PaintjobOn to some painting!
I was much attracted by this camouflage scheme of a Cruiser Mk.IIa of 3rd Royal Tank Regiment during the Greek campaign in april 1941, that I found in the Tank Encyclopedia. But I do not know were this scheme is based on.
Bronco suggests the same scheme for a 1/35 scale kit of this tank. But I couldn't find any fotographic evidence of this scheme. Still I choose to make is as it is very coloful and exotic.
I suspect this scheme is a variety of Caunter Scheme, with addition of a red brownish color, probably Purple Brown No.49. So I used the colours I used for Caunter Scheme earlier:
- Humbrol 121 for Portland Stone
- Humbrol 240 (RLM 02) for Silver Grey
- Revell 42 for Slate
- Revell 84 for Purple Brown.
So, let's paint!
I first covered the whole tank in Portland Stone. As I used this as a primer too, it took me four successive layers to reach sufficient opacity.
Then the first color of the scheme: Silver Grey.
The second colour: Slate. You have to study the images very good, as it is a very complex scheme to paint.
And the third colour: Purple Brown. The scheme now is very hard with a lot of contrast, but I hope after weathering, having used some filters and drybrushing, it will tone down a lot.
After that I painted all detail.
Now for a gloss cote and decals.