"Hiding In Plain Sight: Camouflage and Color in WWII " Topic
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Tango01 | 25 Sep 2015 1:03 p.m. PST |
"Since the beginning of time, man has tried to disguise himself and his intentions on the battlefield. Whether it be a Trojan Horse or covering vehicles and installations to hide from aerial reconnaissance, other armies and it's troops; camouflage has played an important part of warfare. This Tiger may need a little more to help hide it……what do you think? As with everything else, the art of hiding a tank while also trying to use it as a tool of war is a careful balance of planning and color. We take for granted that many of the period pictures from WW2 are in black & white. It's easy to forget or even difficult to discover what colors were actually used during this period to cover the bare metal and primer that was used during this time…" Full guide here link
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Terry37 | 28 Sep 2015 11:52 a.m. PST |
Some very excellent material on that link. It matches very well to the data that Mike Starmer presents in his books. If you are not familiar with them, I cannot recommend them enough. They are a wealth of information, along with color chips and paint mixing formulas for modelers. Still very happy to have this additional material in my reference library. Terry |
Royston Papworth | 28 Sep 2015 12:04 p.m. PST |
The Mike Starmer books were sold by White Ensign before they ceased trading. Are they still available anywhere? |
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