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| Subject: | Re: Field Grey is okay! |  |
| Date: | Nov 14, 2002 |
| From: | MSW | |
I agree. My wife is a clothing designer and she has to be very careful when
selecting fabric because of dye lots and the difference in the same fabric
colours from one lot to the next.
Just imagine what happens to dye lots over a period from the middle to late
30's to 1945 when all supplies are in short supply...
MSW
"David Nickels" wrote in message
news:3dd40346@news.track-link.net...
> Basic German Army and SS uniforms were field grey throughout the War.
Camo was widely used, especially by the SS and by all services as the war
went on, but never replacing FG totally. Field Grey is one of those colors
that varied a lot in real life depending on the time the clothing was
manufactured. It is generally a greenish grey color, like the various model
paints depict. Later fabric could be brownish. Then the color could also
fade... as in the tropics where European uniforms were still worn. Tamiya's
shade of paint is a little greener than Humbrol's Uniform Grey. Both are
passable. I use Poly Scale's version, and also really liked the now
discontinued Floquil Field Grey. Andrea's color is good, too. Only
Testor's messed it up, so avoid that one.
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