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Offline Dags

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British Paras
« on: November 15, 2018, 04:08:31 PM »
Artizan British paras.... first of a 'few'

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2018, 06:19:26 PM »
Nice.

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2018, 11:50:14 PM »
Brilliant!

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2018, 07:50:45 AM »
They are really beatifully painted!

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2018, 07:58:48 AM »
Very nice - well done :-*

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2018, 08:09:07 AM »
Gorgeous! I am just about to paint up some paras and I really like your camo. Would you share your formula? Thanks!

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2018, 09:21:22 AM »
Would you share your formula?

No worries base coat of Vallejo MC Khaki Grey, an overall wash of thinned and diluted Vallejo MC Smoke and then highlighted by adding Vallejo Panzer Aces British Tanker Highlight to the Khaki Grey. The bloches are, bizarrely, to Panzer Aces German colours; Splinter Green followed by Splinter brown, again highlighted by adding British Tanker Highlight.

Hope that makes sense....

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2018, 09:59:43 AM »
No worries base coat of Vallejo MC Khaki Grey, an overall wash of thinned and diluted Vallejo MC Smoke and then highlighted by adding Vallejo Panzer Aces British Tanker Highlight to the Khaki Grey. The bloches are, bizarrely, to Panzer Aces German colours; Splinter Green followed by Splinter brown, again highlighted by adding British Tanker Highlight.

Hope that makes sense....

Great!

And the trousers are Vallejo British uniform?

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2018, 11:40:09 AM »
Yes, working up from a black-brown base

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2018, 12:43:20 PM »
Yes, working up from a black-brown base

Excellent! Many thanks!

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Re: British Paras
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Re: British Paras
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2018, 10:57:05 AM »
Wow! Hell on wheels!

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2018, 03:19:00 PM »
Great stuff, love 'em...
only one Vickers K on the Airborne jeeps though.

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2018, 05:08:07 PM »
Great stuff, love 'em...
only one Vickers K on the Airborne jeeps though.

 :-*
They brought a spare.

Nice job.

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Re: British Paras
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2018, 01:06:58 AM »
Jon,
Nicely done . There's one little piece of detail you've missed ( it doesn't detract from your painting) the small raised bar on the drivers side in front the small star. Is the centre of gravity marker. It should be painted yellow with a white C.on one side and a G on the other.
Harry's technically right (that's why there's a single version too) There was a A.F.D.C modification for a twin K. ( no. 20A* even a rear chassis mount no.28)It's very unlikely to have been air dropped simply due to the wieght it would have come in at over a 100lbs .( single mount alone is 25.5lbs and a k is 29.5lbs)
Some recce jeeps swapped out the k for the medium which gave a higher cyclical rate and weighed in at roughly 55lbs including mount.
The double K was done as an expediency and ironically has sold better than the correct medium vickers( not even on the website anymore.)
It does show up well after Normandy. It's likely to have been either a special forces version proffered or come across with the sea borne elements of 1st Airborne. (Not all para's jumped some had to swim ;))
There are plenty of non regulation configurations that can be found in period photographs even in famous Arnhem photos. There's big holes in the technical data as the majority of inspection card that list vehicle mods were distroyed after the war( and during as the format changed repeatedly. Plus mods could be operationally specific)
As long as its a listed A.F.D.C. modification then It's in the realms of possibility .
So I just smile and give in. ::)

Mark.