Hi!
Thank you for your support. I can see the color of tanks at that time is not obvious. Looks like it should be Khaki green No3.
I finally did find in my library a book i had about Canadian armour with color graphics. Very good book. They do indicate Khaki Green No3 for Dieppe tanks. Multiple references point in that direction.
- RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
Looking at the Mig Ammo set for commonwealth tanks. Khaki Green No3 is on the right, looking quite beige in the bottle.
- RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
However, once applied and dry, the Khaki Drab No3 sample seems to compare well with the reference color graphics. With the application of dark pigments on top of it, i think it will look dark enough and authentic. However, i would personally have preferred something greener but Dieppe is ETO 1942, not the more common ETO 1944/1945 when the color changed to British Olive Drab.
- RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
For decals, i got the Echelon 1/35 part 2 decals for the C Squadron during the Dieppe raid. I can see they looked and researched every pictures to come up with these decals. This is a good base to extrapolate to 1/16 because the color of the AFV Club decals coming with the kit are wrong and should not be used. I purchased the Echelon set so i guess i can do whatever i want with them. Notice they indicate Churchill MK IV on the top cover. I think they need to figure out their roman numbers as there were no Churchill Mk IV at Dieppe...
- RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
Selected decals for CHEETAH are scanned and expanded to 1/16 scale with Powerpoint. As for the lettering, i did download some Military fonts from the web and managed to find something quite close. These are RAF WW2 fonts and the font names are printed at the bottom to make sure i remember them. The letters are in black at this stage and the sheet is printed on regular paper so that i can figure them out and adjust.
- RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
I got a tip from our member friend Snipermadrid during the GTK Boxer build that i can create my own decals with virgin decal papers sold on Amazon, and a regular Ink Jet printer. I am giving it a try on this build. No way around it.
- RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
The decals are printed with best quality setting on the decal paper using my ordinary Epson printer. The lettering was changed to White. As per instructions, an enamel clear coat is prayed on the sheet. I used Tamiya semi-gloss from a spay can. I am guessing that extra coats can be applied for stronger decals.
- RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
And to my surprise, the miracle does occur. I did a few tests and the decals are nice and thin, they slide well, and firmly stick to plastic. These 1/16 scale decals for a Dieppe Churchill look promising. However, i found out that my printer does not print white, only higher grade printer print white. So, i need to find another solution for the lettering, and i need to apply white paint as a base to some decals in order for white color to show the translucid decal where the white is requested.
- RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
Regards,
Louis