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what colour for cromwell and firefly\/

hey guys...

i dont have any big kits of these to get paint colours for, hence im asking here, its for 72nd Armourfast quick build stuff, i have Revell/Mbox kits but mixing of colours and im crap at that

Has anyone got instructions and can give me the paint codes for the cromwell/centour (if its the same) and the firefly, i know the FF was differant to the normal shermans...

Airfix would be good cos im limited to what i can get....

yesterday me and a mate spent hours redoing the models room, and unpacking the 18 or so huge storage boxes of kits and stacking them....now i can touch/look and fondle my unbuilt kits...just like i like to do with my girlfriend

had a few hours modelling earlier, was sooooo fffkng good to get my hands dirty.

i got a cromwell book for xmas, and a hobarts funny book.

hope all you guys are ok....

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Jules
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I've built a couple of Armourfast Cromwells recently. They're great fun. I used Vietnam Green FS34102. I'm not saying it's an accurate match for the Mid Bronze Green that Cromwells were painted in, but it certainly looks the part.

Incidentally, there is a Cromwell tank about 8 miles from where I live. I see it every day when I commute to and from work.

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Enzo Matrix

ah ok, what paint brand did you use?

i picked up 4 boxes of cromwells, and got some more coming from a guy off ebay, 16quid +3quidpnp for 5 boxes of owt, but a little cheaper again if you dont go through ebay...cant compain esp as they have gone upto 7.99 now each.

added some SHQ figures and stowage. and i downloaded some pdf books which are great for referance, but not colours themselves. i added front towing eyes too

i have a couple of revell cromwells....which look good. just need to get back into the flow again..

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Jules

Xtracrylix

Just be aware that the Cromwell in the photo in that link is very highly polished, which makes the paintwork seem a lot darker. If you look at the tank in bright sunlight, it glints. I very much doubt that Cromwells in service were allowed to be very reflective as that would tend to give away their position.

I'm seriously considering building a Tamiya 1/35 Cromwell as the vehicle in the photo. I need to do a bit of research to find out the significance of that actual vehicle, "Little Audrey".

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Enzo Matrix

i fancy a larger scale one sometime in the future when i can afford it.

it seem its a bronze green, same as firefly, and maybe humbrol 75...

i have just found a link on a german modelling website that has some useful info now and again, figuren-modellbau.de camo british..

gives info and corrections over airfix kit instructions.

i got a load of armourfast tanks last year, to make and mod to sell to wargamers on ebay, and again with the cromwells...

oh...i started watching corrie a couple of months ago, cos our lass watches soaps....then i stopped and refuse to watch it....as i have a life hehehehhehe

must admit, was fun watching it again, but we didnt see any episodes over crimbo...

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Jules

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