"21st Panzer camo smocks" Topic
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| By John 54 | 05 Sep 2016 5:21 a.m. PST |
Hello folks,
Just painting up some British and Germans for Normandy, using the Valiant figures, my first painting in 6 months, since my move to the States! Done a company of Brits (for now!) and am about to start on some beastly Huns. My question is this, what pattern smock did the infantry of 21st Panzer wear? Was it the pale green/grey with darker green and brown camo? Sorry, don't know the official designation, not up on German camo, hence my question! Lol.
Can anyone help point me at how to paint these figures? Which are great sculpts, and crying out for painting! Cheer in advance John |
| Martin Rapier | 05 Sep 2016 6:06 a.m. PST |
Yes, they wore standard Heer splinter smocks. Same pattern as the Zeltbahn. (or pale green/grey and dark green and brown camo, as you put it!). If you just google 'how to paint splinter camo' you'll get loads of hits. |
| wrgmr1 | 05 Sep 2016 8:50 a.m. PST |
My research revealed they wore this smock, the water pattern.
My painting plan is to do a light to medium biege, green splotches then a wash of dark brown. Not really worrying about the small lines in 20mm scale. |
| Pizzagrenadier | 05 Sep 2016 9:28 a.m. PST |
Hooded smocks were in tan and water pattern and were reversible to white. Never in splinter pattern. Regular hoodless smocks were in splinter pattern. |
| Pizzagrenadier | 05 Sep 2016 9:30 a.m. PST |
As far as 21st Panzer, it seemed to be a mix but the hooded smock seemed to show up a lot more than other German units. |
| Martin Rapier | 05 Sep 2016 9:38 a.m. PST |
I would be surprised to see tan and water smocks in mid 1944. And yes, there were reversible winter smocks in splinter and white. Such as those worn in 'Where Eagles Dare' and by Sgt Steiner in 'Cross of Iron'. |
| wrgmr1 | 05 Sep 2016 10:25 a.m. PST |
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| By John 54 | 13 Sep 2016 8:31 a.m. PST |
Sorry fellas, Thanks for all the great information, as ever! and some great links, pics, and tutorials. John |
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