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21 24 December 2024, 19:13
Paul ShearerSteel still rusts even in the desert 🏝️. If there's any moisture it finds it lol.
1 21 January, 22:59
Mr JamesWhat an amazing model kit. I havent got a Ryefield kit but the level of detail in this kit looks fantastic. These details are beautifully enhanced by an expert modeller.
22 January, 01:32
JW AuthorThanks for the kind comments I'll look at some color photos of tracked vehicles in desert environments and see how much rust is needed. My experience with real tracked vehicles was track rusts quickly.
22 January, 12:35
Mr JamesThe lack of true colour pics is bloody annoying. There is much debate on this subject in modelling. I found this comment very interesting on Britmodeller :-
:- Most tracks of WW2 vintage were a high-manganese steel for wear resistance and long life. Most definitely NOT silver, nor graphite. It was a goldy-brown colour, sort of like a light bronze. Even late-war German tracks still appear to have had a decent manganese content. They would wear out in no time without it, and it was being sourced from Sweden through Denmark until very late.
The oxide of manganese steel is a mid grey-brown colour, and it doesn't rust readily in the conventional sense to orange, red and dark brown shades.
1 22 January, 14:31
