I'm assuming, going by the two pockets on the thighs, that this is the denim tank suit. The demin tank suit I had in my possession for a while was very definitely green not brown - back in the day, we only had Humbrol paint, and the best match for the colour of mine was Humbrol 86 Light Olive.

Jerry,

I'd have to agree with Phil here; in those far off days when I was a Junior Leader (ie when one could join the Army at 15)once promoted with our own range of ranks - which were abandoned once we hit adult service - we were issued with brassards sporting stripes, crowns etc all produced in red. But the brassards themselves were produced by the Unit Tailor from old stocks of WW2 Denims. I've just dragged mine out from my box of ancient memorabilia and I would certainly concur that a light olive green was the colour. If I was using Humbrol colours myself(and I do!) I would probably lighten the 86 with a touch of khaki drill (72) just to reflect wear and tear and endless washing of the article.

The web belt and holster of course are another story and I've located this site which might help reduce the mysteries of the elusive cleaning medium known as "Blanco":

https://www.blancoandbull.com/the-blanco-story/

I would think that the options for the Yeomanry come down to No 97 Khaki Green Medium, No 103 Khaki Green Light, or possibly KG3 Khaki Green Dark.

I'm not suggesting you get too wrapped around the axle here; besides, the Northants Yeomanry would have had their own rules and regulations which may well have been independent of any Royal Armoured Corps diktat, not least as they were part of the Territorial Army and would cite that "doing their own thing" was all part of being as such.

The pistol would probably have been attached to the wearer by a lanyard but I'm sure you're well up to speed on all that Jerry, having espied your earlier diorama re the Scottish Infantrymen.

Keep it up Jerry - as ever - looking good!

Brian

Nobody looked at this thread since my last post over 2 weeks ago so should I keep it going?

Lurkers must lurk or we lose standing. Keep posting as long as real life lets you and only if you want to.
Spring does that remember. There’s always a two week lag in the spring.

Jerry , sorry I haven't been around to boost your ego , your work is always worth a boost . Just got back to posting Friday , prior to that I had an unscheduled hospital visit , seems I decided to fall off my roof trying to remove a broken branch . Luckily a stack of firewood broke my fall and even luckier no broken bones just many , many bruised ribs and bones .
I started responding to some of the work here and had to go lay down after a short stint at the puter before I got to your progress .
Keep going man it's always a treat to watch your work !!!

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Nobody looked at this thread since my last post over 2 weeks ago so should I keep it going?

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Hello Jerry

I can't speak for others but I for one kept checking for updates, so just because no-one is re-reading older posts doesn't mean they don't want to see new ones :-)
So yes, keep it going, please.

It's looking really nice, I love the mix of paint, rust and polished metal on the tools. Excellent. Nice to see some mud in Normandy, too

Keep it up, looking forward to further progress

Cheers

Sean

PS As it's a Cromwell you might want to refer to it as "petrol"...

Ouch Glenn, at least you’ll only have unusual abstract technicolour temporary tats for a while, glad it wasn’t more serious. So you didn’t get the memo about retired men & ladders/roofs eh? Check out hospital accident stats.

Jerry I see you’ve re-routed to the AFV forum for this build so maybe you’ll get more lurkage. Come back soon

Keep them comming, on whatever forum you like, as always inspriring me, and i guess all the otter lurkers overhere

As the spring thaws, along with my workshop, I return to find Jerry back at making me feel rather insecure again about my work!

Not really... I know I work at my own level and he has his. I just wish the genie in the bottle would grant me more wishes... having some of the many talents I see here would take about five wishes!

Great work, Jerry! You just keep on posting. It always makes me feel good seeing a new Rutman in progress.