"Could Cromwells have Mickey Mouse camo?" Topic

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Winston Smith	16 Jul 2017 11:48 a.m. PST
I have some in boring Green. Want to spice them up a bit.
Cardinal Hawkwood	16 Jul 2017 12:58 p.m. PST
I can't remember seeing one.They are a bit more olive rather than green. I have seen a picture of one with a BSA motorcyle strapped to the turret, that is pretty "colourful".
LtJBSz	16 Jul 2017 3:34 p.m. PST
Micky Mouse was pretty much soft skins, not tanks.
Cardinal Hawkwood	16 Jul 2017 5:38 p.m. PST
nets and foliage, scrim, all helps.
Patrick R	17 Jul 2017 4:35 p.m. PST
Try SCC2, it's the official vehicle colour for British tanks 1942-1944 or the British version of Olive Drab, used after 1944. link That or add some stowage elements, like tracks, crates and a bicycle, that usually helps making a tank look more "interesting"
Cardinal Hawkwood	17 Jul 2017 9:09 p.m. PST
or just use Tamiya XF 62
Vigilant	20 Jul 2017 10:22 a.m. PST
+1 for Patrick R. I've read about 1 which had an arm chair on the back. Currently reading a book by a Cromwell Troop leader, he talks about their bedding all being strapped to the side of the tank. He also says that he cannot remember a time when his head wasn't out of the turret except for mortar and artillery attacks. This reflects similar books I've read by other British tankers from the Normandy landings onwards.
King Monkey	21 Jul 2017 6:38 a.m. PST
There are photographs of 1st RTR Cromwells in Hamburg at the end of the war with what appears to be broad dark grey or black patches/stripes similar to British cold war tanks.

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