M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

[BlackSheep214]

[Stikpusher]

[Floki]

Wow that's yellow! I don't know much about the Korean war but camo must not of been too high of a priority. Was the schemes used like a show of force and battle field superiority?

[Stikpusher]

It was that and psychological warfare too. Something to do with Chinese superstition regarding tigers and the Chinese astrological year of the Tiger. Although that was a goof on someone’s part. Anyways all the US Army tank battalions in Korea applied some form of Tiger markings for Operation Ripper in spring 1951 to push back the Chinese gains from their winter offensive.

https://mikesresearch.com/2019/02/24/op ... orea-1951/

[Medicman71]

Yellow base for the stripes on now....





I think that I need to extend the yellow on the fender areas forward a bit...

[Stikpusher]

I extended the yellow more forward on the fenders this afternoon...

[Stikpusher]

The day that I think most everyone following this project has been waiting to see... the Tiger stripes!!!

First I did some white stripes on the turret sides, as well as white on the co ax machine gun and gunners site housings. There are “eye” and “whisker” decals for the mantlet that I will add in a few days.





Then the black stripes onto the turret





Then I added black stripes onto the hull, as well as painting the front fender mudguards black. Looking at several photos of 6th Tank Battalion, I could not see any that had any white stripes on the hull.







I’ll let the stripes dry overnight, then add a coat of Future tomorrow or the day after in preparation for the decals...

[LyleW]

Here, kitty kitty. Looks great

[speedgraflex]

Wonderful, Carlos! How did you paint these stripes? Is that done with a brush???

[Floki]

I was wondering the same. It's looks to good and consistent to be hand brushed. Also too hard edged to be freehand with a airbrush.