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| Subject: | Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? |  |
| Date: | Sep 23, 2003 |
| From: | Paul A. Owen | |
> I would like to hear what people think about the colour of
> AFV exhaust pipes. When I view peoples models they are
> practically all depicted as rusty orange. Considering the
> typical mileage and lifespan of a WWII AFV would it be
> expected that the exhaust pipes would age that quickly? I
> haven't studied colour WWII photos closely enough to know
> one way or the other, but I'm a touch sceptical.
I have never seen a real muffler on a car bright orange. They do look
dark and oxidized, but not the bright orange we see on models. Unless
military vehicles used a more easily rusted metal for their exhaust
systems then I don't see why they should just not be a much darker colour.
Paul. |
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 | Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Andrew Johnson - Sep 24, 2003 |
| . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Paul A. Owen - Sep 23, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Hartmut von Holdt - Sep 24, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Andrew Johnson - Sep 24, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Joerg Bauerkaemper - Sep 25, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Chris - Sep 25, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Andrew Herbert - Sep 25, 2003 |
| . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Hartmut von Holdt - Sep 24, 2003 |
| . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - John Steinman - Sep 24, 2003 |
| . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Joerg Bauerkaemper - Sep 25, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Hartmut von Holdt - Sep 25, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Should exhaust pipes always be orange? - Simon Barnes - Oct 2, 2003 |
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