| AJWright | 08 Dec 2016 1:47 p.m. PST |
So when painting the Warlord 28mm Stuart, there are some spare treads on the turret. Do you paint them the same color as the tank, or gunmetal like they're ready to use? I'm assuming that since the tanks get re-painted in the field, they'd be mostly the same color as the tank plus the extra dirt and grime they'd pick up, which a nice pin wash should provide. |
| Rich Bliss | 08 Dec 2016 2:48 p.m. PST |
I go black oxide with maybe a hint of steel on possible wear sites. |
| wrgmr1 | 08 Dec 2016 3:40 p.m. PST |
Gunmetal, wash with rust, dust and grime. |
| John Treadaway | 09 Dec 2016 4:40 a.m. PST |
I've seen both in rare colour shots. John T |
| Martin Rapier | 09 Dec 2016 6:50 a.m. PST |
It depends where they got the track links from and how long they'd been there. If cannibalised from a wreck, they are going to be a bit battered. If fitted at the factory/depot, they are going to be newish and maybe also painted. |
| Skeptic | 09 Dec 2016 1:08 p.m. PST |
Didn't they have rubber components…? |
| Rich Bliss | 09 Dec 2016 9:04 p.m. PST |
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| number4 | 09 Dec 2016 11:03 p.m. PST |
Tanks get pulled in regularly for routine maintenance at regimental HQ workshops where they check the batteries, overhaul the radios, change the oil, fan belts and coolant and repair any battle damage: they also get a once over with the the spray gun, so whatever color the spare links started out as, they would be olive green in a few weeks |
| Hornswoggler | 10 Dec 2016 7:28 p.m. PST |
So when painting the Warlordm Stuart, there are some spare treads on the turret. They aren't 'spare' treads, they are track grousers used to improve flotation in heavy going (snow, mud, etc). So they aren't cannibalised from wrecks, they are part of the standard equipment of the tank. Obviously the state of wear depends on how often they have been used and if left stowed there is a possibility of them being oversprayed. |
| AJ Wright | 11 Dec 2016 10:17 p.m. PST |
Thanks everyone – great advice from all. Looks like either way I go I'm OK. |
been building and painting his own army for Flames of War for a while now.
