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Stone Wall Camo - Looking For Info Please
meaty_hellhound
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Posted: Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 10:13 AM UTC
hi everyone,

been searching references for an Austin Tilly project and read somewhere the British used "Stone Wall Camouflage" on them in Crete and the Mediterranean as well as other locales.

online i found this pic of one which appears to be an example:



my question for the knowledgeable members is...

... is this a good example of the colours/camo and which theatres potentially have seen one painted like this?

thanks in advance, bd.
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 10:54 AM UTC
Here are two examples of British tanks sporting the "Malta camouflage"...in Malta

Valentine :


Matilda :


HTH

Frenchy
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Posted: Friday, November 05, 2010 - 03:57 AM UTC
thanks so much guys, the info is a great help. this is an interesting camouflage pattern. wondering if it suits my project and i appreciate the info. cheers, bd.
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