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Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 6:04 am
by Stuart
That's a fab bit of reworking Carlos - I do like that Camo.
Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 9:57 am
by Stikpusher
Bruce & Stuart, thank you!
Stuart, the camo was somewhat common at the end of the Normandy campaign and for the breakout drive across France. 2nd and 3rd armored divisions had their armored vehicles camouflaged en masse at that time.
Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 10:48 pm
by speedgraflex
What's intriguing is that the reworking actually benefits or appears to benefit not only from your increased skill level but from the usage of some of the original surface as a base. This is really interesting to watch and I'm truly grateful you've posted this thread.
Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2026 12:26 pm
by Stikpusher
Thanks Bruce! The old base paint does have the added benefit of texture compared to the original smooth plastic.
Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2026 10:42 pm
by speedgraflex
All of this work is top shelf, Carlos! I'm really excited to be following along here with you! Thank you for allowing me the opportunity. I'm taking notes here too. I think this additive, reductive work will help with linen on WWI aircraft finishes too.

Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2026 3:07 pm
by Stikpusher
A belated thank you on this Bruce. Since I had my airbrush out the other day, I decided to do the black camo bands on my M5 overhaul
the next day was another paint session I went and painted the sandbags on the frontal area
Next up I need to add the gloss coat for the decals and in preparation for weathering…
Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2026 7:28 pm
by BlackSheep214
Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2026 7:40 pm
by Medicman71
Nice! The sandbags look real.
Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2026 11:34 pm
by Stikpusher
Thanks Tom! I’ve been around real aircraft longer in my life, thanks to my dad… but I was closer to and spent more time with real military ground vehicles in those fewer years.
Re: Some Allied Armor Rebuilds
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2026 11:35 pm
by Stikpusher
Medicman71 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2026 7:40 pm
Nice! The sandbags look real.
Thanks Mike! Those sandbags were just a random bag of resin AM sandbags that I found in a shop and are perfect for this sort of thing.