1945

If you have a tank query and you can't find the answer anywhere else, post here. (TIP - Check for answers in FAQ, use the 'search' facility or even check this board before posting here).
Forum rules
If your question is electronics related please post it in one of the relevant boards here: viewforum.php?f=31
User avatar
Jake79
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1058
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:10 pm
Location: Essex,Colchester, UK

Re: 1945

Post by Jake79 »

Here's a K/T with six
477vclk.jpg
477vclk.jpg (43.11 KiB) Viewed 1380 times
Tamiya: 2 King Tigers
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
User avatar
Jake79
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1058
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:10 pm
Location: Essex,Colchester, UK

Re: 1945

Post by Jake79 »

A few more late camo's I found...

4-1.jpg
4-1.jpg (20.51 KiB) Viewed 1362 times
10-1.jpg
10-1.jpg (23.87 KiB) Viewed 1362 times
13-1.jpg
13-1.jpg (23.34 KiB) Viewed 1362 times
14.jpg
14.jpg (19.5 KiB) Viewed 1362 times
18.jpg
18.jpg (20.25 KiB) Viewed 1362 times
Last edited by Jake79 on Sun Nov 02, 2014 3:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Tamiya: 2 King Tigers
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
ALPHA
Major-General
Posts: 10960
Joined: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:06 am

Re: 1945

Post by ALPHA »

I Know Herman was going to give his the octopus treatment.... he was wondering how to do the suckers :haha: ...thought that was challenging... reason I did my version lol...it's actually a cool pattern...when I researched it... got to see examples of how other modellers did it...being that I have an allergy to Historical paint...had to do it different ... but whats cool is you can actually see the inspiration between the portrait and the lesser 2d camo :D ...Question that lay at hand is.... now I'd like to see a German Octopus :haha: :haha:

ALPHA
billpe
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1144
Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:59 pm
Location: The bowels of Kent

Re: 1945

Post by billpe »

Jake79 wrote:A few more late camo's I found...

4-1.jpg
10-1.jpg
13-1.jpg
14.jpg
18.jpg
The bottom one is a real tank. The others I'd suspect are all suspect. The top 1 is possible but the number colours are wrong for 509. The 2nd one would almost certainly be a factory painted tank if it was in SS 102 (502) in 1945. From September to December 27th they actually had no tanks at all. They got 6 replacements in December 1944 but gave them away. They weren't active again until March 1945 where they had 31 factory delivered Tiger IIs. So would have been factory painted.
ALPHA
Major-General
Posts: 10960
Joined: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:06 am

Re: 1945

Post by ALPHA »

billpe wrote:
Jake79 wrote:A few more late camo's I found...

4-1.jpg
10-1.jpg
13-1.jpg
14.jpg
18.jpg
The bottom one is a real tank. The others I'd suspect are all suspect. The top 1 is possible but the number colours are wrong for 509. The 2nd one would almost certainly be a factory painted tank if it was in SS 102 (502) in 1945. From September to December 27th they actually had no tanks at all. They got 6 replacements in December 1944 but gave them away. They weren't active again until March 1945 where they had 31 factory delivered Tiger IIs. So would have been factory painted.
Yeah the Yellow Octopus is definitely suspect....most have done it like the last one

ALPHA
User avatar
Jake79
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1058
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:10 pm
Location: Essex,Colchester, UK

Re: 1945

Post by Jake79 »

Well billpe that doesn't leave me much choice then, hey Alpha I liked your version mate...
Tamiya: 2 King Tigers
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
ALPHA
Major-General
Posts: 10960
Joined: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:06 am

Re: 1945

Post by ALPHA »

Jake79 wrote:Well billpe that doesn't leave me much choice then, hey Alpha I liked your version mate...
Image
THANKS JAKEImage

ALPHA
billpe
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1144
Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:59 pm
Location: The bowels of Kent

Re: 1945

Post by billpe »

Yeah, the Octopus was on 7 tanks at most. It was meant to be a new scheme for June 1945 but some were painted like this on the last production batch.
Jake79 wrote:Well billpe that doesn't leave me much choice then, hey Alpha I liked your version mate...

Blame ze Germans for being efficient. It's the zimmerit tanks you have the options with for historical paint schemes. I went for 505 on mine simply because the charging Knight looks so cool.
Post Reply

Return to “General Questions”