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Son of a gun-ner wrote:Off you go then DD lol.

But after saying that, that camouflage design is British, or 'allied' not German.

But, again, it's your tank

Mick.

True, well I would just add an outline of desert yellow but ill test it out before I do the whole tank.

Son of a gun-ner wrote:That sounds like a good plan.

I was thinking of drawing out the outline of a tank on a piece of board, maybe cutting out the shape and trying out camo patterns on it.

Thats a very good idea ill do that, thank you.

You should do it like that. Althoguh, I have to say, it will look differently on the tank anyway. But you can get a feel for it
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Wow that desert camo is really cool looking! I was a military contractor during Desert Storm and worked with that cool desert camo with the little pebbles that looked similar to that tank.

foxtrotraptor wrote:

Son of a gun-ner wrote:That sounds like a good plan.

I was thinking of drawing out the outline of a tank on a piece of board, maybe cutting out the shape and trying out camo patterns on it.

Thats a very good idea ill do that, thank you.

I usually do something similar when I'm trying to lay out a camo scheme. I got to this site, find a good 3 or 4 view drawing of the vehicle in question, print out 2 or 3 copies, then use some different colored markers or high lighters to draw the pattern.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/

When I start painting, I keep the drawing right in front of me, so I can keep an idea on where I'm heading with a particular color.

Some of the drawings have also come in handy for laying out schurzen mounts and such details.

Bill

Many thanks for the tips. Waiting for my paint and brushes to come in the mail tomorrow

Tip:

Best/closest rust-colour for tracks is Revell matt 37 with a light wash (severly thinned paint) of Revell matt 85

2-component rust paint (metal particle paint with an acid activator) is even better, and wholly realistic, but hard to come by, as I discovered to my chagrin.

Son of a gun-ner wrote:

Jay-Em wrote:2-component rust paint (metal particle paint with an acid activator) is even better, and wholly realistic, but hard to come by, as I discovered to my chagrin.

He lives in the States, one can get weapons of mass destruction over the counter. . . . So, getting a little acid won't be a problem. . . . .

Mick.

HA! not here in California with all these crazy regulations

Ok well I did some more work, I made some flags with some black cloth I had lying around, I printed them out on regular paper and just glued it on, not sure if I will keep them on but this is mu set up for now, I also filled in the battel damage with pencil. Also outlined the camo with some desert yellow. Next I will add some oil and dirt effects as well as adding the Kill markers on the barrel.

Mr Raptor that really looks nice! The outline makes a big difference and once you tone it down with a wash it will really all come together I must admit I didn't think the outline would look the part on the early Tiger I but it works