Before I really get going on this post, I just want to preface by saying that the truly historically accurate desert paint schemes for the Afrika Korps are not nearly as visually pleasing to me as what I had planned with the airbrush. That said, I am still learning with the airbrush, and things won't be perfect. So let's see what I've got.
I am getting into Early War and have settled on the German tank forces under Rommel's command. I like the Panzer IV list, as it will allow me to use those the bulk of those models in Mid-War as well. Some buddies have tried to make their case for the Panzer III's, but the way I see it: tanks are mobile 90% of the time; that ROF 3 on the Panzer III will hardly ever be as useful as the FP 3+ on the Panzer IV.
So, we open with a Tiger! Yes, I used one of my Tigers to test the paint scheme for my future Panzer IV's. Right now I haven't finished building my Panzer IV's, so this will have to do for now. If it works out then I can use it in a Mid-War Afrika list. Here is what the bad boy looked like beforehand:
