I started basing and coating a platoon of German para's for the Bloody Gulch scenario - and others around that period - and after coating them in grey I changed my mind and went for sand color, I think it is gonna be a better base for the camo suits they are getting. Only thing I am still struggling with a little bit is the paintjob. In the same scenario I am gonna field some SS Panzer Grenadiers, and they have camouflage armor as well. There are some minor differences between their uniforms, but there is no chance I - or anyone else as visually challenged as me - is gonna be able to recognize them on a gaming table.
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| Eichenlaubmuster |
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| Erbsenmuster |
The camouflage pattern itself is different too, the FSJ have erbsenmuster camo (peas, small dots in three different colors of green) and the SS camo uses eichenlaubmuster (oak leaves), alongside a wide variety of other uniforms for commanders, support units, artillery and so on. Too complicate things further, I also am painting a number of snipers, and they are probably wearing camo uniforms as well, I still have to find out. First of all, I am going to test a few methods for painting a camo job on a 10 mm soldier. I fear on this scale, the only way to make a clear difference will be to keep the FSJ uniforms lighter, based on the sand yellow base color, and make the SSPG darker, based on a darker brown.
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