| Jo Jo the Idiot Circus Boy | 22 Jul 2016 6:08 a.m. PST |
So what is a good Vallejo color match for early war German uniforms? In particular I'm talking about M1907 and M1910 infantry uniforms.
I'm about to start working on a set of 28mm figures for the period. Edit: The second image is an officer's tunic, but it's good enough to give an idea of the color. |
| ScottS | 22 Jul 2016 7:45 a.m. PST |
Vallejo 830, cunningly named "German Fieldgray." You might want to mix it with something if you're after an exact shade, but it is good on its own. |
| alan L | 22 Jul 2016 8:25 a.m. PST |
Any suggestions for aa colour suitable for jaegers or were they a similar colour? |
| Jo Jo the Idiot Circus Boy | 22 Jul 2016 11:03 a.m. PST |
Vallejo 830, cunningly named "German Fieldgray."You might want to mix it with something if you're after an exact shade, but it is good on its own. Thanks.
I picked up a bottle of that shade from the local model shop at lunch. Looking at a drop on paper it looks to be a little dark for WW1. (again, that's just my testing it on a piece of scrap paper at my desk. It might look different on a miniature) But that's nothing that can't be fixed with a little white mixed in. Any suggestions for aa colour suitable for jaegers or were they a similar colour? Jagers and machinegun troops in the early war period wore a uniform that had a very green tint to it. I would be tempted to use Vallejo 920 "German Uniform". It's a good match for the WW2 uniform and has a lot more green in it. Any other ideas? |
| Johnp4000 | 23 Jul 2016 2:35 a.m. PST |
Vallejo 830 is designed for WW2 German uniforms which were a shade darker than Great War version, I would just mix in a little white to lighten the colour. |
| monk2002uk | 24 Jul 2016 1:29 a.m. PST |
If you look at black and white photographs of German uniforms in WW1, especially group photos of German soldiers, then you will see that the 'colours' varied considerably. I use the Vallejo light field grey, from the Panzer Aces range I think, to highlight the standard field grey mentioned earlier. Standard light greys also work to give more variety as well. Robert |
| Terry37 | 26 Jul 2016 11:17 a.m. PST |
use Vellajo Green-Grey 886 and am very pleased with it. You can see it on this gun crew. [URL=http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/HitT/IMG_6293.jpg.html]
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| ScottS | 26 Jul 2016 12:54 p.m. PST |
I picked up a bottle of that shade from the local model shop at lunch. Looking at a drop on paper it looks to be a little dark for WW1. (again, that's just my testing it on a piece of scrap paper at my desk. It might look different on a miniature) But that's nothing that can't be fixed with a little white mixed in. If it is too dark to you, use it as a base coat, then highlight it! Here's some of my WWI Germans; they use the paint I recommend, plus a highlight.
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| Jo Jo the Idiot Circus Boy | 02 Aug 2016 10:44 a.m. PST |
If it is too dark to you, use it as a base coat, then highlight it!Here's some of my WWI Germans; they use the paint I recommend, plus a highlight That exactly what I did. I'm almost finished with my first Korporalschaft. I'm fairly happy with the result. My phone is dead right now, or I'd post some photos. Thanks for the tips, all! |
