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German splinter camo (new pics)

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Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:36 PM
Those are some amazing looking figures.
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Posted by Avus on Monday, March 6, 2006 2:23 AM
Looks great!
Maybe a little shading and highlighting and they are perfect!

Klaus

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 2, 2006 10:30 AM
Wow amazing figs...very  cool  looking splinter camo .I still can't start painting my grenadiers 'couse I'm afraid not to Censored [censored] them. Looking at your figs makes me eager to try.....Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 27, 2006 8:34 PM
Looking good. You've been busy!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 27, 2006 3:27 PM

Thanks for the encouraging words.  The figure is from the Tamiya 1/35 set of German soldiers at field briefing.  Also included in the following group are Dragon 352nd Volkgrenadier division.  These are almost complete and are yet to be included into a larger overall diorama.  They always seem to look better in a natural setting.  But heres  a couple pics.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 26, 2006 4:40 PM
Wow, detail looks pretty nice IMHO.  I"ve been out of the modeling scene for a while so things have changed.  The detail in my old Military Modeling magazines was not very good compared to what's in mags like F S M now.  What scale is this?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 20, 2006 8:48 PM
That'll work. For a first attempt that looks great. Still needs some work, but it looks like you're getting the hang of it. Once you get the feel for camo patterns, you'll get addicted to painting them.

Keep up the good work, and keep posting your progress. You're doing great.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 20, 2006 11:00 AM

Here is one of the first completed that I have been working on.  I will be posting the other eight shortly after some tuning up.  Comments welcome.

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Posted by DURR on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 7:33 AM
they look pretty good
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 6, 2006 12:58 AM
You're off to a great start. I'd say that it'd pass just fine, though it's just not the same without the fine stripe patterns, but still, the overall pattern looks really good. Keep cracking.Approve [^]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 4, 2006 6:31 PM

Well here is my first attempt at a splinter camo using vallejo acrylics.  I realize this is not an exact pattern copy but would it pass as acceptable?  Also keep in mind that these are unfinished and unweathered.  I just threw on the belt, boot and interior hood white paint to add a little something and still need some cleaning up edges including little splinters! etc. (not to mention my slowly learning to detail faces job!!)

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/ericle75/SplinterFront.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/ericle75/SplinterBack.jpg

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:23 PM
Good luck! Don't sweat it if it's not perfect. Practice is the key. Post pics when you can.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 29, 2006 9:16 PM
Well I finally did the necessary, I ordered and received the vallejo german camo paint set.  Now the wait is over, time to get crackin.  Thanks for the great examples Plymonkey!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 23, 2006 7:28 AM
Thanks for the tips it's very helpful as I was afraid to start paintig this two figs.. but now probably I'll be able to finish them after a few days...Once ready I'll post some pics at this topic ...once again thanks for the tips Bow [bow]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 20, 2006 9:57 PM
Absolutely! It works in all scales. I developed my method origianlly for 1/35 scale around 1990 or so (I can't totallytake credit for that technique, as many use that method, or some variation, but I did figure it out for myself).

 I couldn't find my old step by step guide so I threw one together. I did this one in acrylics so that I could get it ready right away, and I kind of rushed it, but the steps are there. I also didn't work very hard at matching the colors. They are not that accurate, and it's not weathered either, but that's not really germaine to lesson anyway. I intended to work it in 1/35th scale but it came out more appropriate for 70mm or 90mm.




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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 20, 2006 1:33 PM
Thanks for the tips ...amazing figure and it is painted 7 years ago . I wonder what figs you make now a days. And by the way would this work with 1/35 scale.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 20, 2006 9:20 AM
Can you paint a square or a rectangle? That's really the basic element. I have a step by step I worked up as a guide for my self about fifteen years ago that I can scan, but I'll have to dig it up after work. In the mean time, here's figure I painted in '99. I started with the lime green base, then painted the dark green dominant color in blocky, squared off strings, capping them with abstract star shapes in some cases. Then I layed in the secondary dominant, red-brown in this case. Then the subordinate color, which is just the dominant color, but painted in little stripes, was layed in. This was done with some patience and a very small brush. You have to paint the stripes so that they combine to create another splinter patch, but they also bleed into the brown. I bled it into the green as well, and I think I may have darkened it so that it would contrast on the main green patches.

 Practice on a card or something. It's really not that hard, you just have to take it in steps, by color.



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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 20, 2006 5:52 AM
I'm about to start painting several german panzer grenadiers with this cammo ,so I was wondering how do you paint the patches ...I have problems with the sharp edges of the pattern.???  Thanks and have fun.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 6, 2006 9:17 AM
Thanks Bgrigg and plymonkey, it's funny I was at that exact zeltbahn link last nite! gives a very good example, thanks again.........
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 6, 2006 9:03 AM
I use Humbrol enamels for that, and I used Humbrol 94 with a touch of a green on the limey side, or Sand 187 as my base, German Camo Brown 160 and US Marine Green 161 for the splinters. I also use straight 94 as a base for the more mustard toned base. The base can also be on the grayish side as well though, so bear that in mind.

 Do your self a favor, if you prefer to use acrylics, and bite the bullet and order some Vellejo online, or get your local hobby shop to get off their lazy butts and bring in a supply.

Here's a link that may be of some use in painting the pattern and color matching.

http://www.zeltbahn.net/wh_camo.htm

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Posted by Bgrigg on Thursday, January 5, 2006 11:59 PM
I did the splinter camo on my Do335A Pfeil using Tamiya Acrylics:

Light Green which is a mix of XF 5 Flat Green & XF 3 Flat Yellow 1:1 (one part each). I eyeballed the mix and I ended up a little too yellow. Oh. Well.

Dark Green was supposed to be TS2 which is a rattle can color my LHS doesn't stock (only AS colors) so I used XF 61 Dark Green. Looks close enough for me!

The underside color was supposed to be AS 2 Light Blue Rattle Can, but I didn't want to use that so I subbed XF 23 Light Blue.

I'm sure the purists will be recoiled in horror, but they'll eventually get over my transgressions. Big Smile [:D]



So long folks!

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German splinter camo (new pics)
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 5, 2006 11:45 PM
I need some help with the german splinter camo for figures, and the best acrylic paint colors to use. Dragon models have suggested color schemes, however I'm only able to get Tamiya and ModelMaster paints locally.  Mostly concerned with what base color to use, but any suggestions would be appreciated!!
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