I have a question, what kind of camoflauge did the 88mm have in Normandy and how do you duplicate it. I have NEVER painted a German camo pattern that is very complicated. I posted a question similar to this in the Painting and airbrushing forum. Not sure if that is the right place for it though.
Thanks, David
I assume you mean you want to depict one in mid 1944. If so, feel free to use the typical German 3tone camo scheme. Basecoat of dunkelgelb (dark yellow) with camo streaks, spots or splotches of rot-braun (red brown) and dunkelgrun (dk green).
It was applied with either spray guns or by brushes. So you have options. They would have been painted at the unit level so don’t worry about any set pattern. Most books that cover the 8.8cm Flak guns will show you photos of them in the field. HTH
Thanks for the help so far, but how do you replicate that faded camo look. Is it by putting the camo on and then giving it a overspray or is it just by thinning the colors down. Also, would the whole gun be camoflauged or just the shield and barrel.
David
Either method will work for the faded camo. You can pre fade your paint prior to application, or put on an overcoat by something like Polly scale’s “dust” ( a personal favorite of mine). Gun shield/barrel or entire piece is up to you. But, most pics I have seen from the Normandy Campaign lean towards the whole gun being camoflaged. As posted here earlier, this was done at unit level so there is no hard/fast rule here.
Couldn’t you also use light tints of oil paints like white or naples yellow rubbed in to fade the surface as well?
Mike T.
Polly Scale Dust? Never heard of it. Got any before / after pix?
Vartan,
No, I’m sorry but I have not done any before after pics using their “dust”. I’ll try to do some on my next project when using it. It gives a very good toned down lightening or sun beaten effect. I especially like using it on vehicles/aircraft in North Africa or other tropical/sub tropical markings.