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Russian Tank paint variations & use of motor old oil l!!!!
February 4 2004 at 3:05 PM
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Hi there my allied friends:
I am new to Allied DG but have an interesting question in regards to Russian Tanks & Assault Guns, I have seen in a back issue of the Armor Modeling from Japan (the Vehicle was a KV II-Old Kit New Review) that sometimes the Russians just spilled old oil on the metal to give it an anti rust protection. What are the thoughts of my Allied DG compatriots to this theory?
I am currently building the T-34 (1940) from DML, thanks to a big inspirational example by Mr. Steve Zaloga.
I have a thought on Russian Painting there is the Summer Green (like Steve’s model) and the Olive-green seen on some other vehicles like the SU 122. These seem to be the main distinct different paint at least upcto late "43 anyway.
Does any one here that has more experience on the Allied & more specifically Russian WW II vehicles have any thoughts???
Soviet armor during the war was oficially painted in 4BO dark olive green. A friend of mine recently located a set of color standards in Russia and using a commercial test found that it comes closest to US FS 24098. There was never a summer and winter shade, only one color. Whether there were any production variations is another issue.
Stephen,
Any veteran of any real world military will tell you that rust is hated. According to leadership;pretty equipment = well maintained. My experience is from private to Detachment First Sergeany. Diesel fuel, motor oil, brake fluid, and weapons grease were all used to deal with rust and faded paint. I am not saying such practices always make good sense.
I agree. My late father (ex 79th Armoured Div.) always wiped or brushed exposed steel with an oily rag, or brushful of old engine oil. It's a generational thing.
A "generational thing"? Man, I live in the midwest US, where we LOVE to cover our roads with calcium chloride at the first snow, and continue this practice all year. My Jeep gets its "vulnerable" metal parts (winch case, cable, and fairlead; welds on aftermarket chrome stuff, exposed "chassis black" bits, etc.) coated weekly with WD-40. This is the best (and easiest) rust preventive I have found. OK, so I'm 52 and maybe it is an age thing. On the other hand, when the Rubicon's five years old, I know it'll be rust-free (because the WD-40 worked on the last Jeep, and the one before that...).
Old and cranky (and cold) in the midwest,
Paul Gibson
