Hi all,

I'm having a tentative prod at painting 6mm tanks and wondered what:

a)  The real colour tank tracks were;
b)  Actually looks best.

Thanks in advance 

Doesn't it depend on the vehicle?

The Stuart had (I think) rubber tracks.

They tended to be a dark grey/black.

The Churchill, metallic ones.

Start off metallic grey, may end up rusty in places.


However, the look depends upon where they've been. On hard ground you tend to see silver where the tracks are in contact with the ground.

As to what looks best, I tend to go for a dark grey but am quite heavy on the dry brush, so they tend to merge in with the suspension.

Thanks Nobby.

I'm painting panzers and was going for a rusty brown, is this right?

Yes, they tend to look rusty.  



Trying to remember if there were any that had rubber tracks, but I think that was mostly an Americanism. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Edit: Certainly it would be lighter vehicles in rubber.

Cheers,  I'm basically doing early Eastern front so if anyone has suggestions it'd be much appreciated 

Humbrol  dark earth heavy dry brush, then light earth highlights!
Lots of mud!

Indeed!

Quote from: mad lemmey on 24 March 2015, 08:25:37 PM
Humbrol  dark earth heavy dry brush, then light earth highlights!
Lots of mud!

Hmm...No metallics at all then? 

I tend to use the bare metal of the minis for the part that are...duh...metallic.

I just wash them several time with various brown.

Quote from: barbarian on 24 March 2015, 09:45:44 PM
I tend to use the bare metal of the minis for the part that are...duh...metallic.

All of it then?

Quote from: getagrip on 24 March 2015, 08:42:11 PM
Hmm...No metallics at all then? 

Maybe, steel, then black wash first, then obliterate with mud!
tanks don't stay clean! 

Quote from: mad lemmey on 24 March 2015, 09:56:36 PM
Maybe, steel, then black wash first, then obliterate with mud!
tanks don't stay clean! 

Coming to that conclusion but it's a little soul destroying painting the mini and then covering it in mud 

I've had that feeling with some of my WWI stuff - I've done some mud but kept it fairly constrained.

I think "lovely tanks " are beating realism at the moment 

Quote from: mad lemmey on 24 March 2015, 09:56:36 PM
Maybe, steel, then black wash first, then obliterate with mud!
tanks don't stay clean! 

CHECK!!!!!