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    Post by tlundberg1 Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:39 pm

    I had been thinking about breaking a pattern down into it's individual colors for a while, to better "see" the pattern.  I finally tried it.  This is from a close-up photo of one of my uniforms.  See the results below.

    A challenge:  Can you identify the pattern by it's separate colors?  This is not a real common pattern.  I'll post the full pattern and answer later in the week.

    Tan:
    Camo Pattern Deconstruction / Guess the Pattern (1) Pattern1-white_zps8b3ba951

    Brown:
    Camo Pattern Deconstruction / Guess the Pattern (1) Pattern1-brown_zps7a54400d

    Black:
    Camo Pattern Deconstruction / Guess the Pattern (1) Pattern1-black_zpsdee9b654

    Green:
    Camo Pattern Deconstruction / Guess the Pattern (1) Pattern1-green_zps9b5049c5
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    Post by saltefanden Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:36 am

    Interesting technique of dividing the pattern into colors; is it done with Photoshop or Illustrator?

    May it be South Korean early desert pattern, or pre-digital Mongolian Borderguard?

    Oh, and will one win said piece of camo off of you? Laughing
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    Post by tlundberg1 Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:47 am

    Actually, it was done with "GIMP 2" a free photo editor that mimics Photoshop.

    Good guesses, but you are "cold" as the guessing game goes.

    That would actually be a good prize for guessing correctly (but no, you won't win it from me!)  Very Happy
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    Post by Camonut314 Sun Jan 18, 2015 8:07 pm

    Vietnamese police?
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    Post by tlundberg1 Sun Jan 18, 2015 8:29 pm

    Thanks for the guess, but getting "colder"
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    Post by Martin Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:29 pm

    Chinese - from the reversible suit?
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    Post by tlundberg1 Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:56 pm

    Still "cold". Interesting that all of the guesses are for patterns from Asian countries.

    Thanks
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    Post by ripcord Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:08 am

    French CE pattern






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    Post by tlundberg1 Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:40 am

    I would say you are getting slightly "warmer".

    Thanks for the guess!
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    Post by Camo_fiend Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:43 pm

    South Korean woodland?


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    Post by Martin Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:58 pm

    It's gotta be this pattern:
    http://camouniforms.net/index.php/unknown
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    Post by tlundberg1 Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:40 pm

    Good guess Martin - that is it!  Your website lists it as being used by the Organization of African Unity, and I bought my uniform (and have seen information confirming this) with the understanding that it has been used by the Central African Republic as well.  I have a photo of the full uniform posted under the African section.

    Thanks to everyone for viewing the post and for making guesses.  I may try this type of posting again in the future.

    Here is the entire pattern (the "heart" opening in the black color part of the pattern at the upper left part of the photo is the really distinguishing feature):
    Camo Pattern Deconstruction / Guess the Pattern (1) CentralAfrican_zps72337c06
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    Post by Martin Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:15 am

    I've kept this pattern in the "Unknown" category as there are several still unconfirmed uses:
    1. Central African Republic including OAU use (as you mention)
    2. OAU use by other African nations
    3. Pakistani use

    http://www.camopedia.org/index.php?title=Central_African_Republic
    http://www.camopedia.org/index.php?title=Pakistan

    The uniforms were certainly made in Pakistan as the labels show.

    Still a bit of a mystery uniform for me.

    Ok, here's another challenge for all - ID this pattern with the colours removed:

    Camo Pattern Deconstruction / Guess the Pattern (1) Bw_zps380442c9


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    Post by Camo_fiend Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:18 am

    When you take the colours out, that pattern looks similar to the Cuban grey lizard.


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    Post by Martin Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:21 am

    Good guess but not Cuban...
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    Post by Camonut314 Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:47 pm

    Even if I get it wrong, this game us still fun! The lizard pattern does indeed resemble cuban with the colors removed. However, I think that I am going to go with Greek lizard, the flare on those lizard stripes is a little to broad for cuban or serbian, I believe. Of course, it could be any number of those african lizard patterns.
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    Post by Martin Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:55 pm

    Not Greek...
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    Post by tlundberg1 Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:05 pm

    Interesting idea! How about Serbian?
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    Post by Martin Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:09 pm

    Yep that's right! Srpska Republic to be exact - not sure there is any difference though...
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    Post by Martin Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:54 am

    Camo Pattern Deconstruction / Guess the Pattern (1) IMG_5986_zps1e769c1c
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    Post by saltefanden Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:42 am

    Heh - a good little sport! Thank you for posting!
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    Post by Martin Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:56 am

    Ok..., here's a new challenge... below are colours taken from a four colour camouflage pattern - guess the pattern... Smile

    Camo Pattern Deconstruction / Guess the Pattern (1) Colours1_zpsytfe5m1r
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    Post by Camonut314 Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:26 pm

    Funny, if it weren't for that fourth lime green color, I would guess Yugoslavian Branches. As it is, the lack of a black color should be a dead giveaway, but this is pretty hard. How about Hungarian "Leaf" camo?
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    Post by drmatz Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:31 pm

    good job martin you nailed

    the pakistani leaf worn by UN troops in africa...

    fun game Thom keep them coming

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    Post by drmatz Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:31 pm

    US "square" pattern? Smile



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