I'd paint the wings red, to simulate a bow.

Post war the SAS painted jeeps salmon pink, they were called pink panthers. For some reason pink actually blends better into the desert and it was an effective camoflage.

during WWII they were standard sand jeeps retrofitted with condensors for the radiators and more machine guns than you can imagine.

But pink panthers were actually land rovers in the 50s/60s and 70s when we were mucking about in places like Oman.

I think they got pulled out of retirement for Op Granby in 1991 as well.

back to the firespray, i'd put more grey panels in, the pink is still a little bit overpowering, i'd make it at least 50 per cent grey, perhaps use a dark slate grey for some panels so its three tone.?

Desert Rats symbol (its actually a Jerboa) was the symbol of the armoured division of the eight army in WWII in North Africa.

The sas have always used the flaming sword motif (or a 'winged dagger' if you subsribe to that but it's supposed to be a flaming sword...)

A flaming sword motif would look good and fitting on a firespray

See here, landrover, 1960s, sas

http://www.adrianstomcat.co.uk/Military/PinkPanther02-05.jpg

not a jeep

WWII jeeps looked like this, and as said were tan/sand coloured like the other vehicles of the SAS and their often close mates the LRDG

http://ww2db.com/images/vehicle_jeep64.jpg

SAS badge is a flaming sword

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1550000/images/_1552242_bigbadge.jpg

The jerboa/desert rat has nothing to do with the SAS

in WWII

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_7th_Armoured_Division

(in gulf war 1/Granby my regiment were desert rats)

in the 90s, 1st battalion Staffordshire Regiment 'desert rats' in the Gulf

training in the gulf prior to desert storm, they were in the lead elements

its mad seeing these videos, i remember some of my first issue of load bearing kit still having cream paint all over it from the previous owner using that webbing in the gulf

I'm reminded of the old Cary Grant/Tony Curtis movie Operation: Petticoat...

-Cal

Cary Grant's character would be the Mando, in this ship. Tony Curtis's would definitely have been a smuggler

I'd paint the underside of the landing wings hot pink, and the underside of the "nose" hot pink to simulate the Pink Panther.

I think the grey looks great! And agree that maybe a few panels, especially on the "nose" in a darker grey would really make it sing.

I'm reminded of the old Cary Grant/Tony Curtis movie Operation: Petticoat...

-Cal

Good call. That was my first thought, as well. Great film.

Needs a bit more gray and a dark wash. I would t mind some black detailing. Olive green touches might be too ugly.

You know you could dress the whole sas in neon pink tutu`s and the enemy would still crap themselves, you don't join that bunch if you have all your marbles.

I'm a bit unclear why the whole ship ended up pink even if it was going to be red? Nothing stopping you still doing red washes over the pink, GW red wash or Army Painter red wash would keep the pink look but give a lot of shading to it all. I'd make the gribby struts for the wings grey again. is the back still grey?

Asymmetrical neon-green/pastel yellow striping? The trick with pink is to go completely overboard, too garish to work is often so garish it works.

You could add some more patterning to the hull, to end up with something like this...

(Not my painting - this is part of an army by Mousemuffins)

Desert Rats symbol (its actually a Jerboa) was the symbol of the armoured division of the eight army in WWII in North Africa.

The sas have always used the flaming sword motif (or a 'winged dagger' if you subsribe to that but it's supposed to be a flaming sword...)

A flaming sword motif would look good and fitting on a firespray

See here, landrover, 1960s, sas

http://www.adrianstomcat.co.uk/Military/PinkPanther02-05.jpg

not a jeep

WWII jeeps looked like this, and as said were tan/sand coloured like the other vehicles of the SAS and their often close mates the LRDG

http://ww2db.com/images/vehicle_jeep64.jpg

SAS badge is a flaming sword

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1550000/images/_1552242_bigbadge.jpg

The jerboa/desert rat has nothing to do with the SAS

in WWII

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_7th_Armoured_Division

(in gulf war 1/Granby my regiment were desert rats)

in the 90s, 1st battalion Staffordshire Regiment 'desert rats' in the Gulf

training in the gulf prior to desert storm, they were in the lead elements

its mad seeing these videos, i remember some of my first issue of load bearing kit still having cream paint all over it from the previous owner using that webbing in the gulf

So basically I got everything wrong in my post save the fact the SAS did have pink vehicles.

Well at least I wasn't just imagining that.

So who's this Sabine character? First time I've seen her. Is she from Clone Wars or something (too old to have seen any of that. Yet.)

She's from the new rebels series.. punchy little thing.. and .. animated..

Desert Rats symbol (its actually a Jerboa) was the symbol of the armoured division of the eight army in WWII in North Africa.

The sas have always used the flaming sword motif (or a 'winged dagger' if you subsribe to that but it's supposed to be a flaming sword...)

A flaming sword motif would look good and fitting on a firespray

See here, landrover, 1960s, sas

http://www.adrianstomcat.co.uk/Military/PinkPanther02-05.jpg

not a jeep

WWII jeeps looked like this, and as said were tan/sand coloured like the other vehicles of the SAS and their often close mates the LRDG

http://ww2db.com/images/vehicle_jeep64.jpg

SAS badge is a flaming sword

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1550000/images/_1552242_bigbadge.jpg

The jerboa/desert rat has nothing to do with the SAS

in WWII

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_7th_Armoured_Division

(in gulf war 1/Granby my regiment were desert rats)

in the 90s, 1st battalion Staffordshire Regiment 'desert rats' in the Gulf

training in the gulf prior to desert storm, they were in the lead elements

its mad seeing these videos, i remember some of my first issue of load bearing kit still having cream paint all over it from the previous owner using that webbing in the gulf

So basically I got everything wrong in my post save the fact the SAS did have pink vehicles.

Well at least I wasn't just imagining that.

So who's this Sabine character? First time I've seen her. Is she from Clone Wars or something (too old to have seen any of that. Yet.)

Yeah but i'll let you off.

It's not exactly like they are the worlds most public miitary unit!

While you'd imagine they are the worlds biggest unit ever as *everyone* claims to have been in the sas or know someone in the SAS i actually have had two friends in the regiment (one i met socially, another transferred out of my regiment and was with them during desert storm), another guy i know proffesionally spent a long time with them in the 70s and i've worked with John Macaleese (RIP) at airsoft events more than once (he taught me how to do rapid room clearance!)

No a man all four are incredibly quiet reserved guys, quietly very proffesional. No gung ho types at all.

I was invited to the 23SAS (they are reservists/territorial) barracks once and that is *very* discreet and staffed by really nice blokes who dont call each other by ranks etc... all on first name terms which is well odd when you're from a regular line infantry regiment like me. Very pleasant guys, no bull, no bravado and very downplayed. But you just know they *know* they are good, they don't need to tell you.

I say you should go full hello kitty just for opponent's reactions.

Update for you all (this thing just gets more and more out of hand).

You'll have to make the pink brighter now it's too muted next to the metallic paint and clashes pretty badly.

You'll have to make the pink brighter now it's too muted next to the metallic paint and clashes pretty badly.

I was thinking purple would actually look much better.

Thta's still salvagable though.

If you are going for the Sabine paint scheme then striping it with purple over both the brown & pink should pull it back together.

Hopefully.

get some hello kitty decals for it and you will be all set!!!!

I tried to convince the coaches of my son's baseball team to go with a neon pink and optic yellow digital camouflage pattern with metallic gold numbers as a jersey option for the upcoming season and was shot down. My thinking was that it is an easy win when your jersey causes the opponent to have seizures.

This has to be a Hello Kitty Firespray.

I may have to have an all pink Scum squad.

Dettol! NOW!!!

Put this monster out of its misery!

or.........

Flush it! Don't take a chance, get in there with a toilet brush while its all nice and frothy and push......push......push.

Sell all your brushes and paints and buy a new one and never, ever speak of this again.

See if this works. (I hate that I can never attach photos properly these days as Photobucket is blocked by my office Net-Nanny).

Had a bash with paintshop.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qonLYq0gB-PKxJb-HvbkMjddWtueWiNF-hp960c-WWg=w276-h207-p-no

Oh my. That is out of hand.

Oh my. That is out of hand.

That mock up via PS with purple on it works well