do that to a new suitcase when traveling. Less likely to get the attention of customs. Edited January 16 by Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 26,834 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 56 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: Some of those car guys actually clear coat over the rust to preserve the "patina". I don't know why. Yep, I saw one in Oregon like that. Odd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 1,007 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Joe, My Dad was part of that operation a little later than the landings. 19th Army Engineers. They got mauled at Kaserine Pass in Tunisia later. Dad had night mares years later according to my Mom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 16,528 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 The human eye/brain gets programmed to identify car and larger sized objects on the road. There was a study done years ago that showed motorcycles can be virtually invisible to someone who is not concentrating sufficiently. That paint pattern would play hob with someone’s visual sense. Especially in low visibility conditions. His friends should start a pool on how long it’s going to take to get a severe wrinkled finish on it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 16,528 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 12 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: Some of those car guys actually clear coat over the rust to preserve the "patina". I don't know why. Rat Rods are a big deal. Some guys spend a fortune to get their car to look like a rusted POS! We had a Rat Rod show here a couple of years ago. One guy said he had nearly 20k in his 53 Chevy. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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