May 19, 2017 · During the Second World War British AFV camouflage was determined by a number of Army Council Instructions (ACIs) and Military Training Pamphlets (MTPs), with General Orders (G.O.) used in the Middle East.

Feb 26, 2012 · Do have a look at Mike Starmer's self-published books on British armour camouflage of WW2, which have proper (not printed) colour chips. They will explain all you need and give some really interesting options (e.g. there is more than one sand-type colour, and there are different colours on early and mid-war tanks in NW Europe).

There is some controversy among manufacturers of plastic model kits regarding the correct colour used for the basic dark green camouflage pattern of British Army vehicles in World War 2.

Apr 23, 2021 · There is a set of four volumes called Warpaint. This covers British Army camouflage and markings from the beginning of the 20th Century to now. The first, which is possibly the one most suited to you, has just been reprinted. Deep Bronze green was issued officially very early on after the war. BUT .....

Here are reviews on his books Sicily and Italy 1943-1945 and British Desert Colours: Alamein and After 1942-43. Mike also published Caunter Scheme. Click here for a review of British Army Colours and Disruptive Camouflage in the United Kingdom, France and N.W. Europe, 1936-45 by Mike Starmer. On your recommendation I have ordered these 2 works.

Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) is the commonly used name of a camouflage pattern used by the British Armed Forces as well as many other armed forces worldwide, particularly in former British colonies. The main variants of DPM are a four-colour woodland pattern, and desert patterns in two, three or four colours.

Modellers have further been hamstrung by changes to British Standards which eliminated some colours post WW2, and by sometimes woolly British terminology. The story of UK camouflage has been updated dramatically in the last few years, notably by research from Michael Taylor and particularly Mike Starmer, amongst others.

Modellers and vehicle restorers will find the colour chips of the early-war G3, G2 and G4 greens, SCC2 and the SCC1a and Dark Tarmac shading colours and the final SCC14 and SCC15 shades very useful.

It served to unify the colour of the webbing, improve camouflage and protect the webbing. You model figures should have webbing, pouches and anklets in the dark green-grey of KG3.

There are 250 colour drawings and 100 photographs which cover every nation involved in WW2. The original 1981 version is a large format book. There is an A5 reprint that does not include the Eastern front.