Hi to this forum, I am a regular in the ship and armor sections but this is my first post here. I am building an Academy mid tiger for the Normandy GB at the moment and today from my LHS bargain bin, I got a german tank crew. The box was damaged and one hat missing from the sprue, but apart from that it looks OK. It is a Ukranian made set of 4 crew members as if they are retreating from a wrecked tank. 2 are walking, 1 with another on his back and 1 crawling on the floor. I also have the commander supplied with the Academy kit.
I intend to use these figures with the tank in a dio and although I have info on the vehicle painting, I would like some recommendations on the uniform and equipment colours for the figures.
Once I have the correct colours, I will then need advice on techniques to "bring the figures to life", so to speak. I have experimented with oils on Tamiya crews, but then the emphasis was on the vehicle, so a rub of burnt umber over a flesh base gave some distinction to the faces and most of the uniforms were inside the vehicles..
Sorry for the long post but I think that a clear explanation will return more specific replies.
Thanks in advance
Daveash