Revell Acrylics for German uniform

[Yak9Fanatic]

What Revell  colour is the closest to WWII German Field Grey

Edited July 18, 2021 by Yak9Fanatic

[RainierHooker]

"Field Gray" is a very subjective term when it comes to wartime German uniforms...

 

[RainierHooker]

To expound a bit more on the above photo (not my photo nor collection, but I do have a modest collection of original uniforms), my analysis coming from almost 30 years of collecting and research.

 

The top row is largely pre- and early-war issue field gray, about 1938 up until about 1941/42. It is much more uniformly light green-gray, but even still no garments will match perfectly.

The middle row left to right:

- a grayer wool - probably an officer’s gabardine or fine grade wool,

- very gray - typical to mid-war (1942/43) enlisted uniforms when they started using recycled and synthetic fibers,

- a “sea foam” green wool typical of garments made from Dutch army stocks,

- another greenish wool - this one is typical early-to-mid 1930s German uniforms,

- a more grey-green Enlisted combat tunic - again typical of mid-war manufacturing.

 

Bottom row, all typical of late war uniforms: the three on the right appear to be German recycled wool, the fourth from right is made from Italian blue-gray material, and the two on the left are again recycled wool with the one on the far left possibly also of Italian origin.