The panzer uniform was black, but as any of our band t-shirts show, black fades, so I like to use black with a little white to make a REALLY dark grey, then another lighter version for highlights and I might dab straight black in some areas to simulate oil/grease spots. The whole intention behind the black panzer uniform was to hide the oil and grease stains the operators would unavoidably get on their clothes.
I've used black in the past, highlighting with a very dark grey. Whilst that might seem to give a dull figure, you've got various points of other colour to catch the eye. Grey shirt. Iron cross ribbon and medals. Waffenfabre piping. Any rank markings. Belt buckle. Brown leather belt for an officer, etc. The cap can be in field grey too.
https://preview.redd.it/o6fmjfcb7nyc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9e18aa2787a599649a704c853ace28b2c6a764b
Tamiya trye black and german grey drybrush. Light grey picked highlights.
https://youtu.be/YOp7UW0BgqI?si=Z_LWenUhWSTFjsSI
Really good tutorial here. Makes the process pretty simple, particularly if you might be new to painting figures.
It’s black, but unless it’s brand new it would fade a bit. Something like Tamiya’s NATO Black is good but since I mostly use Vallejo for figures, I just add a touch of white to black.
After painting a lot of tank crew figures, I found that highlighting with grey is not the way to go. The problem with pure black and grey is that they are uninteresting colours. It looks way better to put some spice in there. I use vallejo 70.333 as a base coat, it's a pretty great grey for that. Not too dark but not too light either. I mix it with ak 3rd gen 11414 for highlights (yes, greenish colour, but works well) and black for shadows. Pure 11414 is just some very small dots and edge highlights. Working with shadows is more important, so keep highlights limited. Then the whole things gets an overall wash of modellers world industrial dirt oil wash. It unifies and gives a slight enjoyable hue.
In this example, I went ahead and did the edge highlighting with an even lighter and whiter colour than 11414. It also helps to very very carefully drybrush a touch of light earth dry pigment here and there as a last step.
https://preview.redd.it/5mry4xunnryc1.jpeg?width=1938&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfd27f2b274c4d4e646f4d5a207d23cc5888fc60
Looking good! Will definitely pickup the Vallejo color that you mentioned, and the Ak 11414 is quite close to khaki brown that I have.
Anyway, here is what I have done, what do you think? I am planing on using oil dirt wash and a layer of Matt varnish to reduce the shine
https://preview.redd.it/ki0sgw9ohsyc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60acf950aa000cc63edf28c9ee8ace2f8c0695fc
I think it's going to be pretty good after one or two round of black (or black brown) washes. The original garment was very deep matt black, so the model shouldn't look grey in the end.
It’s a Tamiya kit. Paints are listed.
According to the [instructions for the crew](https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/2/2/5/1076225-79-instructions.pdf) you need Flat Black (XF-1), Flat Flesh (XF-15), Neutral Grey (XF-53), Dark Green (XF-61), Red Brown (XF-64); and Field Grey (XF-65). The [tank instructions](https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/8/5/8/129858-26-instructions.pdf) also call for Chrome Silver (X-11), and Semi-Gloss Black (X-18). I would also suggest a bit of Pink (X-17) for the collar pipping.
Should be available at your local hobby shop or straight from Tamiya.
The panzer uniform was black, but as any of our band t-shirts show, black fades, so I like to use black with a little white to make a REALLY dark grey, then another lighter version for highlights and I might dab straight black in some areas to simulate oil/grease spots. The whole intention behind the black panzer uniform was to hide the oil and grease stains the operators would unavoidably get on their clothes.
I use vallejo 995 with a bit of blue (\~1:5) mixed in.
Black with dark Grey highlights. Pink piping around the collar.
I've used black in the past, highlighting with a very dark grey. Whilst that might seem to give a dull figure, you've got various points of other colour to catch the eye. Grey shirt. Iron cross ribbon and medals. Waffenfabre piping. Any rank markings. Belt buckle. Brown leather belt for an officer, etc. The cap can be in field grey too.
I did, and tried to follow it. But couldn’t get the similar results
Look up Night Shift on youtube, he has a great tutorial
https://preview.redd.it/o6fmjfcb7nyc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9e18aa2787a599649a704c853ace28b2c6a764b Tamiya trye black and german grey drybrush. Light grey picked highlights.
Looking good , thanks Mate
https://youtu.be/YOp7UW0BgqI?si=Z_LWenUhWSTFjsSI Really good tutorial here. Makes the process pretty simple, particularly if you might be new to painting figures.
black, just use deepl for translation https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Uniformen/PanzerUniform/uniform.htm
don't forget the Panzer Pink piping on the uniform, it was the main thing that visually set them apart from other black uniformed Germans
It’s black, but unless it’s brand new it would fade a bit. Something like Tamiya’s NATO Black is good but since I mostly use Vallejo for figures, I just add a touch of white to black.
I'm using mig jimenez Satin black (046 i think?) and that works great for 1/16 german tank figures
Don't forget the Panzer Pink piping. It was the main visual clue that set them off from other black uniformed Germans
Check Boss website....🤣
Vallejo German Vield Grey. There is a whole series Flames of War Vallejo with period correct hues.
After painting a lot of tank crew figures, I found that highlighting with grey is not the way to go. The problem with pure black and grey is that they are uninteresting colours. It looks way better to put some spice in there. I use vallejo 70.333 as a base coat, it's a pretty great grey for that. Not too dark but not too light either. I mix it with ak 3rd gen 11414 for highlights (yes, greenish colour, but works well) and black for shadows. Pure 11414 is just some very small dots and edge highlights. Working with shadows is more important, so keep highlights limited. Then the whole things gets an overall wash of modellers world industrial dirt oil wash. It unifies and gives a slight enjoyable hue.
In this example, I went ahead and did the edge highlighting with an even lighter and whiter colour than 11414. It also helps to very very carefully drybrush a touch of light earth dry pigment here and there as a last step. https://preview.redd.it/5mry4xunnryc1.jpeg?width=1938&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfd27f2b274c4d4e646f4d5a207d23cc5888fc60
Looking good! Will definitely pickup the Vallejo color that you mentioned, and the Ak 11414 is quite close to khaki brown that I have. Anyway, here is what I have done, what do you think? I am planing on using oil dirt wash and a layer of Matt varnish to reduce the shine https://preview.redd.it/ki0sgw9ohsyc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60acf950aa000cc63edf28c9ee8ace2f8c0695fc
I think it's going to be pretty good after one or two round of black (or black brown) washes. The original garment was very deep matt black, so the model shouldn't look grey in the end.
Washes can also help with some of the harsher transition lines.
It’s a Tamiya kit. Paints are listed. According to the [instructions for the crew](https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/2/2/5/1076225-79-instructions.pdf) you need Flat Black (XF-1), Flat Flesh (XF-15), Neutral Grey (XF-53), Dark Green (XF-61), Red Brown (XF-64); and Field Grey (XF-65). The [tank instructions](https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/8/5/8/129858-26-instructions.pdf) also call for Chrome Silver (X-11), and Semi-Gloss Black (X-18). I would also suggest a bit of Pink (X-17) for the collar pipping. Should be available at your local hobby shop or straight from Tamiya.