german paratroppers rucksack?

[nils]

hello all
i painting the foaundry german paratroppers
and i dont know what they have on their back
i think its not the gasmask, its some kind of "rucksak"
and in what coller i should paint it
im not abel to take pictures ore a link
but you can see  it on their homepage (the prone mg guner)
sorry for my brocken english
i hope some one can help me

[Amalric]

Without digging my Foundry Falschirm out I'm not certain which bag you're referring to, but hopefully this will help.




This pic shows on his right hip from top to bottom a;
Shelter half [usually splinter camo]
mess kit
bread bag [various colors]
canteen



This pic shows on his right hip from top to bottom a;
mess kit
two Shelter halfs [usually splinter camo]
bread bag [various colors]
canteen


Item #4 in this pic is a cloth gas mask bag [the FJ didnt jump with metal ones]


I hope this helps and look forward to seeing yours painted.

[nils]

BIG THANK YOU SIR!!!!!!!
i think its the item 4 the cloth gas mask bag!
now back to the painting table
fore the pictures,i will ask some one to take some and post them here

[Amalric]

My pleasure.

Heres another that should help;



The tan thing is the gas mask bag.

[nils]

good picture
fore the first 13 i dit it in green

[westwaller]

Very useful thread... Can I ask where you found that picture, @Almaric?

[Amalric]

Very useful thread... Can I ask where you found that picture, @Almaric?

Its a picture of I guess a reenactor that came up when I did a bit of googling.