I ran across a video on YouTube that shows a train carrying 22 M1's that are all painted CARC tan and NATO black, the black is where it should be on the NATO scheme. I've never seen M1's painted like this before. Does anybody have any ideas or insight about this? I think they may just be partially painted, or being re-painted, or maybe export models? It certainly is different from the standard scheme's. If your interested, the train starts at the 21:00 minute mark. It's taken at night and the picture is OK but not great. The title is rather lengthy: [2s] csx q616's night flight of u s army abrams tanks, dacula- colbert ga, 6/9/2016.

Link to YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahueKN_a0DI&t=0s&index=89&list=PL1QYpWAzxtiNotrk-wu3AqAxO3SIY_0Xd
There is a first appearance at 18:03 and then again at 21:03.

I think this paint scheme was discussed in this thread:
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/267357&page=1

I have copied the YouTube link to that other thread.
/ Robin

Edit: I would say that the black patches are actually green

Thanks, Robin, You are right they are green. In the video I mentioned it was hard to tell because of the lighting.

Is there anything more boring than watching a train go by...and people think our hobby is weird...

Jim

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