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MAYSUN5961
Apr 13, 2002, 12:28:25 PM4/13/02
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Any good paint references for the King Tiger that you can recommend. I would
like to paint the Tamiya King Tiger (production turrent w/no zimmerit) in
something other than the "ambush" paint scheme. The thought of applying all of
those different colored paint dots is a little too tedious.
like to paint the Tamiya King Tiger (production turrent w/no zimmerit) in
something other than the "ambush" paint scheme. The thought of applying all of
those different colored paint dots is a little too tedious.
TIA,
Jeff
Ron Smith
Apr 13, 2002, 1:25:58 PM4/13/02
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Lafimprov
Apr 14, 2002, 9:52:07 PM4/14/02
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Osprey's "King Tiger" book has some good color schemes, as does "Tigers in
Combat." As for the ambush scheme, it really depended on how backed up the
Henschel paint shop was when the vehicle was ready to be shipped. Usually,
their paint crews interpreted the ambush pattern as evenly painted polka dots
on all surfaces, rather than a dappled pattern on vertical surfaces only
(unfortunate from an aesthetic point of view, since a polka dotted tank looks
silly). But vehicles delivered after September 1944 sometimes had it, sometimes
not. The factory at Kassel was heavily bombed in September and October, 1944,
and they were struggling to get vehicles out the door before the next attack,
so painting dots was not a high priority. Vehicles delivered in March 1945 were
only painted in two colors, a dark base (either red primer or olive green--both
were authorized) with bands and dots of dark yellow. On April 1st, the Ruhr was
encircled, and deliveries ended.
Gerald Owens
Combat." As for the ambush scheme, it really depended on how backed up the
Henschel paint shop was when the vehicle was ready to be shipped. Usually,
their paint crews interpreted the ambush pattern as evenly painted polka dots
on all surfaces, rather than a dappled pattern on vertical surfaces only
(unfortunate from an aesthetic point of view, since a polka dotted tank looks
silly). But vehicles delivered after September 1944 sometimes had it, sometimes
not. The factory at Kassel was heavily bombed in September and October, 1944,
and they were struggling to get vehicles out the door before the next attack,
so painting dots was not a high priority. Vehicles delivered in March 1945 were
only painted in two colors, a dark base (either red primer or olive green--both
were authorized) with bands and dots of dark yellow. On April 1st, the Ruhr was
encircled, and deliveries ended.
Gerald Owens
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