Camo opinions

[Andicog]

Well its paint time for my Jagdpanther, opinions welcomed on what camo to use, winter being easier as i have a large can of white primer . . . . . .

[forgebear]

go for the winter there are no to many around and it will make a change from the tri camo but thats my opinon thanks dave

[Andicog]

Anyone know, if I went for the winter camo what colour would be under the white ?, would it be red oxide or was it dependent on where the vehicle had served before ? Thanks.

[971wright]

Hi The base colour would be red oxide ,then a camo pattern then white wash ,the white wash would wash off over time and show the camo under it.


regards pete

[wibblywobbly]

I always reckon this one is the best I have seen, this guy has got that 'worn' look just right, I tried to emulate it once and failed miserably....

http://hsfeatures.com/features04/jagdpanthercw_1.htm

[mcevoyi]

lol

nice pic .. wrong interpretation sorry .. the Jp in the pic in the link is a two part gun barrel ( if you read the french text it was captured ? in march 1945 .... thay had stopped makeing the one part barrel in jan 1944 ).. if you look at the point where the barrel meets the mantel .. there a visable wring .... thats because a standard opperating methord to stop the tank falling iin to allied hands was employed ...

that is

the crew would have removed the hydrolic oil from the recoil system .. fire the gun and it would have then recoilled back about 30 inches and mashed the mount and recoil system .... knackering the tank ..

also the crew would have set a demolition charge . usualy a stick of 3 hand grandes ... causeing an internal explosion .. if you look at the soildier on the roof just below his m14 carbine .. along the roof/hull line joint you can see a kink in the armour ..which if from an internal explosion...

if you look at the wood / brush along the lower hull ... resting on the track fender ... its burnt

also the way the suspension is looking .. again the internal fire would have knackered all the internal rubber bushes that hold the torsion bars in place .. giveing the poor thing that drowned straggley cat look .....thats a common site for fire damaged panther and J panthers

so i would say .. the dark patches are form an internal fire ,, heating the hull . and burning the paint on the out side .. its not green .. its black ! .. remember the pic has been taken from a photo on a film that been exposed to heat.. rain .. sand ... cold ... long befour it was processed then some 45 years later . chucked thru a computer that thinks it can see colour ...not

[mcevoyi]

I always reckon this one is the best I have seen, this guy has got that 'worn' look just right, I tried to emulate it once and failed miserably....

http://hsfeatures.com/features04/jagdpanthercw_1.htm

lol

set in on fire baby ! ... lol

[hatakashi]

I think the best camo should be, a camo that represents the area where you're going to run your tanks at.

[mcevoyi]

not sure if this set of pics would help .. but did this to one of my pz4 l70's

and befour you all ask .. the basic tank is the hl pz4 and the conversion is from imperial

and a shed load of hours detailing .. and the paint work .. actualy the easy part ...

and i am still ot happy with it !