Hi,
WWI noob here.
working on a Takom Mk.IV female and was wondering on painting practices.
- what did the painting process look like?
was it Plate > Parkerizing > Primer > Paint?
- How was the paint applied?
was the Mk.IV brush or spray painted?
I have seen pics of ladies hand painting the interior of a Mk.V .
- What colours were used?
Parkerizing is grey/metallic (ish)
what was the primer used red? grey? something else?
- what colours would the inner parts have been?
Not the actual interior, but parts like the inner surface of the side assemblies (horns?), idler and drive sprocket.
I have looked at just about all the posts, but wasn't able to find any info on this.
Well, that's that sorted! 😂😂😂
Guessing I'll use a flat brush and take my time...😉
The instructions for painting artillery pieces at the time said nothing about primer or undercoats. I think it was expected that
the metal got a rub down, degrease then a solid coat of paint. Remember the paints of the time were white lead oxide stirred
into linseed oil with pigment added so they did a fair job at rust inhibition without the need for a primer. My impression is that leaded
paint was quite a bit thicker than the modern alkyd paints and the viscosity would have changed as the linseed oil started to polymerise in the
tin.
Also, no sprayguns, that's a later invention.
Charlie
Thanks for that info!
But that makes me wonder, what finish was given to the wheels, sprockets and idlers, the inner surface of the sponsons?