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Tiger Power
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PostSubject: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2016 2:17 pm

hello guys, i was wondering how you guys do the markings on the back of the tank head, i seen one member have the lion with the sheild. I was wanting to do a lightning bolt for me "blitz division" but as i tryed on my t34 looks like poop. Any ideas on a place that makes stencels or stickers per scale or even flags?

thanks guys kyle
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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2016 4:40 pm

Kyle,

Try Elite Armour. They have the Lion with the shield and others.......

http://stores.ebay.ca/Elite-Armor-Productions?_rdc=1

And here is a version of the Thunderbolt:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Tamiya-Henglong-Sherman-M4A3E8-Easy-Eight-ETO-1-16-Scale-Decals-NEW-/221909979016

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2016 6:24 pm

you rock mike

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2016 6:25 pm

kevin from the ausy site wont be back till 19th grr

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2016 6:32 pm

I thought he had painted the lion on lol, do you guys know why it means same with the knight on the horse

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2016 6:39 pm

ohh do you have to print them yourself? in the desc it says makes up to 9 sheets

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2016 7:19 pm

Tiger, the Elite Armour decals are all waterslide transfers. What you see is what you get. There is enough decals to do nine different tanks, not 9 sheets of the decal. The CD they shipped with tells you the different tanks you can do with the decal sheet.
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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun Jan 10, 2016 12:55 am

hey mike do you happen to know what the lion means? a regiment or somthing

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun Jan 10, 2016 1:31 am

MARKING ON TANK HEAD 9-21-110

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun Jan 10, 2016 2:18 am

The tiger with the shield is the insignia for schwere Panzer-Abteilung (Heavy Panzer Battalion) 506, the Charging Knight is sPzAbt 505.
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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun Jan 10, 2016 7:42 am

I love picking your brain, thanks

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun May 08, 2016 6:29 am

Tiger Power wrote:
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That would be mine.  

That is from a stencil, the source is:   http://www.rctank.de/TIGER-I_6

I only use markings that were actual unit markings.

It is an authentic marking from Schwere Panzer-Abteilung (Heavy Panzer Battalion) 506, as Mike indicates.  Actually it is a tiger.

The colour of the "W" indicates the company;

Green - Stab
White - 1st.
Red - 2nd
Yellow - 3rd

It seems the unwritten rule was, the cooler the unit marking, the lower the kill/loss ratio.  Although Abt. did loose about 30 Tigers in one day, but that was because they were on a retreat in the Stepance-ladance sector in July 1944; this was mostly because they ran out of fuel and were blown up by the crews, not destroyed in actual battles.


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The Abt. 506 emblem goes on with 4 separate stencil layers;


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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun May 08, 2016 9:28 am

wow, thank you so much glen for your info.  I love the tigers, great work on it.

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun May 08, 2016 2:46 pm

if your not into all the detail work painting and want a decal Peddinghaus from germany makes the best 
I can dig up the owners e-mail. he is a great guy and can do custom work
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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun May 08, 2016 2:52 pm

don't go crazy but if you come across his info to let me know... always great to have possible out comes.  thanks

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PostSubject: Re: MARKING ON TANK HEAD   MARKING ON TANK HEAD Icon_minitimeSun May 08, 2016 3:19 pm

Happened to see this, I have the site address here;

http://decals.guenstigergeht.net/index.php?cat=c52_1-16-Decals-fuer-Panzer-und-Fahrzeuge-1-16-Decals-fuer-Panzer-und-Fahrzeuge.html&XTCsid=ua7fs3o2qorfgfvlurftp41846

I have used these, very good quality, be careful applying them, they are fragile when wet.

Once the tank is pained, I put a clear gloss coat over the area for the decals, apply them, let set for 24 hours, then spray with the same flat clear coat  I use on the rest of the tank, blends in very well.

I still prefer stncils, if I can get what I want in them.

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