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PannierTanker14

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I found this photo of some tanks which take the idea of camouflage to a whole new level. They’re disguised as coal wagons!

I reckon this could be a fun thing to model and if your layout is for exhibitions then it would be funny to see if people at an event know why the wagon looks a bit weird. The tanks are hidden under tarpaulin coloured as local coal and freight companies.

 

Once I get a flat wagon I am going to model this for a laugh but with a rough shape underneath to be the tank rather than getting a tank kit and hiding it away forever.

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WD1995

This is the same warflats before they were disguised as coal wagons, quite a clever way of hiding them in plain sight. Must have been pretty early in the war when they tried it as most of the pictures I've seen they are uncovered. 

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Barry O
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Front three are Churchill tanks so post 1941 ish. Notice that they have removed the exhaust boxes and stored them on the engine decks. This gets a churchill inside to UK loading gauge.

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Tony Cane

This was a one of trial, with I believe observation from the air to see how effective it was.

There are 13 negatives in the Imperial War Museum collection IWM NEG H25189 TO H25201, dated November 7th 1942

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