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Flecktarn German Camouflage - Figures Set (A.MIG-7037) AMMO of Mig Jiménez


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Flecktarn German Camouflage - Figures Set (A.MIG-7037)

AMMO of Mig Jiménez

 

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The German Army began experimenting with Camoflage uniforms before other nations in WWII. Post war in the Cold War this was agin looked at with experimental schemes being developed. Flecktarn B was the scheme chosen but only really rolled out after German unification. The word flecktarn is a composite formed from the German words Fleck (spot, blot, patch or pattern) and Tarnung (camouflage). The new uniforms were worn by all branches of the German Military. It was seen as somewhat controversial at the time as it was said to resemble Waffen SS uniforms of WWII. This six-paint set arrives in a cardboard box with a new more recycling-friendly card inner tray.  Inside are six bottles of various green, grey and brown camo shades, along with Black and a Matt Varnish  Each bottle contains 17ml of paint that is dispensed by a dropper that is found under the screw-top cap.  Inside each bottle is a little stirring ball that rattles when agitated.  AMMO paints separate quite readily, so having a metal ball in the bottle makes mixing them a lot quicker and easier.  We’re all familiar with the quality of AMMO paints by now, and they have a pretty good reputation amongst us modellers, and dry a little slower than some of the competition, which can be of benefit when airbrushing or hand painting details. The colours in the box are as follows:

 

AMMO.F-502 FIGURES PAINTS Outlining Black
AMMO.F-504 FIGURES PAINTS Yellow Green FS-34259
AMMO.F-506 FIGURES PAINTS Medium Russian Green FS-34092
AMMO.F-515 FIGURES PAINTS Midgrey FS-36357
AMMO.F-532 FIGURES PAINTS Red Brown
A.MIG-2042 Transparator Matt (17mL)

 

 

 

The bottles all look rather similar when they have been allowed to separate in their carton thanks to gravity, but once agitated the differences become apparent.  You may want to pick up, or already have white or dark grey/black to modulate the other shades to depict fading, or to create a darker shade to paint a base onto which the pure and lightened colours can be applied.   Whether you’re a first-time modeller in this category or not, the colours will come in very useful to simplify the painting process, especially the choosing of shades.  Some better diagrams of the scheme in use could have been included, but the modeller will have to find these for them selves. 

 

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Conclusion

If you want to create some decent looking modern German figures this set going to be very useful to take away any guesswork when it comes time for paint, though I do wish they would drop the black and varnish from the set and make it a bit cheaper as I would think modelers will have both of them already. 

 

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