DENNISON SMOCK

[Carl Edward Sambrook]

Hi Guys, I have just ordered the superb 200mm figure of the British Para from D Day which has been sculptured by Maurice Corry. My request for help is, what is the correct colour scheme and how can I achieve it ? I only paint with brushes and acrylics. Any help would be gratefully received. Thank you.

 

[renegertje]

Try this link.

http://www.artizandesigns.com/guides/BritishParatroopsColours.pdf


It will give you the colours of the denison smock.
Enjoy,
René

 

[Sturm Grenadier]

Hello Carl, These could possibly help. The Denison smock with equipment;

Also, Monty wearing the Denison ;

Good luck with your figure Carl. Regards, SG

 

[Sturm Grenadier]

Hello Carl, An excellent reference with photos of the Denison smock, and a few choices of colors to use on it, can be found at http://www.militarymodelling.com/forums/postings.asp?th=84132 Hope this helps. Here are a few more reference photos. The 1st and 2nd patterns of the Denison smock;

Regards, SG

 

[Einion]

One thing to bear in mind immediately is when you're looking at photos of surviving WW2 examples they are that old, so you can safely assume their colours will have changed at least a bit with wear, exposure to light etc. Here's a large version of that pic of Monty wearing one, retouched to make the colours more accurate:

And another surviving one that's not so faded as the two above:
http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerdog/generalstorage/britishsniperkit/_1_ Denison Smock.jpg

I can't really help you with colours but you know that transparent effect where the brown and green overlap each another? I wouldn't try to paint that in a transparent way, it's easier to paint each colour area separately the colour it appears to be.

Einion

 

[Jimmy S]

Carl you might want also to investigate this book -
http://www.militarymodepublishing.com/denison.php


Pricey but have a look at the sample page might be the answer..

Ahhhhh Monty....a fashion icon if ever there was.....still better than this effort

 

[housecarl]

Bit more on them here Carl.
Carl.

 

[Carl Edward Sambrook]

Thanks guys for all your help, the finished figure should be ready to post in 2 weeks.

 

[captnenglish]

I use Vallejo middlestone for the base, and Russian Uniform for the green bits . I forget which brown I used, but I think flat brown might work.