John Kettler Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Was cross checking a colorized image with amoeba camouflage and found this when I did some digging. The examples shown are either from shortly before the GPW or during it. Some of the examples are extremely authentic, being equipped with Axis bullet holes and Russian bloodstains. As you can see, there's even more color variety than in feldgrau German uniforms. https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/uniforms-insignia-rkka-red-army-soviet-army/couple-different-amoeba-camos-3270/ Here's but one image. Regards, John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 John, did you forget to make your bed this morning ...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Lucky_Strike said: John, did you forget to make your bed this morning ...? Ha! Good one! Rolled up that way, they look more like sleeping bags than battle dress. Regards, John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 The problem with all colorized pics is that one cannot be 100% sure the colors are accurate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 11 hours ago, John Kettler said: Ha! Good one! Rolled up that way, they look more like sleeping bags than battle dress. Regards, John Kettler They are the oddest of camo, look more like something a young child might dream up. I guess they had an appropriate terrain in mind for each colour way, but the yellow one is particularly jarring. 3 hours ago, Erwin said: The problem with all colorized pics is that one cannot be 100% sure the colors are accurate. Yes there is a degree of guesswork, though now there are computer AIs that can guess very accurately based on tonality and learning. Some colours do have a very distinct grayscale signature, others are going to be much harder to decipher. Much of the recolouring we see is down to the knowledge of the colouriser and context. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 The pic of the Ameba cammies is modern day color of the collector's own collection, not colorized B/W from the GPW. This is made clear in the two page thread for which I provided the link. Here is the response I got over on CoC. Alex Wood That rings so many alarm bells - 'attic find' and 'barn find' are all warning triggers to a reenactor/collector yet, curiously, none of them are dusty or show any other storage wear. In fact the colours are still really vibrant while the one stamp sho… See More 2 Like · Reply · 13h · Edited Alex Wood And that blue has never turned up anywhere else. 1 Like · Reply · 13h Active John Kettler Author +1 Alex Wood The owner did say it was rare, the only one he'd seen. The thread is two pages long, and in a follow up question, I believe he said it was for night work. For sure, black would loom under all but the darkest conditions. Researching Ameba pa… See More ABOUTWW2MILITARIA.COM Soviet Russian ww2 made AMOEBA camouflage suit for summer.- Overcoats & Suites Soviet Russian ww2 made AMOEBA camouflage suit for summer.- Overcoats & Suites Like · Reply · Remove Preview · 1h · Edited Active John Kettler Author +1 Here's one that's bright green. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/... EXTERNAL-CONTENT.DUCKDUCKGO.COM external-content.duckduckgo.com external-content.duckduckgo.com Alex Wood And it's highly unlikely that useful material would have been ignored for 60 or more years. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Hah, love the fact that a small girl has a dress made of this fabric, does make one wonder where other camo fabrics might turn up ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probus Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I would be given the yellow with brown polka dots when I got to the front of the line... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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