KruppCake,

I know exactly what its like to second guess the placement of decals on the zimmerit. There are few good reference pictures out there of the 506th with KT's in the Ardennes - even in the Tigers in Combat series. I know of the reference picture you mentioned, and I think you did a solid job of replicating it.



BTW, which kit and paints are you using?

I think you will end up torn again and again... so I say they look cool the way they are and with some weathering they'll blend in and be not so much sticking out like now... let it sit for a few weeks (yeah, I know what I'm asking here... but don't let it become a shelf queen though ) and then have a fresh look at it again... that will most probably the way you see things... As I said: I like them the way they are, but can still feel your pain from my own experiences (vision can be a tricky little b*** sometimes)

We are in a quandary it seems. Crews applied the markings and I doubt they took the time to get out measuring devices.

Some used spray guns and stencils, others stencils and hand brushing.

They were not expecting to be judged in a competitive arena or competition.

Locating the markings in the correct order was of course necessary and within the same area both sides of the turret.

And good a good judge looking at your model should NOT be measuring the application nor if it is perfectly vertical or horizontal!

The Zimmerit plays havoc visually.

What is more important is, do they look like the real item and have you done a good job with your application.

That's my two cents worth.

If you want to test yours out against the real thing, I suggest you take a photo of it from the same angle as the historic photo and then using some photo app, line one photo over the other, using the transparency slider to check the alignment. Something like Pixlr if you have an android phone, or PaintShopPro on a PC will do this quite easily.

I assume this is your photo?


I think yours look absolutely fine, but compared to the photo, I think perhaps you have them a little higher up the turret. Doesn't really matter though... unless you think it does

One other thing, are you 100% positive that the KT in the photo has zimmerit?

Matthew

The placement looks good to me. I think part of the problem may be that because of the ridges in the zim, combined with the curvature of the turret the decals appear to be wavy and therefore do not look like they are properly aligned. I wouldn't sweat it too much.