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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 3:40 PM

I am making a diorama with Afrika Korps figures in it.  What were their uniforms like and who makes the best paints for the task?  Any advice or help would be very much appreciated

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Posted by South Aussie on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 3:45 AM

randomgreencake;

The Africa Korps used many different styles of uniform ranging from a sandy colour shorts and short sleeve shirts to full combat uniforms similar to those worn in Europe. The difference between the European combat uniform and the one worn in Africa was the colour, the Africa uniform was usually what the Germans called olive green although in reality it looks more like a Khaki colour, helmets were usually painted a sand colour.  Occasionally the fieldgrey uniforms were used.

The fiqure below highlights one type of uniform worn by the Africa Corps, it was painted using Vallejo Acrylics, they have a large range of paints and are of a high quality.  Humbrol enamels are also good.

Hopes this helps.

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Posted by m1garand on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 7:18 AM

I was at the hobby shop (run by a wife and a husband) to purchase some MM Enamels and then she asked me if I have ever used Vallerjo paints or not.  I have never used it and I ended up purchasing quite few of them (mostly skin tone).  How is Vallerjo compared to Tamiya Arcrylic paints?

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Posted by ajlafleche on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 8:11 AM
 m1garand wrote:

How is Vallerjo compared to Tamiya Arcrylic paints?

For painting figures, there is no comparison. Vallejo (and its twin, Andrea) are formulated for brush painting figures. The color palette is much greater, more colors to choose from and fewer alchemic fomulas to get the correct shade. Vallejo have more work time when you do mix colors and are more economical in that they are designed to be thinned with water, thereby extending the amount of paint you get. Tamiya paint will lift if a moist brush touches a previously laid down and not fully cured patch.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 8:29 AM
I've got a great book, with lots of color photos of real examples of DAK uniforms, and there were many that actually were sort of a lime green. There were also examples that had an almost purplish/gray tint. They ranged from a whitish tan (faded no doubt) to yellow tan also. And, as has been mentioned, examples of the "continental" wool uniform were also seen in use.
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Posted by South Aussie on Thursday, May 4, 2006 3:14 AM
 ajlafleche wrote:
 m1garand wrote:

How is Vallerjo compared to Tamiya Arcrylic paints?

For painting figures, there is no comparison. Vallejo (and its twin, Andrea) are formulated for brush painting figures. The color palette is much greater, more colors to choose from and fewer alchemic fomulas to get the correct shade. Vallejo have more work time when you do mix colors and are more economical in that they are designed to be thinned with water, thereby extending the amount of paint you get. Tamiya paint will lift if a moist brush touches a previously laid down and not fully cured patch.

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