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Interior color of Achilles tank destroyer
Lee1968
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Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 04:00 PM UTC
Im building an Achilles tank destroyer from AFV. What is the exact interior color of the tank? The directions says white in some areas and olive drab in other areas. Just curious for the exact color before I start.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 09:04 PM UTC
Hull interior - white, standard for all US-built AFVs

Turret interior - OD or the British equivalent SCC15

The only sticking point is the floor under the turret - to start off with it was painted white, but it may have been overpainted for obvious reasons. The floor of the restored example on this page has been overpainted, period photos aren't that helpful.

http://www.howitzer.dk/vehicles/danishafvm10.htm

And be sceptical about AFV's suggested exterior cammo scheme, late-war British AFVs relied more on foliage and nets than painted camouflage.

David
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2008 - 09:49 PM UTC
Thanks for the interior pics of the Achilles. It seems in one picture they used the tracks for a German tank on the Achilles. Looks like something I might like to try.
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