M40 wh camo

[giorgio]

Hi everyone,
I've just got it from another collector......IMHO it's ok...
Could I've some opinions about?
Thank you very much...
Giorgio

[nick]

Hi, Here are my thoughts

Good: Liner, chin strap
Dunno: camo, wire.
Not good: I don't like that white decal. I would expect to see a more toned one.
Can you post a close-up?

Cheers
nick

[giorgio]

Hi Nick,
this is the best I can do at the moment
regards
Giorgio

[Ken B.]

The decal is definitly post war application.

Ken

[giorgio]

Thank you for ypur opinion Ken but....can you explain it?
Thank again
Giorgio

[JuanS]

Hi

Another question for Ken. Do you mean that is an original decal?

Juan

[Perry Floyd]

You need to get your money back..

[giorgio]

Thank you to everyone, I've no problem at all to have my money back
but.....please could you explain something...if not is too easy just say"no good"
Thank you again
Giorgio

[Edelweiss]

Thank you to everyone, I've no problem at all to have my money back

Happy to read this ! Maybe the chinstrap is worth something here, but I wouldn't bet my life on it...

About the explanations : (very) bad camo paint, bad decal, bad wire ; and let's be generous by saying the shell, liner and chinstrap are OK. Not a really good work here...

[Ken B.]

Giorgio & Juan,
The decal is not good. To put it humbly, it's a fake. Nick was right by saying it lacks toning. It also lacks various details.

[william r match]

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[william r match]

Giorgio,

Concentrating solely on the Heer decal you posted and the Heer decal I posted you can compare the difference.

Colour, one appears thin in layering and white in colour. The other has depth and a metallic silver presence. White specks are evident on the camo decal were a thin surface has been broken.

Whilst the adler on the camo has retained most of its shape it has lost most of its definition of detail without any similar loss of colour. The white is constant throughout!

Although I mentioned the camo Adler had kept its shape, this was true except for the head. Post war decals are notoriously poor at replicating head shape and eye detail. It follows that damaging this area masks any deficiency. Even with damage to the head area it is apparent the head shape and eye detail are incorrect.

In my opinion the most alarming feature is the colour followed closely by poor detail. Again this is just focusing on the decal. Having done that with this piece one would not need to investigate further for authenticity.



Hope this helps.

Billy

[Ken B.]

Billy
You hit the nail on the head. I guess I'm a man of not too many words.

[giorgio]

Hi Billy, thank you for your explanations,
As I said I've no problem to have my money back.....'cause I didn't pay it yet....
With this dealer I've an agreement, he send the item(s), I've few days
inspections and then to decide to keep it (them) or not (of course I charge myself the shipping cost of both).....but I think it's a good agreement...
Now other items are coming, so I'll post them, hoping to find something good
Thank you again
Ciao Giorgio