| John the OFM | 30 May 2011 2:21 p.m. PST |
I don't care if it pertains to your esthetic senses, or for its "Can't find me, I'm hiding!" functionality.
Besides, if I tried to pin anyone down, they would ignore me anyway, this being TMP.
This can be for anything, tanks, ships, planes, soldiers' uniforms, etc. PLEASE provide a link to a picture! 1) Silver and green aircraft:
Soviet I-153
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and a very similar pattern for a Japanese Sally bomber
link Both to me look like they would be very effective viewed overhead. The first time I put that Sally on the table, it was almost disorienting. |
| Mick in Switzerland | 30 May 2011 2:27 p.m. PST |
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 McKinstry   | 30 May 2011 2:29 p.m. PST |
link USN Measure 33 – Very effective in northern waters and looks good as well. |
| Cold Steel | 30 May 2011 2:42 p.m. PST |
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| Sparker | 30 May 2011 2:55 p.m. PST |
British Temperate DPM picture As worn by Brits, Kiwis, Bruneians. Remarkably effective, although now just been replaced with a desert/temperate mix which has an anti digital effect, and is therefore most jarring to the naked eye! |
| rampantlion | 30 May 2011 3:23 p.m. PST |
Don't remember the name of it, but it is a german tank camoflauge from WWII that was a tannish-yellow base color with red brown splotches and streaks running through it. |
| 55th Division | 30 May 2011 3:34 p.m. PST |
As an ex Air Photographer I love the old Photographic reconnaissance unit spitfires in the high level blue and lower level pink schemes as seen in this video YouTube link |
 FingerandToeGlenn  | 30 May 2011 4:23 p.m. PST |
Two of my favorite are Russian: One, I've only seen on Sukhoi aircraft, a yellow and brown that I think of as "smog": link The second is used Russian Omon units for urban operations: link Then there's the weird Chinese blue digital camo for their tanks. I always thought there's have to be a huge crowd of cigaret smokers in the field for this one to work: link |
| John D Salt | 30 May 2011 4:24 p.m. PST |
Another vote for DPM. Makes soldiers look like soldiers on the parade ground, amd like bushes in the field. All the best, John. |
| miscmini | 30 May 2011 4:54 p.m. PST |
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| Uesugi Kenshin | 30 May 2011 5:06 p.m. PST |
These are my current fav "real life" camo applications:
link
This is how I have been wanting to do some SF minis for a while though:
link |
| John the OFM | 30 May 2011 5:12 p.m. PST |
I was heavily into Blue Max 1/72 biplanes, and did my fair share of lozenge camo. Top, bottom, 5 color, 4 color, night, day, etc.
Workmanlike, but no real favorites. 2) Austrian Sworl (Since I seem to be the only one bothering to number them…)
But, what I like a lot more was the Austrian sworl camo:
picture I love the way that Germans and Austrians would obscure camouflage with honking huge personal emblems, or in this case, a Polish insignia for Post war Polish aircraft..
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| 21eRegt | 30 May 2011 5:23 p.m. PST |
I've always liked this Japanese one:
link |
| Garand | 30 May 2011 5:24 p.m. PST |
My personal favorite is MERDC (winter Verdant): picture Although Summer Verdant is attractive too: picture Damon. |
| chasseur | 30 May 2011 5:53 p.m. PST |
I always liked the tiger strip camo uniforms used in Vietnam. Maybe one too many viewings of "Green Berets." link |
| E Murray | 30 May 2011 6:07 p.m. PST |
Another vote for dazzle, but the WWI, full colo(u)r version: picture picture |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 30 May 2011 6:14 p.m. PST |
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| Sparker | 30 May 2011 7:12 p.m. PST |
Then there's the weird Chinese blue digital camo for their tanks. I always thought there's have to be a huge crowd of cigaret smokers in the field for this one to work Rarely a problem in China, believe me – Theres so much smoking go on on internal flights you can barely make out the illuminated no smoking sign to complain! |
| Cosmic Reset | 30 May 2011 7:12 p.m. PST |
Probably this pattern on the Char B1 bis: picture and this pattern on the Saab AJ-37 Viggin is up there too: picture |
| dayglowill | 30 May 2011 7:13 p.m. PST |
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| Grand Duke Natokina | 30 May 2011 7:22 p.m. PST |
Any of the Nam Tiger stripe patterns.
picture |
| mad monkey 1 | 30 May 2011 7:32 p.m. PST |
This is a blue-white camo much like some of the Chinese ones. Not really good at hiding the assets, but it is kinda cool looking. link |
| Vosper | 30 May 2011 7:54 p.m. PST |
For amazing detail, I always love this one – picture |
| HardRock | 30 May 2011 8:29 p.m. PST |
I always liked the Late war German P-Dot uniforms. |
 Inari7 | 30 May 2011 9:12 p.m. PST |
I thought Desert Night Camo was pretty cool, it was a failure but still has a coolness value. link
The US Airforce is going to a tiger stripe camo.
picture
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| Thomas Nissvik | 30 May 2011 11:59 p.m. PST |
Various forms of Oak Leaf Pattern, simply for the fun of trying to paint them.
link |
| Martin Rapier | 31 May 2011 1:59 a.m. PST |
The uniform I seem to have spent me entire life painting, good old British khaki serge, as modeled by Yith: link go to battle in a baggy, itchy woollen suit. Fab. |
| NoLongerAMember | 31 May 2011 2:21 a.m. PST |
Thats warm, water resistant and vanishes in and around soil/mud/grass/woodland. |
| Sane Max | 31 May 2011 3:36 a.m. PST |
Early war French Tank Camo type – this one in fact. link It looks nice in real life – but on a Wargames table otherwise dominated by field grey and shades of Brown, it really looks lovely. Pat |
| geek girl | 31 May 2011 4:12 a.m. PST |
WW1 German lozenge patterns with blue dominant etc. |
| Historicalgamer | 31 May 2011 5:31 a.m. PST |
There was one I really liked, but now I just can't see it. <ba dum dum> |
 Dentatus | 31 May 2011 8:53 a.m. PST |
one that keeps me from being shot at? |
| richarDISNEY | 31 May 2011 10:16 a.m. PST |
Urban camo. But then again, I really like black and white color schemes…
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| Delta Vee | 31 May 2011 10:44 a.m. PST |
one i dont have to paint on x hundred figs ;)
failing that
british BPN same as sparker
and Berlin Brigade block
link |
| John the OFM | 31 May 2011 11:00 a.m. PST |
I like the Matildas on Malta urban camo:
picture |
| The Beast Rampant | 31 May 2011 12:16 p.m. PST |
I have always liked the British desert camo, as seen on *this* Matilda: link
I have an old B'Tech mech lance painted out in this.
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| Grand Duke Natokina | 31 May 2011 1:43 p.m. PST |
My local surplus store--even rarer than brick and mortar hobby shops--had a pattern that I thought was hilarious. It wa a standard woodland design, but the colors were Red, Orange, Yellow, and Black. Iasked the owner who bought it. He told me in all seriousness that it was very popular with Turkey hunters in the south in the Fall.
Yeah, if they were hiding in a forest fire. |
 javelin98 | 31 May 2011 4:21 p.m. PST |
I, for one, like the looks of ACU digital camo. I know it isn't terribly practical and is going away in favor of multicam, but I like it nonetheless, especially for a sci-fi feel. picture |
| Mick in Switzerland | 31 May 2011 11:10 p.m. PST |
Steel Penguin
I had not seen the British Berlin Block camo but I am impressed. It soulds like a very good idea. Grand Duke Natokina
The orange coloured camo protects the hunter against other hunters (seriously). Turkeys see in black and white so the disruptive element still works. Mick |
| Old Slow Trot | 01 Jun 2011 6:51 a.m. PST |
Chasseur,I have to agree with you on the tiger stripes camo. Just looked cool especially on mercs. |
| Omemin | 03 Jun 2011 7:01 a.m. PST |
I always liked the woodland pattern NATO camo link The SS pea dot is great, too, although not easy to reproduce on figures at 15mm link I also always liked the old desert camo with the rocks link |
| Dasher | 04 Jun 2011 1:23 p.m. PST |
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| Grand Duke Natokina | 04 Jun 2011 3:52 p.m. PST |
My second choice, John, is Rhodesian camo.
picture Inari, on a dark night at 15 yards in the desert, if you are stationary, that desert flage works! |
| The Gray Ghost | 04 Jun 2011 4:04 p.m. PST |
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| Etranger | 05 Jun 2011 7:37 p.m. PST |
The Fench 'flocage' scheme, used appropriately enough on the CharB1bis Fantastique
link (scroll down) |
