Cheers lads..............In the waiting time for the replacement track link mounts, a time for inward reflection, and reticent acceptance of the balls-up, I decided to seek solace in turret numbers.
Now the zimmerit I have burnt into the plastic is quite aggressive in texture, no waaaaay a stencil was going to work, especially as the markings were at the time hand painted freehand so its said.
I used a base of XF-7 Flat Red with a dash of XF-63 German Dark Grey to take the garish brightness out of the red.
Once I masked the size I needed, I used a pencil to trace centre lines for each marking.
Then, a wide flat brush(yeah, them sticks with hair on the end) to gently dab on the red to create the infill for each marking.
Once dry, XF-2 Flat White thinned 60-40% with a fine point brush to do the outlines.
Another thing I surmise about these machines from tank school is that the turret markings must have been applied to allow easy identification from distance by training officers, so are bigger than in-field combat tanks..............again, pure conjecture, but in theory, these things if ever called to fight would have been repainted with the respective unit markings once they arrived in one........so its no big thing to have the F series markings looking like they were.
As there are no known pictures of F05, but several of 13 and 02, the style seems to be plausible.
Large, clear markings, easier to make out by training officers and respective students, but of no relevant meaning to any unit outside the facility.
Woops, war comes to doorstep.............get Tigers armed & fueled, never mind the turret markings, get jiggy with it , good luck & have a nice day
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I reckon once washed down they will be ok.
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
