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Offline MiloMorai

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« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2007, 12:25:37 PM »
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They did!


Sorry, I know they did but forgot to put in some :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2007, 12:25:59 PM »
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They did!


Yes they did, but this photo was black and white originally.
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Offline wrag

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« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2007, 12:47:51 PM »
HMMMM............

I seem to recall they put a coating of anti-magnetic paste on all of their tanks?  And the anti-magnetic paste was a yellowish or tan color?

But I also seem to recall they used a dark gray paint on most vehicles prior to that????

Most of the color stuff I've seen of German tanks in WWII they look dark GRAY!  Even in 1943-44-45????
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« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2007, 03:36:10 PM »
Late in the war as supplies of paint dried up (pun intended) some vehicles started getting the old dark grey paint again but it was not official. It was just an effect of logistics breaking down.

The Germans had plenty of color film too. Both still and movie film. It obviously was more expensive to use and develop and wasn't like the high tech film we have now but it was widely used.

The anti magnetic paste was made from resins and sawdust. It did have a dark tan color but it was usually applied at the factory and painted over.

I have 35 years and hundreds of dollars worth of books here on the shelf at my disposal but even a quick Google search on these subjects should easily provide you with good information on these subjects.
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« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2007, 06:16:47 PM »
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This Tigre is said to be in the Kursk area in 1943. Note the light color desert like paint.




notice the dead trees that are a brownish color.


(it would be cool if trees died like they do in real life)
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« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2007, 07:39:27 PM »
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and another thing

grass dies in the summer isnt that like desert?

Lil bit of fertilizer and nice fescue grass....
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« Reply #21 on: August 05, 2007, 09:38:01 PM »
German Armour was painted Red Oxide in the factories.  Prior to delivery they were painted Panzer Grey, and by 1943 they switched to mustard yellow.  Zimmerit (the anti-magnetic paste) applied to takes was really a light tan, and it too was painted after application to seal it.
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« Reply #22 on: August 06, 2007, 03:37:47 AM »
it wouldnt make sense to me to change the colors to green as imo camo doesnt help much. I can see a green tank just as well as a yellow one, except maybe from the air, but from the air we get those nice red icons.

also, yellow/red/brown paint on tanks isnt the worst idea. if anyone has ever been out it deep woods you noice that the green,i.e. bushes trees is more common high off the ground, whereas yellows and browns show more on the ground from dead foliage and tree trunks. re/yellow/ brown paint would blend some here and work well with breaking up the vehicles profile, which is the primary reason for camo. I cant say this worked in europe as I've never been there and dont know what the woodland areas are like there.
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« Reply #23 on: August 06, 2007, 12:57:13 PM »
I can see the green tanks fairly well yes but the YELLOW or TAN used on the Axis tanks stands out even more.

I read the responses saying the tank colors are correct.

OK, HEY!  .......     problem is the colors we have in the MA Maps aren't yellow or tan friendly!

Now.... do you get my drift on the subject?

Not saying the Axis vehicles are incorrectly colored!  Saying the MAP COLORS we have make them STAND OUT MORE then the green vehicle colors................

so I'm requesting that the DEFAULT color of the axis vehicles be set to a more MAP friendly color..................

we have such color schemes available!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BUT it's pretty much USELESS to select those colors because most will only SEE the default colors....................... ....................

TURN OFF OTHER SKINS?????????????????????????
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« Reply #24 on: August 06, 2007, 01:21:21 PM »
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Lil bit of fertilizer and nice fescue grass....


Agrostis tenuis (brown top bent) Would be better as it is drought resistant, very good as a links grass :)
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« Reply #25 on: August 06, 2007, 01:26:12 PM »
oh and lets the grass stay brown in sommer as it's not DEAD but dornment. (sorry for bad speeling)  Best to water grass at night and drench it. Never give small amounts of water only makes the roots shorter and scotches the leaves.

best grasses for desserts:-

Festuca rubra rubra
Festuca rubra commutata
Agrostis tenuis
some lolium (dwarf perenai ect.)
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« Reply #26 on: August 06, 2007, 03:34:04 PM »
this is a war game, not a garden convention!
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« Reply #27 on: August 06, 2007, 03:46:39 PM »
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this is a war game, not a garden convention!


should have started with :


DAMN IT JIM :aok
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« Reply #28 on: August 06, 2007, 03:59:12 PM »
Dame it Jim, this is a war game, not a garden convention!

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« Reply #29 on: August 06, 2007, 04:06:47 PM »
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Dame it Jim, this is a war game, not a garden convention!

;)


thats better:rofl :noid
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