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Reason i ask is that a dear friend of mine asked me to "...go all nuts..." on the painting of his Panzer IV. Its the Academy kit # 1328 without skirts.
Yes...its not my first doing German camo...just needed an extra kick or something....
So if you've got any pics of your own work OR those of others that show an eye-catching paint-job......Please Kindly share. Winter colors are Preferred though
THANKS!!!!
Octopus camo - only ever appeared on one machine at the end of the war though. (But don't let that stop you!)
followed by an ambush scheme:
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
Saw what looked like a "cross-hatch" pattern on a Hanomag 251 while doing a Bing search for German camo patterns. Couldn't tell the colors, but I assume it was dark green or brown over dunklegelb. Wish I would've saved the picture. Some German AFV crews indulged their artistic Muse when they painted their vehicles.
The paint provided to the crews in the field was in the form of a paste that was thinned with gasoline or, sometimes, even water. The Germans also used captured paint. Almost any pattern and color could be justified on a model. As the German logistics system broke down, the paint schemes would be even less standardized as they worried about more important things.
"I'd "I'd rather be historically accurate than politically correct."
"Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!"
Ask your friend what pattern he wants and use that. After all, you're painting for him, not us.
KAYSEE88 Winter colors are Preferred though
Winter colors are Preferred though
This one is a bit unusual.There are some pics of real Panthers with this scheme,but ya might have to do some digging.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/Simpson75/Pantherwintercamo.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D46189&usg=__mKuIgBu4QLfUUB0pzMgKFd55pCo=&h=313&w=800&sz=29&hl=en&start=156&sig2=fyKzlNcrfhxku_xDVzBMEw&zoom=1&tbnid=PBZiA5eBROSMcM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=190&ei=TS6TTdr1D4iSgQeMmpwZ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpanther%2Btank%2Bwinter%2Bcamo%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1R2RNTN_enUS357%26biw%3D946%26bih%3D491%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C7728&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=81&vpy=174&dur=4537&hovh=140&hovw=359&tx=245&ty=70&oei=_C2TTevdMM-D0QGhnNnNBw&page=22&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:156&biw=946&bih=491
During the Crimean Campaign in '42 I saw a StuG unit smear chicken blood all over their panzer-grey vehicles so that they would blend in better with the reddish-clay earth around Sevastopol...
How many chickens to camo a StuG III?
MAJ Mike How many chickens to camo a StuG III?
Why 229 of course
carsanab MAJ Mike: How many chickens to camo a StuG III? Why 229 of course
MAJ Mike: How many chickens to camo a StuG III?
Heh! I don't mind being the straight man and setting them up for you.
Personally I like the tri-tone "Dazzle" pattern but I don't think it would be appropriate for your Panzer. I would say go Dunkelgelb w/ white wash if you want something striking or high contrast.
Here's a few to look at http://www.tankmuseum.ru/p6.html
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