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Tank engine colours?
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 9:45 PM
Can anyone tell me what colours to use to paint my tiger tank engine?
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 10:22 PM
check out www.tiger-tank.com it has some colour shots of a restored maybach v12.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 4, 2004 10:33 AM
With reference to the Bovington site, there's an excellent book on the Tiger, and to the best of my knowledge it's available only through their gift shop. The title is PzKpfw VI Tiger I Tiger 131 in Pictures. It features literally dozens of excellent color pictures of the museum's restored Tiger I, including interior and engine compartment pics. This book isn't cheap--12.99 pounds, which at the current exchange rate works out to about US $25.00. However, all profits go to back to the museum, so you can take comfort in knowing you're supporting a worthy cause.

I picked up a copy when I was last there and have found it to be an excellent reference.

seventrs
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Posted by spector822002 on Thursday, November 4, 2004 3:45 PM
The answer I have gotten form many people on this is semi gloss black
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 4, 2004 9:20 PM
I've been looking around on some websites and I've seen lots of different paint jobs for a tiger engine ranging from flat black to silver , this has only made me more confused as to what colour they are as I want to make mine accurate and realistic can anyone help please?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 6, 2004 4:37 PM
heres a great model of a kingtiger on missing linx
thats the colour the engine should be http://missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/kingtiger_rdoepp4.jpg
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 8, 2004 10:36 PM
Thanks for the help! I've painted my engine metallic gray and weathered it with tamiya smoke to make it look used and worn!
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Posted by 4allscotties on Monday, November 21, 2011 6:57 PM

Check out this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/welshharlequin/169882194/in/photostream/  It's the only pic I've been able to find.  Cheers....

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Posted by treadwell on Monday, November 21, 2011 7:16 PM

The Maybach was medium to dark gray excluding accessories such as starter,magnetos, piping ect.

treadCool

 

   

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 21, 2011 7:40 PM

...no...

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Posted by Byrden on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 1:24 AM

As far as I am aware, the body of the engine was unpainted due to its high temperature. At first it was made from aluminium, and the Bovington one is an example. Later it was cast iron which is dark in colour.

David

 

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  • From: beacon falls , Ct.
Posted by treadwell on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 4:11 PM

william carls (tread ) @ David... : )

David that statement would negate all the fine work being done at  http://www.network54.com/Forum/637977/   and you never mentioned it to D.P. or L.S while they were in that phase of the T II build ?

treadCool

   

 

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