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Greetings fellow modelers, I am having some difficulty and I am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction.

I have taken the new IG codex release as an opportunity to remodel\paint my IG army that has been sitting and collecting dust for the last few years. As part of my repaint project, my tanks are getting a complete overhaul from the funky German yellow that they are, to a much slicker 3 tone cammo with weathering and stowage. The problem that I am running into is a lack of reference photos for the 3 tone ambush cammo that I have chosen to use.

So, I am putting the call out for some help. If you know of a website, photo gallery, of have pics of your own for reference, please post them here. I am specifically looking for the buff\reddish brown\greenish type with large dots (Italy or post Normandy WW2 I think), but any three tone patterns on IG tanks would work for reference too.

I tried looking on the Web first, but all I can seem to find is Cammo Tank tops, B+W tank pics, and places to BUY cammo outfits.

how about this one?

http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/german/jbpaint/jbsturmt-2.jpg

Searched google for Armour Camouflage.

Personally, I get ideas from a huge tank encyclopedia I got a while back.

Actually that is an image from the article that inspired my new paint scheme for IG tanks.

Jane's defense books are an outstanding source for reference, however they tend to be pricey. Squadron press books are another very good source for camp on tanks.

Thanks, I will have to check those out.

M1A2 Commander wrote:Jane's defense books are an outstanding source for reference, however they tend to be pricey.

http://catalog.janes.com/catalog/public/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.ProductInfoBrief&product_id=6199

Pricey does not begin to cover it.. ouch..

Looks like I just need to bite the bullet and just wing it.

Thanks for the sugestions.

Here's GW's Camo references...

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?community=&catId=cat210004&categoryId=600003&aId=2400009

Hope it helps.

I bit the bullet and started painting a Malcador in the cammo scheme. My airbrush skills are not on par with the tutorial, but it is a start. I figure that I am about 1\2 way finished with this model, I still need to add more weathering\mud\paint chips etc. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

The general idea of modern camouflage on tanks is to break up the outline of the tank rather than to camouflage it completely. To do this you can do jagged lines and false angles to distort the image of the tank.

Just a thought,

The OC-D

I tried to get my lines a little more crisp, but I had some issues with that for some reason. The crisp edges that I was hoping for came out with a nice feathered look to them lol. On my next one I am going to not thin the paint so much and see if that gives me a crisper edge. I might even make some rough templates and see how much that changes things.

Finished the tank except for a matt coat of sealant though.. here is the final product.

Drivers Side

Passengers Side.

front 3\4