It took a lot of time to decide whether to do or not to do this but here is my in process Bronco Comet with net and hessian dressing on gun and turret I have more shots in my workbench photos. Would appreciate comments and exchange of ideas with others on netting techniques in miniature
Cheers
Brian
http://photos.kitmaker.net/showphoto.php/photo/182884/cat/500/ppuser/9508img
I am afraid that i did something wrong when I added the url for the photo but Images can be found in my member gallery sorry about that.
Brian

Nice I like it so far. Can you explain how you did the netting?

rob here is how it was done
For the netting I used an old camo net from Verlinden cut different pieces about 2 inches square placed them on the turret then wetted them sligthly with a brush no glue yet then I worked the pattern I wanted an then came back and wetted them again with a water and white glue mixture. When dry I added the strips: they are white glue hardened pieces of tissue cut in strips and applied freestyle on top of the netting. I never really done this before exept on the barrel of one of my fireflys as an experiment so I am not sure how it will turn out once I get done with the painting. I will upload more of this Comet as I progress not to may Bronco Comets on the net yet I do not know why it's a more than decent kit

Cheers brian

Hi Brian,

Look forward to seeing more, and thanks for the tip.

Cheers

Al

PS Nice Gallery models, will have a closer look later.

Very nice It looks very realistic.

Do you know if this was used on other armoured vehicles as well? I am building a M3 scout car for the best of British campaign and was wondering if I could put on something like this?

Thanks for sharing

Other tanks, definitely - not so sure about the White Scout Car which wasn't really a front line vehicle by 1944. Found some Whites on the IWM photo database, all photographed in the summer of 1944:

This White belonging to the commander of the 11th Armoured Division has a cam net on the front mudguard, presumably for use when static.



This one belonging to a GHQ Liaison Unit has an ungarnished net draped, again in a static position.



This one doesn't have a net at all, but it's a dramatic photo and gives us food for thought for the promised Staghounds



David

To Jesper Thanks for your comment. Cammo nets with tape were quite popular I have seen them on Shermans mostly on turret and gun if a Firefly, Cromwells, Ram op tanks, M10's and Achiles and of course Comets. If you look up reference photos of Operation Goodwood, you are bound to find very good examples of net and tape ''cammouflage''. As for the White scout car not sure but in one of David's photos you can see one stored one a front fender
As mentioned, I used Verlinden netting is there anything out there that is better looking , suggestions anyone.
Regards
Brian

@ David and Brian: thanks for your comments and pictures. I think, I will try and add a little camo netting to the front of my M3 Scout car.

For camo netting I am using gaze from the pharmacist. It is basicly the same as the Verlinden stuff with the exception of it being white and the masks in the net being a little smaller. The main other exception is that it cost 4 pounds for enough gaze to equip a battalion
For the hessian I am planning to use masking tape cut in threads, but I am not totally sure about that one yet. Tin foil could also be a possible solution.