Greg - good call on the recognition stars, my Canadian Firefly should of had them too, including one for air recognition, but my photo references did not show any.  I think in many instanceces they did not have time to apply them, or were covered up after a few days in the battle zone.

There was also  coloured air recognition panels, but not much info out there on these.   Here's an example on a French tank:

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Duke - cool work on the Geschutzwagen.

Stik -  going to town with the scratchbuild interior, really incredible.

regards,

Jack

Ack Greg, one thing I hate doing is REdoing stuff, well at least you caught it before getting any further.

BD: Looks good! The mud came out great!

Thanks, Gamera. Yep, Got it darkened with caked on dirt film, now for some dirt deposits, grease, grime, rust, and dust.

Thanks, Jack. I appreciate it. I think I like the fine detailing work more than the actual building part.

Lucky you caught that when you did Greg.

Barrett, looking good. Don't worry, the camo will be a breeze.

We are now into the last months of the GB. And from the looks of it, we are going to have quite a few cross the finish line before ENDEX.

Keep em coming.

Man, there are some great looking builds here!  Very impressive everyone!

Right, so remember, this is my first armor build like this.  I did some research on the camo and had a lot of help from Prof. Bish (thank you my friend), and this is my first ever attempt at airbrushing camo!  So be gentle!  

I still need to do the extras that get thrown on the Puma and do the wheels (I don't think the wheels got any camo did they?).

Sorry for the lighting on the first few pics.  It was the Dark Green.

Eagle90

Eagle90- Looks good man!  It kinda fun camouflaging when you get going huh!  Good looking Puma!

Hey, Eagle90. Really nice work. I'm about to start the camo on mine. I like the way the fading turned out. Congrats.

CodyJ

Eagle90- Looks good man!  It kinda fun camouflaging when you get going huh!  Good looking Puma!

Thank you Cody!  It IS fun!  I was really nervous at first and thought I was going to use all the paint "practicing"!  But it turned out pretty good for my first time.  I think I'm hooked on armor now!  Thanks again!

Eagle90

BarrettDuke

Hey, Eagle90. Really nice work. I'm about to start the camo on mine. I like the way the fading turned out. Congrats.

Hey Duke, thank you so much!  It was a little scary at first, but once I got it going.....it was COOL!  Be sure to post pics of yours!  And if you have any advice for future camo jobs...let me know!  Thanks again!

Eagle90

Eagle: that Puma's a good looking kitty!

On a related "Today in history" note: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.

Thanks Pyrman64!  I'm pretty excited about my first camo job and getting her finished!

Eagle90

Nice work Eagle. So, your hooked on Armour, we can soon cure that, a nice Dragon kit should do the trick. No, I wouldn't worry about the wheels.

Bish

Nice work Eagle. So, your hooked on Armour, we can soon cure that, a nice Dragon kit should do the trick. No, I wouldn't worry about the wheels.

Thank you Bish!  Means a lot!  A Dragon kit......I'm tempted to get one to see what you speak of!    But I am now afraid! 

So dark wheel wheels and dirty them up well!  I can't wait to see the finished build!

Eagle90

Hey Eagle, she looks great! I wouldn't worry too much about camo on German vehicles since there didn't seem to be much rhyme or reason applied- some were very carefully applied with an air gun and others slopped on with a bucket and a mop.

68GT

No, just kind of over this one and want to be done.  measure with a scale and marked with pencil but when I taped thing they just didn't turn out exactly they way things were meant to be.

I'm going to have to make some of the white thinner and black wider.

Wish I could say that is the way it looked but I can't.

Gamera

Hey Eagle, she looks great! I wouldn't worry too much about camo on German vehicles since there didn't seem to be much rhyme or reason applied- some were very carefully applied with an air gun and others slopped on with a bucket and a mop.

Hey Gamera!  Thank you sir!  It was a blast doing it.  Can't wait to finish her up! 

A mop!  Well now, I'll have to see how I can "simulate" a 1/35 mop and try slapping some camo on with it!  If I could get the scale texture right, it might just work!

Eagle90

Lol, what you've got is perfect Eagle. If you should want to try the 'mop' in the future you can use a big fat brush and just slop the camo paint on or just airbrush it in a sloppy intentionally rough finish!

Gamera

Lol, what you've got is perfect Eagle. If you should want to try the 'mop' in the future you can use a big fat brush and just slop the camo paint on or just airbrush it in a sloppy intentionally rough finish!

Intentionally sloppy!  I can do that! 

Eagle90

Eagle90

Gamera

Hey Eagle, she looks great! I wouldn't worry too much about camo on German vehicles since there didn't seem to be much rhyme or reason applied- some were very carefully applied with an air gun and others slopped on with a bucket and a mop.

Hey Gamera!  Thank you sir!  It was a blast doing it.  Can't wait to finish her up! 

A mop!  Well now, I'll have to see how I can "simulate" a 1/35 mop and try slapping some camo on with it!  If I could get the scale texture right, it might just work!

Eagle90

the camo is looking good. more importantly IT IS A WARWHEEL!!!!!.  

i tend to paint as if i were the vehicle cdr and when and where i would be fighting. for my 4x6 prime mover and 37mm aa gun, i will do 3 color scheme using MMA for one and TAMIYA for the second. probably a broad blend on one and a splotchy blend on the other. may even try a sponge technique. then again i am considering using this as a practice truck rolled in a ditch to show the undercarraige.

Here it is finished.  I am happy with the way it came out.  I used all Tamiya Paints and airbrushed it.  It was fun doing an airplane for a change.  

Lovely build Cody, really nice paint job. Thanks for showing it here.

Cody - great job on Pips' mount.  

The hard edge markings set against the the soft camou lines really lends to an interesting look.  

regards,

Jack

jgeratic

Greg - good call on the recognition stars, my Canadian Firefly should of had them too, including one for air recognition, but my photo references did not show any.  I think in many instanceces they did not have time to apply them, or were covered up after a few days in the battle zone.

Boy it has been busy in here the past few days... Great stuff all around! Cody, your 190 is tops! Priller's D-Day mount has long been one of my favorites.

As far as air recognition panels go, they are quite similar to the ones in use still today. Floursecent colored fabric panels with tie down straps in the corners to attach them to the vehicle upper surface. The panels are usually two sided and orders from higher will specify which of the colors will be displayed for what time period. Here is an excellent photo from Life of a typical M4 in Summer 1944 where teh air ID panel can be seen tied down over the engine deck stowage... oh yes the M4 not plain OD but also sports the typical 1st Army camo of black over OD for that time period.

Thanks Guys!  I'm glad I was able to squeeze it in for this project!

waynec

Eagle90

Gamera

Hey Eagle, she looks great! I wouldn't worry too much about camo on German vehicles since there didn't seem to be much rhyme or reason applied- some were very carefully applied with an air gun and others slopped on with a bucket and a mop.

Hey Gamera!  Thank you sir!  It was a blast doing it.  Can't wait to finish her up! 

A mop!  Well now, I'll have to see how I can "simulate" a 1/35 mop and try slapping some camo on with it!  If I could get the scale texture right, it might just work!

Eagle90

the camo is looking good. more importantly IT IS A WARWHEEL!!!!!.  

i tend to paint as if i were the vehicle cdr and when and where i would be fighting. for my 4x6 prime mover and 37mm aa gun, i will do 3 color scheme using MMA for one and TAMIYA for the second. probably a broad blend on one and a splotchy blend on the other. may even try a sponge technique. then again i am considering using this as a practice truck rolled in a ditch to show the undercarraige.

Hey wayne.  Thank you!  You know, as I read your post last night your "sponge" tech really made an impression.  Do you have any examples of this?  I thought I had seen a camo pattern once that looked like you could use a piece of sponge and spot all over a vehicle (couldn't find it last night!).  Like you said, I guess it would depend on the area the yare in and the season.  But that was intriging to me.

Eagle90

Cody!  Love the paint job!  Great build!  I think she looks awesome!  

Eagle90

stikpusher

jgeratic

Greg - good call on the recognition stars, my Canadian Firefly should of had them too, including one for air recognition, but my photo references did not show any.  I think in many instanceces they did not have time to apply them, or were covered up after a few days in the battle zone.

Boy it has been busy in here the past few days... Great stuff all around! Cody, your 190 is tops! Priller's D-Day mount has long been one of my favorites.

As far as air recognition panels go, they are quite similar to the ones in use still today. Floursecent colored fabric panels with tie down straps in the corners to attach them to the vehicle upper surface. The panels are usually two sided and orders from higher will specify which of the colors will be displayed for what time period. Here is an excellent photo from Life of a typical M4 in Summer 1944 where teh air ID panel can be seen tied down over the engine deck stowage... oh yes the M4 not plain OD but also sports the typical 1st Army camo of black over OD for that time period.

Eagle90

P.S. you do realize I WILL be looking to add that hat to any figures I use for the D-Day to Berlin GB! 

Cody: Great job there! The camo really does look perfect.

SP: That is a great photo find. I'm trying to finish a Sherman with the black camo stripes right now. And the top hat is pretty cool, maybe I should give one of the the guys a cowboy hat though...