The Germans are clad in a variety of camouflage gear, smocks, trousers & some in Zeltbahn. I have tried to depict Sumpfmuster 43 & 44 as well as the M31 Splinter Camouflage of the Zeltbahn.
For this my number one reference book was Stephen Andrew's "German Army Grenadier 1944-45", which is a wonderful source of coloured plates and information, great value for money- I only wish he would bring out an edition on Fallschirmjager too.
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Your camo is spot on mate!
ReplyDeleteYour camo is spot on mate!
ReplyDeleteThanks Greg. I find doing camo quite tricky, always something of a compromise.
DeleteIf it's done completely realistically it just becomes a blur, but I'm not a big fan of
making it cartoony either. I think they call it finding the "goldilocks" solution :-D
Great stuff once again John. Lovely work.
ReplyDeleteAh thankyou Mr Nick, you are a very kind chap! :-)
DeleteWonderful work!! They are (much) better painted than my 28mm!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouraging words Anibal.
DeleteSweet! They really look the business.
ReplyDeleteAh, thank you kind sir!
DeleteI find German camouflage confusing as hell! Nice work representing a range of patterns (along with the previous paratrooper so). Just the right balance between realism and making it work at this scale in my view.
ReplyDeleteIt surely can be confusing- that's why I'm glad I have the Stephen Andrew book for reference (as mentioned in post). But that doesn't even cover the SS or FJ variants. It helps to keep experimenting and find something that you are happy with.
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