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| Subject: | Re: Blackening Muzzle Brakes : don't do it |  |
| Date: | Sep 10, 2007 |
| From: | Roy Chow | |
Hi Steve: It's funny you mention T Greenland because his overuse of muzzle blackening is one of the single most distracting things (read annoying) that I see in his models. One of the dangers of using another model for reference, I suppose. I'm strongly in the "little to none Muzzle blackening camp".
Look at the attached photo. It's a Polish M4A2, painted in desert camo. You see the sand color on the top part of the gun tube and the white counter shading on the lower half. You see where both colors have chipped revealing the original OD beneath. At the muzzle's tip, you see where even the OD has worn showing bare metal.
If this is how a veteran tank looks like, I feel safe to say that the "dipped in inkwell" look of some modellers goes too far. Of course photos exist that show some level of staining -- I don't argue that. It's just WAY overdone IMHO.
Again, it's my opinion. I would advise against using Greenland's models (albeit worth some money) as reference versus the real thing. Remember people paid $100s on ebay for "pro built" piles o' junk. What are T Greenland's chances of making this mistake? From actual tank veteran's recollections, it seems like 100%.
Best regards,RC |
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 | Muzzle Brakes, to blacken or not to blacken [IMG] - Steven Anderson - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Blackening Muzzle Brakes : don't do it [IMG] - Roy Chow - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Muzzel Breaks (to blacken or not to blacken) [IMG] - Robert Garelli - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Muzzel Breaks (to blacken or not to blacken) - Bill Goodrich - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Most black muzzles aren't from the smoke anyways.... - Hans Haase - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Most black muzzles aren't from the smoke anyways.... - Paul A. Owen - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Doesn't appear to be a shadow - Hans Haase - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Most black muzzles aren't from the smoke anyways.... - Mark - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Muzzel Breaks (to blacken or not to blacken) - Steve Anderson - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Muzzel Breaks (to blacken or not to blacken) - Rick Smith - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Muzzle Brakes, to blacken or not to blacken - Brian Bocchino - Sep 10, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Muzzle Brakes, to blacken or not to blacken - Mike Crane - Sep 11, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Muzzle Brakes, to blacken or not to blacken - Christopher C. Tew - Sep 11, 2007 |
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