Winter/arctic markings & colours (was Let It Snow thread)

Mossie · May 04, 2009, 04:38:04 AM

I never realised that us Brits used winter cam. Mind you, most references you find tend to feature German tanks first & Soviet second, followed by the US, then it's as if nobody else turned up!

Ian the Kiwi Herder · May 04, 2009, 07:21:32 AM

My Do335 should be finished this week, if y'all want, I can post it into this thread.......

Ian

Mossie · May 05, 2009, 03:59:31 AM

nev · May 07, 2009, 04:09:42 AM

QuoteI never realised that us Brits used winter cam

I think the LVT is especially interesting - not quite a pacific island where they were usually!

philp · May 07, 2009, 10:10:56 PM

Now this one has potential.
http://www.round2models.com/models/mpc/super-sno-sport

Jeffry Fontaine · May 07, 2009, 10:59:18 PM

Quote from: philp on May 07, 2009, 10:10:56 PMNow this one has potential.
http://www.round2models.com/models/mpc/super-sno-sport

Surprised that it is not sponsored by Binford Tools and Tim 'Toolman' Taylor as the driver. Odd looking rig. Makes you wonder how stable it is a high speeds?

Mossie · May 11, 2009, 03:55:02 PM

On Don Color, there are instructions for a Swedish splinter winter scheme, replacing the tan & lightest green with white. Apparently this was part of a real document, but it was never used, or at least no photos are known of any trial aircraft. So painting a Swedish aircraft, as well as any other, in this scheme would qualify as a whiff. It'd also make the process easier as you only have to mask for three colours instead of the usual four.

I did a rough repaint to see what it would look like:

philp · May 12, 2009, 12:34:35 AM

Buddy of mine in Sweden sent me decals and pictures of the Bulldog in Splinter camo (still got to finish that kit). Some of the shots show a winter splinter camo tarp pulled over the wings that looks like what you did. Will have to get these scanned on the computer some time.

PanzerWulff · May 12, 2009, 09:01:26 PM

Quote from: nev on May 07, 2009, 04:09:42 AM
QuoteI never realised that us Brits used winter cam

I think the LVT is especially interesting - not quite a pacific island where they were usually!

The LVT was used in crossing the Rhine The British called them Buffalos while the US refered to them as Alligators and Amtracks
"Panzer"

nev · May 12, 2009, 10:31:32 PM

Yeah, but the Rhine crossing wasn't till March - that pic is several months before then.

PanzerWulff · May 13, 2009, 08:39:24 AM

From what I have read they were used in crossing the many rivers in western europe from late september 1944 onwards,never in large numbers but they were mostly used to establish bridgeheads for combat engineer units
"Panzer"

Mossie · May 14, 2009, 08:39:43 AM

'Nother one, I've seen plenty of pics of RAF Harriers in winter camo, but didn't realise that USMC AV-8A's had worn their own version. Spotted a profile in the latest copy of MAM, so I dug around on the net for a pic:

pyro-manic · May 14, 2009, 12:44:47 PM

Nice!

I've seen RAF Harriers and Jags in winter colours, but did Lightnings, Phantoms or Tornados ever wear similar schemes?

lancer · May 14, 2009, 02:55:44 PM

Quote from: pyro-manic on May 14, 2009, 12:44:47 PM
Nice!

I've seen RAF Harriers and Jags in winter colours, but did Lightnings, Phantoms or Tornados ever wear similar schemes?

the short answer is no they didn't. The question now is who is going to be the first to build one of the above in a winter scheme???

Mossie · May 18, 2009, 05:47:49 AM

I've got a Model Alliance sheet which has a Tonka of Shiny Two in winter camo. I've no idea just how official this was & I've been unable to find any photos, I assume it was purely experimental. The same sheet contains the 'Flashman' Desert Pink over grey scheme. They're both shown on the front the page:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=ML72104