Ivan Zaitzev Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) I'm looking for a book or a website that shows the type of camo the Germans used on their vehicles through the war (1939-1945) and theaters. If there are explanations as to why that camo was chosen, even better. Edited March 10, 2018 by Ivan Zaitzev 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I haven't tried to find any websites on the subject, but forty years or so ago I was collecting books and magazines devoted to it. I no longer have them in my possession, but one title sticks out in my memory: Panzer Colors. If you try searching under that name, you might come up with something. Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I tried following my own advice and immediately came up with this: https://www.amazon.com/Panzer-Colors-Camouflage-German-1939-1945/dp/0897470575 There are apparently three volumes, so depending on how much you are willing to spend, you could get quite a lot of information. And Squadron/Signal usually does a pretty good job with this sort of thing. Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Zaitzev Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Thanks Michael! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Maybe a little late, but have a look at the “Motorbuch Verlag“. They have various books re to your topic. In German, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Ivan Zaitsev, George Bradford, founder of the. amazing AFV News, wrote the below classic, which. is theater specific but excellent.https://www.amazon.com/Armour-Camouflage-Markings-Africa-1940-43/dp/0853681015 Scribd has. many back issues of AFV-G2, a magazine founded by. Jim Steuard, a former American. tanker. and ordnance grog so hardcore he. towed a Nebelwerfer behind his station. wagon when he moved to. California! Every issue had a super detailed camouflage and markings article, of which many were WW II German. As if that wasn't enough, each article had a paint chip carefully matched to the best available info on the actual paint, together with exact instructions on how to mix it using Floquil paint. I detest WoT, but the blogs and videos can be quite useful.http://ftr.wot-news.com/2015/02/24/german-camouflage-and-tactical-markings-part-i-by-agarestretiak/https://mistertretiakpresents.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/world-war-2-german-camouflage-and-tactical-markings-part-2/ FoW doesn't float my boat, either, and the armored attacks look ludicrous, but this article is really good and the bibliography juicy.https://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=2118 There's lots more to be had, but these should prove useful. Regards, John Kettler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 1 hour ago, John Kettler said: Scribd has. many back issues of AFV-G2, a magazine founded by. Jim Steuard, a former American. tanker. and ordnance grog so hardcore he. towed a Nebelwerfer behind his station. wagon when he moved to. California! Every issue had a super detailed camouflage and markings article, of which many were WW II German. As if that wasn't enough, each article had a paint chip carefully matched to the best available info on the actual paint, together with exact instructions on how to mix it using Floquil paint. A copy of this fortuitously fell into my hands almost 40 years ago that had the markings for both the German and British vehicles in North Africa complete with paint chips. I relied on it when I painted my 1/285th. miniatures and they turned out just fine. I still had my copy up until three years ago when it went out with my library in The Big Clean Out. The instructions for Floquil were a life saver. Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Zaitzev Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Thanks, will look into those. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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