Well the Bonus round has finished and it is safe to now show you FLO! This Bonus round was called "Armour". That was the only clue that was given and it was up to everyone to interpret it in what ever way seemed the most fitting.
As I want to do bore Chain of Command this year and as I like the early period of the Western Desert. What could be better (I thought) than an Armoured Car. And if I was going to do an Armoured car for the Western Desert well I thought a Rolls Royce Armoured car would be the best one to do!As It turns out I was not the only person doing a Rolls Royce armoured car. But at least they were in different scales. My one is a Frontline 20mm resin cast vehicle.
As you can see I did select the British desert camouflage pattern that does incorporate the light blue and the Aircraft recognition roundel. Which is placed slap bang (like a Target) across the top of the turret. The Black and white image does show one actually in the desert and painted in this manner. Lacking the roundel for aerial recognition but clearly showing the angular pattern and the different tones. For the actual colours I looked at the Matilda2 at Bovington Tank museum and with any luck my combination of the two will be just about right. Or at least good enough for a game or two. 
So just before I go why "Flo"? Well I wanted a name that was easy to paint and was a female name of the period. with Flo being short for Florence. It did help that the name also has a connotation of movement and as a scouting armoured car the name just seemed to fit.
I love the unique colour scheme you used Clint - lots of Character!
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul the colours were taken from real life. If in any doubt look at the MAtilda2 at Bovington Tank museum.
DeleteIf nothing else it does break up the silhouette!
Nice job......out of interest my Aunt was called Flo and she was of that period 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt. Clearly name do go in and out of fashion. I don't imagine there were many girls called Chelsea in that period.
DeleteNice one Clint, Flo looks the part, I particularly like the blue camo colour!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray. They are all realistic colours. the Black did tend to fade to mid grey, but did start as black! The blue is realistic as well. There are many examples in pictures of it being used in the desert.
DeleteNice work on the Rolls there Clint :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Tamsin. I should have named it "Kanarly" in retrospect to see if any one gets vintage jokes. As it "It Rolls down one hill and...."
DeleteI thought this was a great little entry, Clint. Wonderfully colourful and plenty of thought behind its paint scheme too - something I always appreciate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Simon. I just painted colours that were actually used. And besides we see enough drab WW2 vehicles so it is nice to do something different.
DeleteFlo is a cracker Clint, lovely idea with the colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael. I wish in retrospect I had a load of stowage to add. Still if wishes were horses beggars would ride.
DeleteVery nice mate. I have three of these armored cars to paint later in the challenge...although mine will be 6mm versions.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee I shall look forward to seeing them.
DeleteYou've got to go with the Flo! Sorry, I'll get my coat. Cracking paint job, Clint.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bryan. I missed a few tricks with this vehicle. Stowage would have improved it no end for example.
DeleteGreat job on Flo mate
ReplyDeleteThank you Kindly. I will try to post again in 2 days or so.
DeleteNicely done sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you Fran. One of my al time fav vehicles!
DeleteNice looking armoured car. I always found it odd when they used pink camouflage in the desert as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Simon I can see both working in the right setting. But that setting would not be all day every day!
DeleteGreat looking model and I'm a bit more educated now, having never heard of any camo patterns being used on WW! vehicles.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joe sorry if I have mislead you. That camo pattern is from WW2. All the WW1 Rolls Royce armoured cars were I believe either just green (for Europe) or Sand for the middle east. While this mark of Armoured car was used in WW2 the more common in the desert is the open topped 1939 Pattern Armoured car.
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