Uniform reference needed

[China Dave]

Hello to you all, hope life is treating you well.
I'm after some information regarding WW2 German wet weather clothing.
At the moment I'm busy working on a rather large project, a Stug and two members of its crew in 1/16th scale (I will post pictures once it's done) but I'm planning ahead already for my next project.

Next on my bench will be a kettenkrad, again in 1/16th with two figures, I've just got these guys from AFV Modeller, hopefully you can see a photo.
I think it's going to be late war but that's not fixed.
My question is, what did the clothes look like in colour?
I don't really mind the camo scheme I use but has anyone out their got reference photos or leads to a website that will show what these uiforms might look like.

Many thanks in advance.
Dave

 

[Mirofsoft]

In google WW2 German wet weather clothing
https://www.google.com/search?q=WW2...ome..69i57.1562j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[Martin64]

The link provided by Mirofsoft is somewhat misleading as it leads to modern camo patterns of the German Forces - you better google "Waffen SS Camouflage patterns" or "-camouflage uniforms". Below are the historical pictures that inspired the sculpt of your model.
SS-Unterscharführer Ochsner and the driver of his VW-Schwimmwagen type 166, 3. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1, stage a scene for the SS-Kriegsberichter around noon at the Kaiserbaracke Crossroads, east of Recht, Belgium. 18 December 1944 - note the German K98 rifle that holds the traffic sign in place for the taking of the picture. The camo pattern of their smocks hardly can be identified due to the crust of mud. There was a variety of camo patterns issued to the Waffen SS at this late stage of the war.

As a sidenote the first and second picture are many times tagged as pictures showing Joachim Peiper and were even brought up by the US prosecutor in the Malmedy trial as "evidence" against Peiper.

Cheers, Martin

 

[China Dave]

Thank you both for your assistance, German camo patterns do seem to be both complex and varied.
I would really like to recreate the scene in the first photos but a 1/16 schwimmwagen is not easy to find but I think I can make something interesting with a kettenkrad.
As I haven't finished my current project I have time to do my homework before any paint will be needed for this.
But it's great to know that there's plenty of knowledgeable folks out there ready to lend a hand.
Cheers,
David

 

[kagemusha]

The only 1/16 Schimmwagen available would seem to be the 'Torro' Radio Control version...a Google search will easily find it.

 

[China Dave]

I have looked at the Torro one, as it's designed to be an R/C vehicle some of the detail is somewhat on the chunky side, I'm sure it could be worked on though.
Add to that you have to pay for the installed R/C gear and motor, which I wouldn't need, it comes up rather expensive.
There was a purely static model kit available from Eduard but that's been unavailable for some time or on the rare occaisions one appears on an auction site, it's always way too expensive for my liking.
New 1/16th vehicles seem to be coming into production more and more these days, so who knows, maybe a schwimmwagen might feature again.
I'm also on the hunt for bicycles in the same scale, the only options I 've found are 3d printed (no issues with that) but in the USA where postage charges can double the price.