Hello

I amready to paint my first tank. I have a Heng Long 1/16 Tiger 1. I would like to paint it in the colours MOST LIKELY that the allies would have seen while fighting through France. Can anyone show me pictures of the most typical colour patterns. I don`t know of specific unit`s colours so I guess I will pick what looks good to me. I am not that focused on specific groups BUT the overall look of the Tank.

Thanks for the help.

George

Here's a couple of sites to check out:
http://www.tiif.de/

<font color="#800080">http://www.alanhamby.com/tiger.html</font>

Hi Buckeye36

It`s Georeg from Hamilton,Ont. Wow that was Fast, how did you get that so quickley? Also, I like the Normandy patterns, any chance you have some colour pictures of the Tiger1 from ALL sides?

Thanks Again

George

Those are great sites to read, Jim. It seems you are searching for a camo style and colors tha suit you. Unforunately those sites do little to show how best to duplicate a Western Front tank since the photos are mainly black and white. Color pix and plates are best found in some of the better books. Tigers on the Western Front is the best ...IMHO. I have several copies of East and Western fronts.

I'll look through my books when I get home and see what I can find for you.

Here is a link with color plates:
http://hobbyhavoc.com/forum/index.php?topic=211.0

Hi Buckeye36

Thanks for the link BUT another dumb question, the link only shows one side of the Tiger 1. How do you see across the top and front and rear and other side for the pattern?

George

George,

Most of the patterns were done by the crews in the field. If you continue the colors over to the top and other side, front and back whatever you do should be OK. There was no specified pattern on most of them. Some later war tanks were camouflaged from the factories though, and they followed patterns.

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If you wanted to be completely accurate with having a Tiger in Normandy colors then the Heng Long Tiger may be wrong as it is an early Tiger, or you would have problems finding one to model after, if there were any survivors. By 1944 it would have been more likely that the Tigers were mid or late production Tigers, which has been well documented off Wittman's Tiger 007.

Wasan makes a mid production Tiger that you could consider.

George why don't you look up the 101st heavy battalion, it was the Canadian Firefly that put them and the 12th hitlerjugend on foot.<div>all you have to do is google 101st heavy Panzer battalion and you get oodles of info including the key fights across Normandy.</div><div>Images</div><div>http://www.google.ca/search?q=101st+...20&amp;bih=955</div><div>http://www.panzerace.net/english/pz_oob.asp?page=5</div><div> info</div><div>http://www.panzerace.net/english/pz_oob.asp?page=5</div><div>stories</div><div>http://panzers2.tripod.com/</div><div>and tons more, The 101st being Wittmanns group is well documented.</div><div>
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Hi FreakyDude

Thanks for that extra information. That helps me alot. Now time to fix up the Tiger 1 and get it to the paint shop.

Thanks All for the help.

George