Camouflage & Carriers

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Brad, IIRC Carriers were not painted in Mickey Mouse camouflage. See Barry Beldam's Canadian Vehicle Markings for some well researched camouflage schemes.

Good luck!
H.

[Jordan Baker]

Brad

Check out the link to a thread I started awhile back. The last photo I posted shows a Carrier with a more typical paint job with the disruptive pattern applied. Mk1 Carrier photos

The other option is to paint on an early disruptive pattern that seems to be only unique to carriers in service from 1939 to 42. This is how Im thinking of painting up mine just so it is different. I don't recommend this as Im thinking of doing it. :idea: So i would suggest going with the other one.

The following artwork came from the Quartermaster Decals website

[Jordan Baker]

Brad

Here is a colour picture of what I believe may be a RHLI carrier. Notice the resemblence to the one in b/w in terms of markings. Also of note is the sig flare box located behind the driver and that the lid is pianted with the proper colours.

[Jordan Baker]

Here is a more typical paint job for a UC. This is closer to what you have mocked up on yours. As Hanno says I have yet to come across a picture of a UC in the "Mickey Mouse" style. They tend to be more in a soft or sharpe foliage pattern. If you wanted to go for your look make the edges sharper and less rounded. If you want more pictures posted let me know.

[Jordan Baker]

Brad I took a look through all my photos and I can't find any for NWE that seem to have any disruptive pattern on them. IM sure some have it but the one commonality is that they are all very filthy and covered in dust.

I did have a bucnh of pictures showing carriers in Sicily/Italy with a clear disruptive pattern.

I would maybe just leave yours as is but with some TAC signs on it. Lots of the NWE pictures show these.

Anyway yours does look good. And if you want go ahead and paint it in the early disruptive, it is yours after all. Don't worry about what I said earlier.

Nice Carrier Brad Mills My carrier will hopfully will be running next spring or even earlyer. tell me something sir , the camo pattern looks like black clouds or others call it Micky mouse ears, was it in matt black or semi gloss paint . I really like the real pics. the Mouses ear would look exellent on the beast of yours , Great Job! I'll be hunting for a few parts soon hope you can help me out. Thanks



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[kevinT]

Hello Brad,

Do you happen to know the Pathe film number or film title by any chance?

Cheers
Kevin

[kevinT]

Thanks for that Brad.
But is it my imagination but if you look on to frames 465 - 471+
is that not a Matilda Scorpion? Films cut and spliced together? If not this is the first one I have seen in NWE.
I would appreciate your thoughts.

Cheers
Kevin

[kevinT]

You are probably correct. It does look a little flat and barren.
I just wish that they would not do that with the films.

Cheers
Kevin

[m kenny]

The Pathe carrier sequence was shot on 26/27.6.44. This reel starts with the 3 destroyed Panthers in Norrey En Bessin

http://panzers2.tripod.com/panzer71.jpg

and then moves to show the carier Dopey or Dozy followed by Happy. Then the front view of the carrier followed by the evacuation of civilians from a town (Tourville?). The next scene is of a 6pdr gun pointing at a burning Panther in the streets of Tourville. This is done in one continuous take and there are no Maltida's anywhere on the original film.
All the original film taken in Normandy is available to view free of charge at the IWM in London. Video copies of the films can be purchased and you get the complete raw and unedited footage instead of edited highlights. An absolute goldmine of information and largely neglected.