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[HAWKEYE]

I Know A Lot Of Our Forum Members Are Worried About Scale, But The Right Paintscheme Is One Of My Hot Buttons. Thus The Elephant. I Posted A Thread A Month Or So Ago About What Paint Scheme We Would Want On An Elephant Or Jadgtiger And My Thread Was Bacially Made A Joke Of. So Here We Are Wondering How We Are Going To Fit An Elephant In Normandy. Knowing This Vehicle Was Coming I Thought I Would To That Thread Hoping People Would Jump On So That Andy Might Be Persauded To Change Or Do A Second Scheme. I Know I Don"t Do A Lot Of Threads But Some Times Its Pays To Read Threads Done By Members Who Don't Visit More Carefully.

 

[Capitolron]

With mistakes come opportunities.....

Maybe Alex can make some extra $$$$ with repaints ??

 

[rws591]

With mistakes come opportunities.....

Maybe Alex can make some extra $$$$ with repaints ??

He'll do any scheme and any(well gives you a choice) number you wish. He normally charges $50 putting the Elefant after the paint job around $200

 

[panda1gen]

I Know A Lot Of Our Forum Members Are Worried About Scale, But The Right Paintscheme Is One Of My Hot Buttons. Thus The Elephant. I Posted A Thread A Month Or So Ago About What Paint Scheme We Would Want On An Elephant Or Jadgtiger And My Thread Was Bacially Made A Joke Of. So Here We Are Wondering How We Are Going To Fit An Elephant In Normandy. Knowing This Vehicle Was Coming I Thought I Would To That Thread Hoping People Would Jump On So That Andy Might Be Persauded To Change Or Do A Second Scheme. I Know I Don"t Do A Lot Of Threads But Some Times Its Pays To Read Threads Done By Members Who Don't Visit More Carefully.

I agree that these things - and the tactical signs, are important.

 

[Canadian Samurai]

Is there anything particularly innaccurate about the Elephant's paint scheme? It looks okay to me - a bit ugly, what with the zimmerit paste only going part way up the side of the tank, but I think it could work for any theatre from 1943 on. You just need to make sure to place it in the right theatre and ignore K&C's advertisements.

 

[Alexdakar]

The elefant tank usually had the zimmerit halfway because the magnetic mines didn't reach any higher than that.

 

[rws591]

Yah, i mean look how high it goes up to, if you were that tall that is.

 

[Canadian Samurai]

Good point, makes sense. Still doesn't make it look any better though. I was never particularly fond of the appearance of the elephant compared with some German vehicles.

 

[OzDigger]

King & Country has some of the best paint schemes in the business and I feel that is a large part of their sales success. At least that was the feature that attracted me, and now that they are putting more detail into them, it's a bonus for most collectors rather than a must.

What I mean is that some members, including myself, have experience in plastic kit model making where accuracy was king. However with King & Country saleability overides accuracy because most buyers don't have much knowledge of the subject, they just like the way it looks. Which of course is true for most things.

 

[Eazy]

King & Country has some of the best paint schemes in the business and I feel that is a large part of their sales success. At least that was the feature that attracted me, and now that they are putting more detail into them, it's a bonus for most collectors rather than a must.

What I mean is that some members, including myself, have experience in plastic kit model making where accuracy was king. However with King & Country saleability overides accuracy because most buyers don't have much knowledge of the subject, they just like the way it looks. Which of course is true for most things.

Why do you think that is? After all K&C buyers spend more money individually than the audience for Forces of Valor of Model Kits but those guys are much more vocal about paint schemes and innacuracies.
The K&C crowd (myself included when it comes to the vehicles) seem to like what looks cool rather than what is 100% accurate.
Kinda like the new Tiger. It probably shouldn't really have a palm tree symbol on it but it looks much better with it and i'm glad it's on there!

 

[Wraith]

Good point. Was the Rammjager ever done in that particular camo pattern?
(Sorry, I'll get off and punish myself severely)

 

[The Lt.]

King & Country has some of the best paint schemes in the business and I feel that is a large part of their sales success. At least that was the feature that attracted me, and now that they are putting more detail into them, it's a bonus for most collectors rather than a must.

What I mean is that some members, including myself, have experience in plastic kit model making where accuracy was king. However with King & Country saleability overides accuracy because most buyers don't have much knowledge of the subject, they just like the way it looks. Which of course is true for most things.

I've posted this photo in the past which if I'm not mistaken which was passed over. The photo speaks for itself when it comes to accuracy of the paint schemes.......The Lt.

 

[Wraith]

From what I've read on the matter, this paint scheme could be relevant to any of the different theatres, due to the mass of variations resulting from painting in the field, differnt solvents / mixing solutions, factory paint jobs etc.
My understanding is that it was only in the latter stages of the war that Zimmerit was not plastered on as standard, due to the rush to get AFVs to the front and the realisation that the use of magnetic devices wasn't that prevailant.
If my reading on this is correct, the Elefants were produced in 43/44, so even the few that may have survived to fight in Berlin would have been made much earlier and would still have had the zimmerit present (in some state or other).
I'm more than happy to be corrected on these points, but that is how I've interpreted what I've read.
What other paint scheme would you want to see?

Simon

 

[Rob]

So this camo would be suitable for Italy then?.That would be the scenario i'd like it in.

Rob

 

[Wraith]

So this camo would be suitable for Italy then?.That would be the scenario i'd like it in.

Rob

Rob,
Unless anyone has any additional info, I'd say yes.
Reading up on it, the dunklegelb was the factory base paint, for want of a better expression, from early 43 and the green and red brown was supplied for crews to add camo in tune with their surroundings.
Simon

 

[Rob]

Thank you Simon.

Rob

 

[Combat]

Came across this:

 

[rws591]

Kursk is awesome but the K&C Poland version is cool too.

 

[storch]

I never really liked the Elefant, but I think the K&C model looks great. I am one of those who keep writing about the inconsistency with scale, but when it comes to color scheme, I don't mind if the artist takes some liberties with the painting. One of the reasons for this is that I like to create dioramas that represent not only actual historical scenarios but also the "what if ?" scenario. For example I am waiting for the Tunisian Tiger, and I am going to incorporate it into my desert diorama. Of course , by the time the Tigers were being used in Tunisia, the Afrika Korps had a become Panzer Armee Afrika and it no longer had Panzer I's or II's in use. Nonetheless, I love the way all the models look together. I would love for Prieto to paint a Panther, a Jagdpanther or even a King Tiger in desert colours; then I would create a diorama that could be called "Palestine 1943" or "Irak 1944". I think that when it comes to color schemes there is room for both accurately painted vehicles and also one with a little creativity and imagination.

Gil

 

[rws591]

I would love for Prieto to paint a Panther, a Jagdpanther or even a King Tiger in desert colours; then I would create a diorama that could be called "Palestine 1943" or "Irak 1944". I think that when it comes to color schemes there is room for both accurately painted vehicles and also one with a little creativity and imagination.

Gil

Thats a really cool idea can i steal it?