discussion France 44 tankers break up the boredom

[monica]

that looks good to me Alan,do like that camo and thank you for the tip as well,

 

[eddiesolo]

You painted or sponged the camo on the Marder Al? Looks fine to me, once weathered it should blend in superbly.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

Thanks Moni I appreciate it

Si I cut the bristles down on a brush and just dabbed it on Dave w gave me the tip

 

[eddiesolo]

Thanks Moni I appreciate it Si I cut the bristles down on a brush and just dabbed it on Dave w gave me the tip

Nice tip, will try that on my Panzer IV...so ta to Dave.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

Nice tip, will try that on my Panzer IV...so ta to Dave.Si

Here's a pic of the brushes so you know View attachment 80411

I used the larger one for the red/brown and the smaller one for the dark green
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[eddiesolo]

Here's a pic of the brushes so you know View attachment 80333I used the larger one for the red/brown and the smaller one for the dark green

Thank you Alan, appreciate it.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

No probs mate here's a pic of one of the crew on it

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[eddiesolo]

He looks spot on, this dio is going to be something rather nice, me thinks.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

I hope so mate thanks for your confidence Here's a pic of the crew View attachment 80413


On doing research I have realised I need a new panzer IV as the one I have is pre 43 and I've decided that I have to change the era now I've done this assault gun

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[eddiesolo]

Why do you have to change it? There could be a early IV still knocking around, maybe the crews later version was knocked out and this version was repaired and they ended up with this one. Batter it up a bit and give it a few coats of dodgy camo and white-wash in places, that will make it look like it has been around a bit.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

Why do you have to change it? There could be a early IV still knocking around, maybe the crews later version was knocked out and this version was repaired and they ended up with this one. Batter it up a bit and give it a few coats of dodgy camo and white-wash in places, that will make it look like it has been around a bit.Si

I suppose your right I have two of them so I might mess about with one and see how it looks if it looks naff I'll use it for me Russian burnt out dio I have planed Thanks for giving me something to think about

 

[monica]

great work Alan, coming alone nicely, thank you and Dave for the camo tip,

the figures are outstanding ,still amazes me how you got so much detail on them , the crosses and all the insignia

 

[Lee W]

Looking grrrrrreeeaaat!!!

Lee

 

[Guest]

There's definitely no reason to use a different version Mk 4 Alan - many of the Ausf D & E appeared as

late as 1943 - some were used in Operation Citadel as support vehicles.

Cheers

Patrick

 

[Alan 45]

Thanks folks I appreciate the comments

There's definitely no reason to use a different version Mk 4 Alan - many of the Ausf D & E appeared aslate as 1943 - some were used in Operation Citadel as support vehicles.

Cheers

Patrick

Patrick do you know if any were painted different to the german grey after 43 or would they still be the same?

 

[aaron]

Some sweet work going on here.

 

[Guest]

The change to Dunkelgelb was in August 1943, so as your dio is set in 1942..

However, I've seen pics of SPG's & tank destroyers in what looks like a sandy colour with dark (possibly green lines / splotches) .

The official change of 1943 was as much to save money through standardization, as it was to curb the regimental differences in what colours their vehicles were painted.

Cheers

Patrick

 

[Guest]

Excellent work so far Alan!

This is on the way to become a terrific diorama

 

[Alan 45]

Thank you folks as you can see I've had to change the year due to the Marder

Cheers for the paint scheme for the panzer I was thinking along similar lines but instead of green I was going to paint it red/brown so I'll bow to your knowledge and paint it in green

 

[Guest]

Well I know next to nothing about camo, or the history's of armored vehicles but, I do know a great dio in the making, and I can see this is going to be outstanding, well done so far.