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Panzer 1-A Breda color suggestions
DoctorFaust
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Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 07:43 AM UTC
I picked up a Master Box Panzer 1 A Breda last week at the Dragon show. At the time I was not aware it was actually a German tank in Spain service. The instructions are fairly lacking and I was wondering if I have any options for the paint job. The box art shows a very cold gray (more blue than German Gray) and desert yellow camo scheme, but there are no actual paint color suggestions anywhere. Anyone out there familar with this tank era/war and can suggest the appropiate colors or if I have other options?

Thanks
GMARTI
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Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 09:48 AM UTC
Four Pz I Ausf A were converted in 1937. They were painted in the Reichswehr scheme, green, brown and sand. Possibly repainted with similar tones for green and brown, and a much clearer sand.
GeraldOwens
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Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:13 AM UTC

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I picked up a Master Box Panzer 1 A Breda last week at the Dragon show. At the time I was not aware it was actually a German tank in Spain service. The instructions are fairly lacking and I was wondering if I have any options for the paint job. The box art shows a very cold gray (more blue than German Gray) and desert yellow camo scheme, but there are no actual paint color suggestions anywhere. Anyone out there familar with this tank era/war and can suggest the appropiate colors or if I have other options?

Thanks


The conversions were noted in period documents, but there is only a single photograph in existence for this local conversion during the Spanish Civil War. Do a web search and you should find it immediately.
Negrillo
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Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:32 AM UTC
This may help !
http://www.angelfire.com/pro/bison/35018.html
SDL
Mark70
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Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 11:56 AM UTC
At this link you can find a brief explanations of german colours

http://www.panzerworld.net/colours.html

and here a rare color image of a Condor legion Pz. I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xizC1uX9eOI

it's not a Breda one but it gives the idea of the kind of colour you can paint your tank.
DoctorFaust
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Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 01:20 PM UTC
Thanks a bunch! Now I just have to get the thing together. It's a sorry kit. The pieces are not numbers and the first two I tried gluing did not come close to fitting at all

Gerald; just FYI, but I search before asking and did find a photo. More than 1, actually, http://pz1.ru/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=11&l=deutsch
GeraldOwens
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Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 07:57 PM UTC
Interesting to see the variety of new pictures that have become available in the last year or so. There is also a view of the left hand side in the Wikipedia article (click on the photo for a larger version).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_I
Check out this decal sheet and color profile reviewed on Perth Military Modelling Site
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/bison/bd35018.htm
Byrden
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Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 08:39 PM UTC
>> "a rare color image of a Condor legion Pz. I"

Dark green, dark brown, pale brown.. allowing for weathering and fading, that could be the original German scheme as in the PMMS article.

David
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