cossack52 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 beatiful kit,but very poor colour information.should the engine,chassis,etc be finished in the external coluors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade H Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Chassis: yes. Engine: no. It was a 6-cyl Gardner LW, by the way, just in case you want to research it. The chassis obviously left the factory in regulation finish, which altered by date (and the Scammells were produced for long enough to have had a colour change or two). I understand that in-theatre repaints were supposed to cover everything remotely visible, chassis included. Whether they were thorough at all times, I can't say. At which theatre and date are you aiming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossack52 Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 thankyou for your reply;i'm looking at the normandy scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade H Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 (edited) In that case, if you're keen for accuracy (as I am), take care with your paint matches for SCC.2 (or possibly even plain SCC.15 if it was new) and SCC.14. You might also want to check whether the pattern is appropriate. Edited September 5, 2017 by Ade H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Starmer Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I am not at home at present but from memory of the kit diagrams these are a definitely half cock. The Mickey Mouse patterning isn't quite right . I think it shows green and black which is intended to be SCC.15 Olive Drab basic and SCC14 blue-black. This is OK for Normandy but most of the types were 1942-43 builds in SCC.2 brown and SCC.1A dark brown to MTP.46 patterning (Mickey Mouse type) Google MTP 46 as see how it was actually done. Keep in mind that many vehicles deployed in Normandy were never repainted, they kept their early colours, some even the striped 1940-41 scheme if they did not require repainting or it wasn't worth the time and effort. If you mail me at mikestarmer18 at gmail,com when home in November can attach pictures to you and MTP.46 diagram, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gollin Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 . Anyone seen / got the Thunder Models version yet ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Phil Gollin said: . Anyone seen / got the Thunder Models version yet ? . I picked up the Thunder Models Tank transporter kit at Telford , looks very nice indeed , although I've only started the trailer yet. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Andrew Jones said: I picked up the Thunder Models Tank transporter kit at Telford , looks very nice indeed , although I've only started the trailer yet. Andrew Will you be doing a wip of this build andrew, I'm keen too see one of these come together Glynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidrian Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Bit slow again I need to drop in more often It is possibly moot for cossak52's model but for anyone else coming to the IBG or the Thunder models kits: - Engine was painted "Gardner grey" - when fresh it's not that far off Medium Sea Grey to my eye, especially once given a light oily wash, but got darker with age. It seems that at least some wartime engines may have been repainted in what ever the current exterior was at the time the engine was repaired or overhauled Post war rebuilt engines were painted BS381c:101 Sky Blue (as were all rebuilt/overhauled engines during this period) Gearbox and PTO appear to have been gloss Brunswick green (similar to Humbrol3) when new, with filler and drain plugs in their natural brass finish. This may have varied depending on production date, but the two I have seen had this colour as the first layer of many Bellhousings, possibly in Brunswick green or gloss black - this may be due to different production dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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