Your parts are on the way Steve. Look at the real tanks at Samur, Munster & Bovington too. Some tools you can see the grain and on some you can't. I have seen very few tools painted over but the clamps are. Some guys miss that. New tools are grey or silverish. Used too have the finish worn off and some shovels are muddy. Do you want it to look like the day is rolled out of the factory or after two months on the Front? There are a load of pix in my post from our (Martin, Steve, Dennis & I) 2012 tank mus. dream tour in Europe.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-t...ur-2012-a.html
Hope it helps. Bob\
