Today I finally got my hands on the excellent 1/35 Dragon King Tiger Henschel Turret with Zimmermit.
I'd quite like to paint it in the the winter whitewash scheme found in Hungary in 1944.
However, would it be best to paint the model in German Grey or in the 3 colour camo scheme before applying the whitewash?
Many thanks in advance!
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King Tiger Whitewash
portonion
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 11:41 AM UTC
Krieg-Hammer
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 12:07 PM UTC
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Today I finally got my hands on the excellent 1/35 Dragon King Tiger Henschel Turret with Zimmermit.
I'd quite like to paint it in the the winter whitewash scheme found in Hungary in 1944.
However, would it be best to paint the model in German Grey or in the 3 colour camo scheme before applying the whitewash?
Many thanks in advance!
Purely depends on what year you are trying to represent. Are you going for Stalingrad '42 - '43? Or the Ardennes Offensive '44?
alanmac
Joined: February 25, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 12:45 PM UTC
Hi
Considering the time period the King Tiger was produced in it would not have had "German grey" as a camo colouring under the whitewash or otherwise. Phased out by this time of the war as an applied colour.
(By the way it was also produced too late in the war to have appeared at Stalingrad)
Alan
Considering the time period the King Tiger was produced in it would not have had "German grey" as a camo colouring under the whitewash or otherwise. Phased out by this time of the war as an applied colour.
(By the way it was also produced too late in the war to have appeared at Stalingrad)
Alan
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 01:32 PM UTC
Its from Budapest 1944, so the 3 tone camo is the best bet for underneath the whitewash?
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