i currently have ammo Mig paints RLM 79 sandgelb, ral 2027 sandgrau , ral 7021 dunkelgrau and ral 8020 gelbbraun. Would any of these work for dak uniforms ?
Not the grey, but maybe the others … I would use them as a mixing base, otherwise you have aircraft/vehicle paints used for clothing. The tropical cloth varied in shade, ranging from brown to dark olive green khaki. Throw in sun bleaching and washing, the possibilities run all the way to an off white.
regards,
Jack
yeah i realized it was all vehicle paint colors but i figured it’d be worth a shot. I was just trying to see if i could make do with what i had or if i should order the AK set
All you need is little bottles of Testors olive, white and tan enamels. Mix your own shades as the DAK uniforms had a very wide range of colors as shown on the above pictures.
Here is a 1/35 figure painted with the above enamels:
One thing that was very prevalent was the field caps were almost white. The “newbies” coming into the theater would use various methods to lighten their caps so as to not look like newbies. The lightened caps stand out in a lot of group photos.
Yes, there are a number of paint brands that do uniform sets. Note the AK set shows six bottles, but is only two colours with a highlight and shadow paint for each. Don’t know if it is any cheaper, but Scala75 has a 15% off sale at the moment:
If you don’t mind mixing or intend to do just a few figures, then PJ has a good idea too.
regards,
Jack
thats pretty dang good, I’m till getting back into the groove of painting again. I like your idea it also sounds a lot cheaper then buying a paint set as well.
That’s a sweet paint job. How did you get the pockets and folds in the shirt pop out like they do. Tks
Thanks! Like old Bob Ross used to say you only need a couple of colors to mix your own. Now let’s paint some happy trees!
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Thanks. After the paint dried for a couple of days I gave it a pin wash of my home brew thinner and artist oil paint mix.