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Jeremy wrote: Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:49 am There’s some very good research on the web for Caunter as to if it was real. I seem to recall it wasn’t really used? I seem to think it was a misinterpretation of black and white photos. Or I could be completely wrong and that was a red wine fuddled dream
It was real enough. It was probably a little too complicated for mass use though.

http://www.themodellingnews.com/2015/04 ... s-his.html includes some nice images of Germans using Caunter patterned vehicles

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And, simply because of a WTF moment when looking for the above ...
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This is what I used when painting my Desert Rats

http://www.mafva.net/other%20pages/starmer%20camo.htm

Mike Starmer seems to be the expert on it
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Norman D. Landings wrote: Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:13 am Just NO. It’s bad and wrong and massive and wrong. And bad.
Don’t forget ‘wrong’.

The Anti-Alchemists have a man, who even they describe as mad, who did a Char 2c in 28mm. Sadly I don’t have a photo of it but it did appear on our VFCW game, at the edge of the table, which then promptly tilted and caused the nuns’ to wobble down the smooth bit.

Still, one has to admire the sheer style. Or else. :D
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I've got the 1/35 kit in the stash...
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Etranger wrote: Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:00 am
And, simply because of a WTF moment when looking for the above ...
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Is this the true origin of the plot of Kelly's Heroes? 8th Army and the Afrika Korps join forces to steal a very large loco.
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Worryingly I can just about identify every piece of kit in the photo including the loco, a Hunslett. I'm not quite sure if the half track is a sdkfz 7 or 9...
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The thing at the front is a Scammel, isn't it?
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Scammel Pioneer, Sdkfz whatever, Gotha tank trailer, and an 060 DM, possibly a Hunslett WD (or German, French or Italian origin). Probably taken in Tunisia since a lot of WD rolling stock was shipped out there in 1943 to make the trains run on time (or at all!)
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Etranger wrote: Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:27 pm I've got the 1/35 kit in the stash...
You are a legend sir :clappy:

Better get it completed before you become too old to lift the box though!

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Now that is a thought...
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