I could use a little help. I recently purchased Tamiya’s 1/35 88mm Gun Flak 36/37. I plan to bulid the AA Flak 37 version and build a diorama around it. My problem is colors. The instructions are some vague when dealing with colors. Particularly when matching soldiers uniforms to to gun/period of war/area used in. I would like to use the dark yellow/dark green scheme of the Easten Front. Now I have to choose either the Reichweher, Waffen SS or Luftwaffe. Can I use the SS and if so what colors are the uniform. My second choice is the Reichweher. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Ed (Orion32)
EagleTC1@aol.com
You can make the gun crew’s uniforms look like SOME, but not all, SS uniforms. SS camo field blouses or smocks are a different cut. You then need to decide which year and season you want to depict, this will dictate your patterns and colors, you have at least a dozen to choose from. Pin this down, and I can scan in some patterns for you.
Ed,
here are some links that may have helpful info.
tho not necessarily abt uniforms!
http://www.linux-penguin.org/achtungpanzer/articles/88mm.htm
http://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/flak88/flak88.shtml
http://www.missing-lynx.com/library/german/flak_dmourtizsen.html
i will try to check my osprey book on the 88 when i get home.
if i can find it. and if i remember!
I have this kit on the shelf…a post I’ll not need repeat!
John
Thanks guys for your help, I really appreciate it. Now I can proceed witha little more insite into what direction I want to go in.
Ed