re: Vader’s Model Desk: M7 Priest Howitzer Motor Carriage

quote:

---

My son just finished a Takom Maus V2 tank, was wondering what paints and scheme to go with. The treads took him forever. I've showed him your threads and he's jealous. He's decent with an airbrush, normally uses acrylic Model Master stuff.

---

Well, the think is the Maus never got past the development stage so there really isn’t much to go by. I think only a couple were built. As far as a scheme goes, he could go by some late war camouflage patterns used by the Germans. These were usually a base of dark yellow with patterns of rust and dark green. By that stage of the war production of paint was sporadic so sometimes a panzer might only have either a green pattern on dark yellow or rust pattern on dark yellow. And due to shortages of chemicals and dyes, it was common for different shades of these colors on different vehicles. Here are some ideas he can run with…

quote:

---

He also asks what (brand and paint) you use for your US olive drab...

---

I use Tamiya acrylics thinned with Tamiya acrylic thinner. I brush paint everything.