Let’s get this Sherman M4A2 out of it’s box

[GerryW]

Red nail polish works great for tail lights. Mini Me drills out lights & inserts lenses. Some folks paint them & cover w/clear gloss. WWII US armor often didn't mount headlights until needed. PaulE

Hmm, got some red nail varnish - 'glow in the dark' stuff, works ok on the watch bezel that I got it for :thumb2:

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to mimic lenses on solid plastic some car modellers use Silver paint mixed with gloss white.

I found that it works quite well (on tanks etc.) to paint headlights silver and then add a semicircular patch of white in the lower half, leaving some silver along the edge.

Hmm, got some red nail varnish - 'glow in the dark' stuff, works ok on the watch bezel that I got it for :thumb2:

I wouldn’t use that for taillights on tanks By the way, American tank taillights of the Second World War have only one bit of red:

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The upper, oval part of the left taillight. All the other clear parts are pretty much black when the lights are fitted to the tank.