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Post by 4bogreen on Sept 11, 2016 3:30:10 GMT -5
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Post by 4bogreen on Sept 11, 2016 3:33:30 GMT -5
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Post by wouter on Sept 11, 2016 8:04:06 GMT -5
Well, for the green you can use Vallejo Field grey, for the highlights I usually mix it with some Sunny Skin Tone. Depending on which uniform the collar is painted with Germany Camo Dark Green
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Post by 4bogreen on Sept 11, 2016 8:06:33 GMT -5
Thanks Wouter!
Its for summer 1941. Operation Barabarossa.
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Post by panzerjager2 on Sept 11, 2016 11:09:15 GMT -5
So far you got some really GREAT advice and are heading down the right path.
The really important thing to remember is that the German army much like all armies received equipment from a plethora of sources. Take the basic uniform. I think we all agree it was Field Gray. Well the question is who's color of field gray. And like all other armies and their supply chain most if not all suppliers were out to make a profit. That means cutting costs, and with that came variants in color, texture and even quality. All of this means one thing........ colors in just about everything varied. Add to that, by June 1941 the overall Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and SS were stretched to the end as far as supplying troops.At the beginning of Barbarossa there must have been thousands of individual suppliers just for uniforms.....you think everyone of those used the same color? ?
Boil it all down:
Helmet: German Gray. Field Gray or Gray Green
Gas Mask: Field Gray or Gray Green
Gas Mask cape: Tan or Field Gray
Suspenders: Leather Brown or Black
Assault pack: Tan or Khaki
Spade: Depends on which type... basic non folding version= leather or field gray carrying case
Mess Tin: Field Gray or Gray Green
Canteen: Field Gray or Gray Green
with a brown red for the felt case
Bread bag: Tan or field gray
Ammo pouches: MP 38/40 Leather brown, black or Tan. Kar-98 Leather brown or black.
   
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Post by 4bogreen on Sept 11, 2016 12:55:27 GMT -5
Panzerjager2, i agree with you! I just wanted to know what base color i wanted to use. I paint the figures separately, although it very tempting to paint the figures in "bulk". The hurt soldier could be a "rookie", and the dead soldier a "veteran". The rookie uniform looked more clean than the vetran uniform, so figures are painted separate. Thanks for the photo's! Great!
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Post by Tojo72 on Sept 11, 2016 18:02:21 GMT -5
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Post by John Everett on Sept 12, 2016 0:11:47 GMT -5
Start with the basic colors described above. But honestly, so long as it's close, it will look correct. Uniforms in particular a subjected to all kinds of forces which dull or fade their colors. So long as your color selections are within the range of reason, the figure will look correct.
My advice is to get the colors close, but don't worry too much.
Remember also that the degree to which you add highlights or shadows to the uniform will also change the look of the base color.
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