DODGE WC-51 Normandy June 1944

A red cross in a white circle is painted on the engine hood for aerial identification. Nowadays with all the masks that exist, it will be easy to
reproduce this detail..

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Painting: base Humbrol 66 Olive Drab.

First spraying very diluted with White spirit Humbrol 86 Light olive. Second spraying ( more XF-4 ThanXF-21 Tamiya Enamels) very diluted whit surgical spirit or methylated spirit.Four third spraying Xf-15 Tamiya.Five Applying of the markings.Registration number : Pre-size plate number 1105.Body side US cross from Verlinden ref.159.The tyres :Humbrol 29 Dark Earth + Humbrol 33 Matt Black. Then very diluted lavis.After drying apply some matt black pigment with your finger on the tread and on the oustide of the tyre.

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Some views of the tarp with photos from the time (they are not terrible…) and those in colors made a few days ago

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