GErman uniforns

Hi All

Schieß los! no i had not thought about making it a sticky.

IT may be a great idea to give it a try as there many younger & not so young that are getting into or like myself getting back into the hobby after so many years.

How about lets through it open and see what happens this could turn out to be a good one?????

The german fieldgrey or feldgrau is aproximate at best. Colors during the war went from greyish green to almost brown. Dependent on manufacturer, dye lot, material grade, laundering practices, sun fade, dirt, dust etc. Aproximate is best. Come close and you'll do ok. To date, no one that I know has walked through an exhibit hall with a color swatch from an extant uniform and done a color match. Nor has a spectrometer been used to check color. Get it close and you'll get it right.

There seems to be a lot of questions on this subject...anyone ever think of making a sticky?

Many thanks plymonkey i`m just having a few problems getting the uniform right, so once again many thanks Alan

You can do it using Vellejo Very Dark Green, a bit of Khaki and a touch of white. Start by getting the green part of the equation done. I want to say that the green/khaki part of the mix is around 4:1, but milage varries, so just use that as a starting point.You're looking for an approximation to the color 179 French Artillery Green from Humbrol's line.

 Next, add a drop or two of Black, depending on how much paint you've mixed up. You'll want a dark O.D. Green. Then start adding white, a drop at a time, until the appropriate tone of Gray is achieved. That should get you there.