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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: frank xerox on June 23, 2022, 12:59:39 PM

Title: Under the skirts
Post by: frank xerox on June 23, 2022, 12:59:39 PM
Unnecessary question I guess but the completist in me needs to ask.
Were schurzen painted on the inside?
 I don’t mean camouflage, but dunkelgelb? Red oxide primer? “exit this way”?
Anyone know?
Title: Re: Under the skirts
Post by: Michi on June 23, 2022, 01:17:17 PM
I don't really know, but I would expect them not to be painted. They wouldn't rust away anyway.
Title: Re: Under the skirts
Post by: Two Inches of Felt on June 23, 2022, 03:03:57 PM
Why wouldn't they rust?
Title: Re: Under the skirts
Post by: Michi on June 23, 2022, 03:14:18 PM
Why wouldn't they rust?

They would, but they wouldn't rust AWAY given that their thickness is a couple of millimetres at least.
Title: Re: Under the skirts
Post by: frank xerox on June 23, 2022, 03:56:58 PM
Cheers lads - I know I’m overthinking this.
If they’re made in a tank factory then I can see them getting automatically sprayed with primer just because. But they’re essentially disposable bits of plate steel, no doubt made in a general workshop and mated with the tank later.
But then you give a squaddie a spray gun and tell him to paint that tank....

Title: Re: Under the skirts
Post by: Elbows on June 23, 2022, 08:32:09 PM
Hit up some people from the Imperial War Museum (on Facebook, etc.) - they might be able to answer this.  See if you can pop a question over to Hillary Doyle?
Title: Re: Under the skirts
Post by: frank xerox on June 24, 2022, 09:04:04 AM
Found a pic - Pz 3 M angled so you can see the first couple of feet of the inside of the far plate and it’s support struts - it’s dunkelgelb folks. On my phone so no pic but it’s dunkelgelb
Title: Re: Under the skirts
Post by: carlos marighela on June 24, 2022, 11:52:22 AM
Did anyone really expect Germans not to paint the bits you can’t see? ;)
Title: Re: Under the skirts
Post by: frank xerox on June 24, 2022, 12:54:27 PM
Nailed it! :D