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Color of the Glass on M4 Sherman

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  • Member since
    September 2013
  • From: San Antonio, Texas
Color of the Glass on M4 Sherman
Posted by Marcus McBean on Sunday, August 20, 2017 7:01 AM

Been researching through Google images on a M4 Sherman Jumbo and I can't tell if the glass on the periscope prisms are clear or have a tint of green.  I know several modelers say they paint them crystal green but are they really?

Is the glass on the commanders copolas clear or tinted?  I just can't tell in the pictures I seen.  The color pictures I seen are to far away or the tank is button up so there is no light passing through to tell for sure.  Every site I visited talks about the type of glass used but not the color.  I guess I haven't found the right site yet.

Marcus

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, August 20, 2017 9:17 AM

The glass is clear, but like the bullet proof glass at bank tellers, they have a greenish tint to them.

 

  • Member since
    September 2013
  • From: San Antonio, Texas
Posted by Marcus McBean on Sunday, August 20, 2017 7:09 PM

Thanks Rob.  Best bet would to leave them clear on the model.

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, August 20, 2017 11:09 PM

Think of the old glass Coke bottles. At certain angles the armored glass takes on a greenish tinge, just like the thicker glass at the bottom of those bottles.

 

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  • Member since
    September 2013
  • From: San Antonio, Texas
Posted by Marcus McBean on Monday, August 21, 2017 6:51 AM

Stikpusher,

Thank you, one picture of a periscope for sale did have a very slight tine of green but I wasn't sure if it was magnifing the color of the case behind it. 

A very light coat of Crystal Green will be added at the end of the build.

Again, thanks.

Marcus

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