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A query of no real consequence......do you have tank commanders appearing out of the the turret hatch or do you prefer the armoured vehicles buttoned up?

I'm doing a bit of work on my WW2 British and started wondering....
donald

I do a bit of both.

with British tanks it adds a point of interest by having a contrasting point of colour. German tanks with their often more complex camo less so.

ochoin wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:35 am A query of no real consequence......do you have tank commanders appearing out of the the turret hatch or do you prefer the armoured vehicles buttoned up?

I'm doing a bit of work on my WW2 British and started wondering....
donald

Yup. Buttoned and unbuttoned as the fancy takes me

Jeremy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:14 pm
Yup. Buttoned and unbuttoned as the fancy takes me

No rhyme or reason? I was thinking of having one tank per squadron of 4 as a command tank & having a figure sticking out as the aide memoir for this.

donald

No rhyme or reason. Should there be?

Jeremy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:51 pm No rhyme or reason. Should there be?

Of course, this is the british Army where everything is standard.





Except the bits that aren't.

I like that. I’m not a commander so can’t stick my head out the turret for fear of a bollocking

Absolutely, I have exactly the same idea. A decent chap wouldn't button up.

Apparently Russian army doctrine was buttoned up, and Marine armour in the Pacific stayed buttoned up due to the risks from Japanese AT squads. I tend to do commanders in most of my vehicles, just for the visual interest, especially the 'green brigade - US, UK, as otherwise you really need to work hard to make them look interesting.

I like my tanks and stuff to have a human face.