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German 200L Fuel Drums (35597) 1:35 MiniArt via Creative Models Ltd. Arriving in a shrink-wrapped figure box, this set contains German 200L fuel drums aplenty, but also includes a lot of manual pumping tools. Inside the box is a tightly wrapped bag containing 18 sprues in grey styrene, 12 of which containing parts to make a drum, and six with end caps and manual fuel pump assembles. Four little elastic bands further clamp the sprues together to ensure no chaffing during transit. The drums are made from halves to which the top and bottoms are added, then two stiffening bands are added to the grooves in the drums, each made up from two parts. There is a choice of end-caps with different wording in raised lettering, and if you leave off the cap you can make up the hand-pump with nozzle at the other end of a piece of hose/wire that you supply yourself. That orange stripe on the grey & yellow drum is printed that way - wasn't me, honest! The instructions are printed on the back of the box and below them is an example of paint schemes that the drums left the factory in (see above), which you can depict in any state from brand new to badly dented and completely rusted to bare metal. Highly recommended – especially if you need a lot of German 200L fuel drums for your next project Review sample courtesy of
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Can anyone help me with identifying the colours of various logistics items for WW2? I'm trying to identify the colours of 50 gallon drums, as used for fuel etc., plus crated items such as ammo and general stores. The kind of stuff that could be found in a forward operating area/supply dump etc. Were the ends of the drums different to the body/sides and, if so, is there a general dictate of what those colours denoted, especially for the European phase 1944-45? I've searched the web but most photo's, obviously, focus on the tanks and planes rather than any logistical matters. Also any photo's I have found are black/white and difficult to distinguish colour from general dirt or shadow. Thanks in advance for any assistance with this query for an ongoing project I have. Mike
