CarolsHusband
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I thought that might be the case - do I detect a hint of leichte senf mit mayo?
At the risk of causing offence, (and heading for a telling off) " WE WILL ASK ZE QUESTIONS"
I thought that might be the case - do I detect a hint of leichte senf mit mayo?
Ja Heir Flick!At the risk of causing offence, (and heading for a telling off) " WE WILL ASK ZE QUESTIONS"
Or M113s, or CVR(T)s …But as for the Land Rover Defender Series, rust would be difficult to achieve
I do love seeing the effects and it makes for nice contrast to the whole scene. Many have access to B/W photos and the wear and stains perhaps are mistaken for rust.Thank you everyone, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.
Richard, I did really mean the chassis and you guys must have special dry rain over there as Landys rust like mad here, except for the parts covered in oil leaks, obviously. Joking aside, my point was that the Jeeps I've worked on really had minimal rust, even the neglected ones.
So yes, I'll not be going mad at it without a bloody good excuse !
I can't help but admire this though....
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Again, I would say that 'less is more' - as I'd guess that the factories would 'dip' the vehicles as it's the quickest way to get paint on, which would leave a fairly thick coat of paint on them (and certainly not labour intensive) - weren't the car manufacturers still dipping car bodies up until the '60s/70s?Yeah, I was going to try a bit of paint chipping on a restoration of an unfinished Bergpanther I'm about to do.
I am braced for a possible backlash..
Hi Steve. Funnily enough, it was the running gear that ended my build all those years ago. The rear sprockets broke off when I was fitting the tracks. I must have done something wrong but once they were broken I couldn't see a way back.Slightly off-piste Dan but I also have two unfinished Bergpanthers, one of each manufacturer. Having exhausted my patience on track guides that nestle on the shallowest location guides, and then decide to pop off whilst fitting, I've decided 'D--- the expense, go metal' The Meng tracks are infinitely better then the Takom examples but pleeeeeeeeese, who needs that many location points?
weren't the car manufacturers still dipping car bodies up until the '60s/70s?
A bit more difficult with an armoured vehicle though!I'd guess that the factories would 'dip' the vehicles as it's the quickest way to get paint on, which would leave a fairly thick coat of paint on them (and certainly not labour intensive) - weren't the car manufacturers still dipping car bodies up until the '60s/70s?
If the factory was running a production line with overhead gantries - not a problem to put a dip in the line and a bank of heat lamps just afterwards as driers.A bit more difficult with an armoured vehicle though!
Pete
Yes, but they are not a body which is then added to a chassis.......they are built around a hull box....if you dipped it you would dip the running gear as well......
Takt 9 [the final assembly station] saw final painting in red oxide primer and the prescribed base coat, either Panzer Grey or later Dunkelgelb.
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