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Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:03 am**

Nice! Seat cushions nobody will see. Yeah, we've all done painting of objects we won't see when completed.

Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:08 am**

Maybe if I held it upside down with a torch I could see it

But yeah, we've all been there. I actually added a wash too - completely pointless!

Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2023 12:42 pm**

I know that it’s a bit too late, but the Germans did not use white on their WWII tank interiors, but instead used an ivory color named “Elfenbein”

Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:12 pm**

Ah good to know for future reference Carlos, thanks! As it is, I added a brownish dirt wash to the area that can been seen through the TC's hatch, so hopefully it should look off white anyway.

Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2023 3:10 pm**

Not that you're likely to have many folks peering into any open hatches anyways...

And related to that, the inner faces of any open hatches should be painted in the exterior base color of the vehicle, not in the interior color. There are of course exceptions to that rule, but it is pretty common across most armies and their AFVs.

Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2023 4:12 pm**

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 12:42 pm I know that it’s a bit too late, but the Germans did not use white on their WWII tank interiors, but instead used an ivory color named “Elfenbein”

Ivory... Elfenbein... white... all the same no matter the shade of white.

But yeah, I agree with your statement concerning interior colors of WW2 German tanks. I believe Mission Models has that color.

Posted: **Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:13 pm**

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 3:10 pm Not that you're likely to have many folks peering into any open hatches anyways... And related to that, the inner faces of any open hatches should be painted in the exterior base color of the vehicle, not in the interior color. There are of course exceptions to that rule, but it is pretty common across most armies and their AFVs.

Thanks for the tip Carlos. That does make sense of you think about it!

Posted: **Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:39 am**

Having seen Carlos's excellent Panther build I do need to pick this up again as I was actually enjoying it - IIRC I was half way through adding the Zimmeritt to the turret. Those blooming indy link tracks still scare me though - I actually wish I had band tracks on this one.

Posted: **Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:30 am**

Just build them in sections Stuart. At least the top and bottom runs can be made in flat runs. Then do the end portions last, particularly around the sprocket top to the top run as the last bit. That’s when you adjust the sag.

Posted: **Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:09 am**

Thanks Carlos!

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