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How was winter camo' applied to Tigers and King Tigers ? I presume it was done in the field by the crews. I fancy winterising one of mine ready for when the snow falls

Most accounts state the use of a chalky white-wash compound. It was water based so it could be washed off in season changes.
Seems that most of the pics around have the stuff just wearing off.
I would only go doing that on an existing 'summer' painted model if it was sealed very well prior to the white covering.
Otherwise you will never get the stuff off.
Snow, mud etc was also the norm when the blending of your state-of-the-art fighting machine needed to be carried out.

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I did two builds with a WW scheme, its great to do, but I would not like to try & remove all traces as required.

Thanks for the reply - were they all applied by brush or were any spray painted ? When I look around I see few winter camo models that look brush painted - that was the main reason I was asking as I wish to do my permanently and don't want model makers remorse afterwards.

My Tiger was airbrushed, the Pz III was drybrushed(hairy stick)
From what I have read the WW was applied using the most expedient means available. Reasonable to assume that early on in the conflict the prime weapons systems would have been given proper attention from the support units whereas the later vehicles would have had to improvise as required.
Brooms, rags etc used to disperse the WW in the later case if proper facilities & help was not available.
Bulge units seem to display a mix of 'tidy' and applique WW depending on the vehicle, so no strict protocols would apply to your interpretation really.
Just go your hardest mate

I've got a book about the Ardennes conflict and there's us tankers using brushes, mops, brooms and just throwing it on with a bucket!


Problem is for what your asking there's a difference in accuracy and requirement here.

One guy wants to stay alive no matter how crappy his ride looks and you me old mucker don't want to be driving an expensive rc tank that everyone thinks has a crap paintjob!

Tricky job to get the balance right....

One of the weathering magazine editions has some nice tips on white washes. The chipping edition also has some tips on it. Well worth the subscription price.

heres my winter tiger 1 brush painted and muddied up with tamiya weathering set




hope it gives you some ideas look forward to see your finished project

I used a natural sponge and dabbed on the paint to get this affect

Thanks guys for your replies - much appreciated and will help me to get my KT into it's winter coat before the snow begins to fall (hopefully).
That makes perfect sense to me that the crew would do a quick job using whatever they could lay their hands on at the time hence the over all appearance looking a bit makeshift. I want the thing to look as real as possible so that's perfect and I love painting things in camo schemes so for me it's better to do it twice! I've just got to find a 1/16 mop and bucket now and a 1/16 broom then I will be home and dry.

PS - those images show particularly nice examples - very well done indeed chaps