Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Hey all,

I am starting an astra militarum army using all the Elysian's I just bought that are shortly going to be OOP forever except for crappy recasts...
I have decided to paint the fatigues with a camo colour scheme, matching the German SS Plane Tree Autumn scheme used in this video...




Was just wondering what colour for the carapace would best match the fatigues? Something contrasting like a catachan green, or perhaps a dark grey...
Would really appreciate your thoughts on what best matches/contrasts autumn camo without detracting too much from the camo but also popping to the eye.

Thanks

If you're going with a German derived camo then Feldgrau is always an option.

I've painted a couple of SS soldiers in that pattern for Bolt Action and in my opinion grey is a good contrasting color more on historical grounds than anything else, so I'm going to suggest something different. Instead of going for a different color, why not get your contrast out of a different pattern? As in, use for instance a reddish brown like Tuskgor Fur which color-wise is in the same range as the camo colors but instead of little multi-colored dots, you get large, mono-color surfaces for contrast. Or perhaps use downsized tank camo patterns on the armor. I'm thinking two-tone to not overwhelm the model with different patterns, staying true to the idea of larger surfaces of the same color to contrast from the camo pattern on the clothes. I imagine dark grey/dark brown or dark yellow/red brown might look good.

A blue-grey would be great with it. Alternatively a pale brown would also be quite nice imo.

Thanks for your excellent feedback everyone.

Geifer I like your idea but I don’t want to have a second camouflage pattern on the carapace.

I think I will go for the feldgrau.

Would you all recommend the AK interactive set or the Vallejo set?

Thank you

Well I bought the AK interactive Fall SS camo paints set and the German Feldgrau AK kit... will start painting test models in a few days and post an update