Hey guys, I really need your help and opinion.
What do you think about my M40 Italian campaign Camo helmet?
Tks
Italian Campaign Camo Helmet
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Italian Campaign Camo Helmet
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GEFREITER KARL FELLER K.
148ª WEHRMACHT INFANTERIE DIVISION
ITALIAN FRONT
148ª WEHRMACHT INFANTERIE DIVISION
ITALIAN FRONT
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Re: Italian Campaign Camo Helmet
It looks a bit brash, try a mid brown colour to blend the edges a bit to get rid of the tiger stripe effect.
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Re: Italian Campaign Camo Helmet
Your paint job is reminiscent of the "turtle camo" often seen in photos taken in Italy (but mostly in Fj units)
It was like yellow ochre stripes leaving field gray "islands" but the shapes were round-ish, more or less like a turtle's shell.
But in any case you do not need to repaint anything, not all WH soldiers were artists with the brush, there were some pretty horrid camos out there.
Just bang it around a bit and will get the "been there" look
It was like yellow ochre stripes leaving field gray "islands" but the shapes were round-ish, more or less like a turtle's shell.
But in any case you do not need to repaint anything, not all WH soldiers were artists with the brush, there were some pretty horrid camos out there.
Just bang it around a bit and will get the "been there" look
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Re: Italian Campaign Camo Helmet
What types of paint did you use? What's the base layer?
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Re: Italian Campaign Camo Helmet
Hey all, so, the helmet I bought from a friend.
Thank you very much GRFJ.
alles gut!
Karl
Thank you very much GRFJ.
alles gut!
Karl
GEFREITER KARL FELLER K.
148ª WEHRMACHT INFANTERIE DIVISION
ITALIAN FRONT
148ª WEHRMACHT INFANTERIE DIVISION
ITALIAN FRONT
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Re: Italian Campaign Camo Helmet
I'd stick to a photograph and copy that - or try the "normal" normandy camo colours and experiment with that. Don't be afraid to paint your helmet 10 times: practise makes perfect.