I'm building a Dragon Firefly Vc, which has the vertical volute spring suspension. Were the springs themselves painted the same color as the rest of the tank, or would these parts have been left unpainted? I know they won't be too visible when the bogeys are complete and attached to the tank, but I'd like to get it right... Thanks in advance.

They were the same colour as the rest of the tank.

regards

Joe

If I may even add to Joe's comment: once you begin adding dust/dirt, I'd say those out of the way suspension parts would be covered in it. Look at the suspension fittings of your car -- what's the color? With most of the fittings, you can't even see the actual part's color.

Just my thoughts here.

HTH
Roy

A good rule of thumb for WW II US equipment is a paraphrasing of the contemporary instruction to recruits: "If it's alive, salute it. If not, paint it olive drab."

KL

LOL. Good advice, although this one's a British 17pdr Sherman.
I just wondered if maybe the springs themselves - being moving metal - were maybe left unpainted. Or if they typically wore all the paint off quickly.
I've got my answer, though. Thanks to all who responded.

Good One

To repeat what the others have said, the skids are OD, like the rest of the tank. But they also rubbed on the tracks -- hence the name "skids" -- they should show some bare metal and/or rust on the top and edges.