Airfix 1:76 German Infantry

Also from the “D-Day Battle Front” set come the German Infantry figures. I used the following Humbrol enamel colours and painting sequence for these…

Primer - Grey Primer (1)
Jackets - Cockpit green (78)
Trousers - Sea grey (27)
Helmets - Dark grey (32)
Boots, belts and braces - Matt black (33)
Faces and hands - Flesh (61)
Gasmask cases, collars, and Captain's hat band - Light olive (86)
Water bottles - Khaki drill (72)
Rifle stocks, leather bags, entrenching tool handles - German red/brown camo (160)
Rifle barrels, machine guns, hand grenade heads, entrenching tool heads, flame thrower harness and nozzle, bullet strips - Gun metal (53)
Helmet straps, Captain’s hat visor, flame thrower canister - Matt black (33)
Machine gun bullet cases - Light olive (86)
Belt buckles - Silver (11)
Figure bases - Grass green (80)


Three riflemen in action…

Two more riflemen, one throwing a grenade…

Rifleman down on the ground…

Rifleman chats to heavy machine gunner (MG42?)…

“Wir haben keine saubere unterhosen mehr”

“Es ist aus. Der Krieg… ist verloren”

Machine gunner and flame thrower man…

Heavy machine gun team…

I have no idea what this guy is doing. Using a handheld radio perhaps? Playing hide and seek?

And here is Herr Kapitan…

He’s got a bit of a droopy Luger, but nobody’s perfect!