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H.P.

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Henri, great pictures, thank you for the link. The mud and soil look pretty much like the midwestern US, where I am from originally. This helps a lot; thanks again!

Hello there

It depends where you are on Normandy. The soil varies a bit throughout thd region.
As you have a Tiger II that limits it a bit. I'll post some photos probably this evening when j get home.



Cheers

Sean

If true, that would make for a really interesting weathering job! Even with all the various mud, dirt and pigment products I have, none have a reddish cast. I'd have to come up with a way to make my own red dirt. Nothing like more challenges

I don't know where the stated "reddish dust" reference comes from. I haven't seen any reddish dust images from Normandy at all. The roads back then were mostly packed dirt and a tan yellow color with corresponding dust but red? Nah.
J

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I don't know where the stated "reddish dust" reference comes from. I haven't seen any reddish dust images from Normandy at all. The roads back then were mostly packed dirt and a tan yellow color with corresponding dust but red? Nah.
J

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As stated above, different areas of Normadie had varying soils - maybe you're just not looking in the right places. Anyway, the above two pics definitely show a reddish/brown soil and dust on the road surface.
It's like when you argued with me that there were NO bocage land in British 2nd Army sector. Certainly not east of the Orne (where the major armored offences took place), but starting just west of Caen. Ever hear of Villers Bocage? Not named for nothing!

If I get to weathering my Tiger II tank, which I want to place in the Normandy countryside, does anyone know the general color of the soil/dirt/mud there? Does it have a distinct color palette? I haven't been able to find this info elsewhere. I know that some parts of the world have particular colors in the soils. Does Normandy fit into that category? Or is the soil there pretty 'generic'?

Gents, keep in mind that mud, wet soil and dried mud/soil all look very different.

There's a heavy clay content and many of the older houses and barns in the area are made of this mud ("masse" locally). It's interesting that I have never seen a model of this kind of building (apart from a couple I've made myself ) but it is extremely common throughout this part of the region.