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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: arkon on February 22, 2014, 10:50:12 AM

Title: churchill tank paint north africa?
Post by: arkon on February 22, 2014, 10:50:12 AM
did the Churchill ever see combat in north Africa or other similar location ?
I like the camo on this
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Post by: jcf on February 22, 2014, 11:03:44 AM
2nd El Alamein, October 1942.
Title: Re: churchill tank paint north africa?
Post by: arkon on February 22, 2014, 11:40:56 AM
did they have the cool three color camo?
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Post by: arkon on February 22, 2014, 11:46:58 AM
I have only found pics of a wavy two color ,not any like the multi color ,.... disruptive or blocky style(not sure what to call it of the matilda
Title: Re: churchill tank paint north africa?
Post by: Rickshaw on February 22, 2014, 07:25:03 PM
Quote from: jcf on February 22, 2014, 11:03:44 AM
2nd El Alamein, October 1942.

"King Force", consisting IIRC of half a dozen Churchill Mk.III.

Then a variety of Mk.IIIs and Mk.IVs were also used in the advance across western North Africa to Tunisia after Operation Torch by the North Irish Horse.
Title: Re: churchill tank paint north africa?
Post by: arkon on February 23, 2014, 12:57:07 PM
thank you rick n jcf.
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Post by: father ennis on February 24, 2014, 07:30:14 AM
One of my Squadron Signal books has pictures of Churchills in Tunisia which have "sand" colored vertical stripes.
Title: Re: churchill tank paint north africa?
Post by: arkon on March 10, 2014, 01:39:27 PM
been working on this a little here n there
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Post by: Old Wombat on March 11, 2014, 09:16:33 PM
How do you do that, build great models on a vertical surface? ???

I have enough trouble building mediocre ones on horizontal surfaces! :-\

:icon_music:

Guy
Title: Re: churchill tank paint north africa?
Post by: arkon on March 12, 2014, 01:02:33 AM
What?... You mean you guys don't have anti-gravity genaraters in your building area?

It frees up table space doing it this way
:)

No, it's my darn " smart" phone , it always turns the picture 90 degrees ( well most of the time)
Title: Re: churchill tank paint north africa?
Post by: PR19_Kit on March 12, 2014, 04:37:23 AM
Quote from: arkon on March 12, 2014, 01:02:33 AM
It frees up table space doing it this way
:)

And you can do it standing up............  ;) :)
Title: Re: churchill tank paint north africa?
Post by: arkon on May 13, 2014, 01:33:04 PM
got some paint on it , light tan and a dark blue up next is a medium-ish grey.