You can find my recipe on Scrivsland:
http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/more-wwi-germans.html - The uniform jacket and puttees were painted Field Grey
The trousers Neutral Grey
The helmets, mess tins and gas mask cases German Grey.
The assault pack and gas masks were painted German Camouflage Beige.
Haversack, flesh, rifle stock, bayonet handle and water bottle Beige Brown
Flesh was then painted with Medium Fleshtone.
The rifle slings and some straps were painted Saddle Brown
Remainder of straps, boots, weapon fitting, bayonet sheath, shovel head, wire cutters, etc. were painted Black.
The whole lot was given a coat of Sepia Wash and then highlighted when dry:
- Field Grey was highlighted Field Grey then adding a small amount of Dark Sand
Neutral Grey was highlighted with Neutral Grey
German Grey was highlighted with German Grey then adding a small amount of Neutral Grey
Beige Brown was highlighted with Beige Brown then adding a small amount of Dark Sand
Mediun Fleshtone was highlighted with Mediun Fleshtone then adding a small amount of Ivory
Saddle Brown was highlighted with Saddle Brown then adding a small amount of Dark Sand
Black was highlighted with Black Grey
The rifle fittings, wire cutters, etc. were picked out in very thin Gunmetal Grey
A Flat Red line is piped down the trouser seams and a small dot on the epaulettes
Each edge of the epaulettes is piped with Ivory as is the piping on the collars of the NCOs
Finally, the detail was picked out in Peat Brown ink. The boots, puttees and trousers are then weathered with Tamiya Model Master mud.