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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: joroas on July 22, 2008, 05:37:10 PM

Title: Colour schemes for WWII camouflage
Post by: joroas on July 22, 2008, 05:37:10 PM

A very useful site that Artizan has expanded:

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Hi Everybody,
Check out the WWII Painting & Camo Guides section  for some new
guides. Made by Mick Farnworth, we've added some colour swatches for
British Denison & Para's and then a whole new section.
These are the Colour Guides, which contain information on paint
colours for all the different uniforms.

Expect some more soon for North Africa, including Afrika Corps, 7th
Army, Goumiers, French & Italians.

http://www.artizandesigns.com/newpaintingguides.asp

Enjoy. And thanks Mick !

Dylan

Title: Re: Colour schemes for WWII camouflage
Post by: Helen on July 23, 2008, 02:11:23 AM

Thankyou for the link and update.  8)

Title: Re: Colour schemes for WWII camouflage
Post by: DFlynSqrl on January 09, 2009, 05:58:15 AM

Reviving an old thread here...

I'm getting ready to paint up some Late War German infantry that I got from Artizan.  Most of them are wearing smocks so I was going to do a camo pattern.  Looking at the guides on Artizan the 1944 camo pattern shows as the "Sumpfmuster 1944", but most of the painted examples of late war Germans I've seen seem to be painted with the "Splittermuster 1941" pattern.  Which pattern would be more appropriate?  My friend is painting up US Paratroopers so this is primarily Western front if that makes a difference.  Thanks for any help.

Rodney

LINKS:
Splittermuster 1941 (http://www.artizandesigns.com/images/paintingguide/new/painters%20guide%201941%20German%20Splittermuster%20B.gif)

Sumpfmuster 1944 (http://www.artizandesigns.com/images/paintingguide/new/painters%20guide%201944%20German%20Sumpfmuster.gif)

P.S.  I looked through several of the books in my collection but pictures tend to be in black & white, while color illustrations generally are of the field grey uniforms.

Title: Re: Colour schemes for WWII camouflage
Post by: SgtPerry on January 09, 2009, 07:16:23 AM

The "Splitter" camo was used during the whole war so I tend to paint it on the "Swamp" one which was used during the late war (44-45).

Nevertheless for Normandy both are fine.

Olivier

Title: Re: Colour schemes for WWII camouflage
Post by: TadPortly on January 09, 2009, 11:52:38 AM

The smocks on the Artizan figures are SS patern I believe rather than Heer pattern (tend to have hoods) or Luftwaffe pattern (thigh length) - except for the rather unique Sumpfmuster pattern used by 21 Pz Div durin g the Normandy Campaign which is similar to the SS Pattern.   

Title: Re: Colour schemes for WWII camouflage
Post by: DFlynSqrl on January 09, 2009, 01:52:30 PM

Thanks for the help gentlemen.