Dragon Sturmboat colour?

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Hi Guys

I am hoping that someone can help me, I am building a Dragon Sturmboat and wish to know the correct colour these were, after a little research (to which there isnt much) i presumed these were painted in either panzer grey or green?

I`m hoping that someone may be able to help me out with the correct colours these were.

Any help will be grateful.

Tom

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Just been having a look for you and you're right, there's nothing much. Have you seen this?

Armorama :: Thanks Gator! 1/35 Dio Sturmboat&Pioneers

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Not colour refs, but a few nice wartime shots for inspiration maybe.......

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2213038410054010923KrNNnV

The instructions (just in case you don't have them for some reason) state the exterior as green, wood brown for the interior and silver for the engine.

There's a nice camo one on here:

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=160168&start=30

More inspiration for you:

http://www.gatorsmask.com/sturmboot.html

One more build from another modeller :

http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&r eq=viewtopic&topic_id=99708

[Guest]

Hi Alex

Where did you dig those up from, thank you for that, its much appreciated.

Ive seen a wartime pic in a book i have at home, and i am seriously thinking of doing a dio based on that particular pic, it look interesting, so based on those pics you posted, I think i will go for a dark green outside and a brown wood colour inside the boat, those pics are great and very useful, once again thank you.

Tom

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It's a pleasure, Tom. I searched under the name Sturmboot instead - it seems to offer a few more suggestions. What I wanted to find for you was a restoration of a real one where the original paint showed. I did find one, but the owner had rubbed it down and found red! Not quite the original colour, eh? lol

Good luck and look forward to seeing your dio.

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Thanks Alex, ive already got a start on the boat, its ready for painting, and the base board for the dio is already cut awaiting sanding.

I have finally decided to go with brown(wood) for the inside of the boat and dark green on the outside, I will post pics on the build once i start the base and motorcycles, just got to get one or two more figures and that should be it.

Tom