Intenal colour of lat war Panthers

[littletankman]

Hi thanks . Im looking at my Ausf A conversion . But as for the G could iy be ambush ? I see it has the mounting point on the turret the same as the Bovington post war built G and they say its possibly to mount the infa red ??

[jrc]

I'll see if I can find any photos of one in "ambush" and yes after September some were fitted with IR

[littletankman]

Hi thanks .

[bubbajoexx]

the insides of almost all tanks is flat white the reason for this was to refect what little light that was in the tank when it was buttoned up so you did not have to feel your way around in the dark

[littletankman]

Hi Bubbajoexx.
Yer thanks Ive been reserching this and have decided that white is the colour Im using . To be honest theres not much that will be seen . Just the loaders / escape hatch in the turret was my mane concern. But thanks all for the responce on this . Just one thing is there any truth in the fact that tank crews often removed the paint the best they could because of flying paint splinters ? Any way Im using white.

Thanks everyone Littletankman

[bubbajoexx]

Hi Bubbajoexx.
Yer thanks Ive been reserching this and have decided that white is the colour Im using . To be honest theres not much that will be seen . Just the loaders / escape hatch in the turret was my mane concern. But thanks all for the responce on this . Just one thing is there any truth in the fact that tank crews often removed the paint the best they could because of flying paint splinters ? Any way Im using white.

Thanks everyone Littletankman

when a tank was hit it was not paint splinters they worried about it was spalling metal shards that split of tha inside of the turret and hull and only the german tanks had this to worry about as most allied tanks when hit the shell whent clean through the hull or turret

[littletankman]

Hi Bubbajoexx,
Yer That to . Ok thanks for your advice . Im going to do it whit now . I havent got much of it to paint. But thanks

Andy

[jrc]

the insides of almost all tanks is flat white the reason for this was to refect what little light that was in the tank when it was buttoned up so you did not have to feel your way around in the dark

Tanks were initially done white internally but by late '44 tanks were being produced with red oxide in and out.

[littletankman]

Hi all as this Panthers going to be a late A . Im guessing arond early 1944 ? I have painted the internal side of the hatch a white colour mixing Tamiya paints .



Littletankman

[littletankman]

Hi all Ive just found a book on the Panther , forgot I had it . But in it shows what it claims to be an internal view of an Ausf.D turret . The internal walls of the turret look to be in ivory . And the internal side of the escape / loaders hatch is in a very dark colour which looks like red oxide ? baring in mind its a black and white picture ? The book in question is ' Tanks in Detail ' PzKpfw V Ausf. A , D and G Panther V by Johnathan Forty .

Littletankman