That's a great bit of restoration work!Quest Master wrote:Roy,
It could be green...but I went with the most likely interpretation of the photo in that they were painting hundreds if not thousands of cans and using multiple colors for just gas cans seemed a bit inappropriate. There was after all a war on and they were not preparing them for a car show.
I'm going to stick with the the blue.
I've had a few PM's about how I do my restoration work and styles that I choose. I have been doing it for decades and my way may not be the easiest, but I like the way they turn out.
THE STENCIL: I use 3M or "Post-It" full sheet A4 adhesive backed printer paper to make all of my stencils. I just completed 2 German Panzerfaust's with this method if you would like to see pictures of that too. I choose the size and style of the font in Microsoft Word and print on the adhesive paper. Then...using a utility knife, hand cut each letter or number. Yes this takes HUGE time. For these gas cans...I had to add little "breaks" in each letter and number.
When it came to the blue stripes, my best interpretation of them is 1/2" wide by 4" long. I tend to use modeling paint when I do some restorations as the quantity is smaller and the model folks are more snobs when it comes to color then the real car guys...so they really try to match the color exactly. I went with Model Masters "Big Bad Blue" for the stripes...which in natural light is much lighter than in the photos. I intentionally made the edges of the blue lines a bit "fuzzy" or sloppy because the marking would have been done quickly during the war...and not PERFECT!
These are three of the four cans that will be displayed on my September 1942 GPW. This GPW is restored as a D+5 Normandy Jeep belonging to the 1st Infantry Division. She did not have a liquid container carrier on her rear. Spare gas cans are being carried on the front bumper for quick storage and movement into Normandy after the cross channel advance.
Enjoy!
Can you tell me how you came across the info you have stencilled onto the cans?
Would all the info referring to the cans contents be the same for all cans? irrespective of maker and location?
If I was to make a stencil, what parts could I change?
Thanks
Tim