hello all. can anyone tell me any good ways to paint waffen ss smocks and uniforms.(camo)
It would help if you specify what kind of camouflage you want to reproduce. There are a few good tutorials that Ive found just using google before, also just search the forums.
The following books will help you out a great deal in this subject /Osprey’s modelling W.W.II figures,The Waffen-SS(revised edition)The Waffen-SS#4,Squadron’s Waffen-SS in Action.If you Google German camo of W.W.II I’m sure somthing will pop up.[:P]
thanks for the help guys.
Heres another tip for actually painting the pattern. Find your pattern, and if you can just a flat thumbnail. For this I usually just search this website http://www.kamouflage.net/. They have lots of information on each camouflage, when it was made, where it was fielded. Also there is a thumbnail you can usually copy for actual reference. I find it easier to work with when it’s laid out flat with no shadows as opposed to on a figure or real soldier.
Once you have your thumbnail reduce it to the scale your working with. Now start practicing using the thumbnail as referance. It’s worked for me on my 1/72 figures, I just dont have the right colours on hand ever lol.
Good brushes really do make the difference too. I actually plan on buying some today from KMS tools in the hobbies section. They have nice sets of brushes for cheaper than hobby shop prices, and they’re good quality too.
Hope this helps and good luck.