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British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:41 am
by Thomas_M
I am working on an AFV Club Churchill tank these days. The assembly manual is not really precise on the tank´s colour: green...
But, what kind of green? Any ideas?

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 8:14 am
by Jeeves

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 2:24 pm
by Stikpusher
What Markof Churchill? Also what theater of operations and timeframe? They wore several schemes over their service life.

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:04 pm
by Thomas_M
@ Mike:
Wow! Thanks for this very elaborate read! :shoutout:

@ Carlos:
It´s a Churchill Mk V with 95mm howitzer, AFV Club #35155.
Manual mentiones three vehicles from 1944, each given as "Dark Green".

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 9:01 pm
by Stikpusher
Ok. Well the link has all the good info on the colors. Long story short, you're most likely color choice could be S.C.C. 15 Olive Drab. Similar to the US color, but distinctly different. Xtracolor makes the proper shade, or there are mixing instructions out there for other brands such as Humbrol and Tamiya to make the color for your project.

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:26 am
by Paul
British Racing Green... Right, Stewart? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:58 am
by Thomas_M
Thought about the RAF´s Racing Silver... :hmm:

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:53 pm
by Stikpusher
Why not Red Arrows red?

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 6:35 pm
by Stuart
Paul wrote:British Racing Green... Right, Stewart? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Lol - just as long as you paint the top of the turret with a Union Jack and add two white lines on the front.

Re: British Churchill tank - colour suggestion?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:18 pm
by scorpiomikey
Wasnt churchill kind of...pink?
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