"Painting a WW2 U Boat" Topic
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| flooglestreet | 06 Feb 2012 12:51 p.m. PST |
I just got the excellent 28mm scale U Boat from Brigade Games (Happy Zardoz Day Lon) and I want to paint it well. Can anyone make any specific suggestions besides grey? |
| freerangeegg | 06 Feb 2012 1:03 p.m. PST |
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| HistoryPhD | 06 Feb 2012 1:16 p.m. PST |
White Ensign do very good WWII naval paints and in their Kriegsmarine section are two specifically for U-Boats link |
| spectre | 06 Feb 2012 2:05 p.m. PST |
There are a great many patterns to look at, but most use some aspect of grey. I purchased the same model and did mine in some North Atlantic colors – a medium grey and a grey/white. This was one of the best resources I found: PDF link In doing research, I also found the model lacking in several details, making it difficult to identify as a particular U-Boat Type. I found the above resource to be very helpful as I kit-bashed and scratch-built a model similar to U-253. |
| johnnytodd | 06 Feb 2012 2:08 p.m. PST |
This looks promising: PDF link for my 28mm boats I prefer a light grey with drybrush weathering followed by a subtle rust wash… wow simultaneous same link ! |
| Disco Joe | 07 Feb 2012 6:56 a.m. PST |
HistoryPhD, exactly which 2 are you referring too? |
| Given up for good | 07 Feb 2012 7:14 a.m. PST |
Think he means: KM 11 SCHLICKGRAU 58 (U-Boat)
KM 12 BLAUGRAU 58.1 (Blue-Grey U-Boat) |
| Matsuru Sami Kaze | 15 Feb 2012 11:30 a.m. PST |
Was just down to see U-505 in Chicago. No rust. Vessel was thoroughly painted. Just saying. I squeezed some white into a large bottle of gray, then squeezed in a goodly quantity of blue for my U-Boat. Turned out right for me. A bluish gray. Painted a black single digit number on the lower conning tower, then lined it with a white on the left side. Sweet model. |
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