| Hartwell | 14 Aug 2009 8:01 a.m. PST |
Hello, I am a 6mm wargamer in the WWII period and I am wondering what the standard Camo pattern for French Somua S35 tanks was? In my research I have found two patterns the messy typical camo scheme…. link and a more uniform horizontal look…. link
My question 1 ) what was typically used? 2 ) what scheme do you like better?
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| anleiher | 14 Aug 2009 8:18 a.m. PST |
Camouflage was typically applied at the factory and would vary from one factory to another. Additionally, it might also be applied at the unit level. Therefore a great deal of variation occurred. Here are some examples: picture picture picture link link picture Good luck! |
| fred12df | 14 Aug 2009 11:38 a.m. PST |
Heres a link to my 10mm Somua's I mainly went for the vertical stripes link I think most (if not all) French cammo was factory applied, but there were quite a few factories, leading to variations. I think the vertical stripes were a pre-war design. |
| anleiher | 14 Aug 2009 11:56 a.m. PST |
Fred, That's very good work. |
| fred12df | 14 Aug 2009 12:05 p.m. PST |
Thanks – they were enjoyable to paint. Need to take some new photos as I have added roundels to the commander's copulas now. |
| Crunchy Frog | 14 Aug 2009 12:26 p.m. PST |
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| Hartwell | 14 Aug 2009 3:18 p.m. PST |
**Update**
Did some of these this afternoon…. link link link link Didn't use any specific resource from my research…I guess they are from my own factory….
They are not yet done, I was wondering how to do the black tracing around the camo scheme like Fred has done on his 10mm????(his look so awesome!) |
| anleiher | 14 Aug 2009 6:38 p.m. PST |
Very nice. Now go forth and kick some Nazi butt. |
| anleiher | 14 Aug 2009 6:41 p.m. PST |
Scale will be an issue for the black lining. You might try a black technical pen once the original paint job has dried. Simply outline the paint splotches. Not all factories had the black lining. I believe that was primarily a Renault touch. |
| fred12df | 15 Aug 2009 1:31 a.m. PST |
Hartwell – those look very nice -- they give the feel of the original designs nicely. My black outline was done with a fine pointed pen -- I'm not 100% sure if I found one that was fully waterproof so I have left them to dry for a long time. |
| Hartwell | 15 Aug 2009 5:29 a.m. PST |
Thanks Very much for all the Help! |
Marc33594  | 16 Aug 2009 5:16 a.m. PST |
For the black outline Sharpie brand markers from Sanford work quite well and are available everywhere. Depends on your scale. For larger scale you might find the "Fine Point" permanent marker they do will work. For smaller scales or finer work you will want their "Ultra Fine Point" which comes with a metal tip and just a bit of the marker itself exposed. In either case let dry a few days and then just seal your paint job as usual. Since the paint is usually not a porous enough surface you might find you need a piece of paper nearby to occassionally run the marker over a few times to draw the ink to the tip again. |
