Parachute Color? (1 Viewer)

[MajorDad]

I recieved K&C's Paratroopers for Christmas and they are great. I have just one question though and that is the color of the chutes? Are they not suppose to be white? Mine are a very light green. Thanks.

 

[jazzeum]

To the best of my knowledge, they are supposed to be white. Maybe you could get in contact with the dealer who sold it.

 

[Toy Soldier Brigade]

Mine are green too.

 

[Monty]

Depends on the direction of your question?

they are made by K&C in green! but are you asking were they white in WWII?

That one i will have to look at. But knowing Andy and the amount of research that he does o am sure they will be close to the real mark.

So your parachutes are the right K&C colour

 

[Alexdakar]

I would hate to drop in behind enemy lines with a bright white chute.

 

[Toy Soldier Brigade]

Actually I believe on D-Day they were white, and by Market Garden they were Camo. I've never seen a solid green chute, but that doesn't mean it didn't exist. The Brits used a shade of green/brown I think.

 

[Eazy]

Depends on the direction of your question?

they are made by K&C in green! but are you asking were they white in WWII?

That one i will have to look at. But knowing Andy and the amount of research that he does o am sure they will be close to the real mark.

So your parachutes are the right K&C colour

It seems to me that K&C colours aren't always accurate. However they are always aesthetically pleasing! My favourite inaccuracy is the Afrika Korps fallschirmjager. Their camo is complete fantasy but it looks darn good.

I do get kind of bugged by some of the K&C SS troops wearing wehrmacht reversible splinter camo. The SS had ther own winter reversible camo patterns. Sure it did happen but it would have been infrequent.

I find the colours of the Berlin range of Germans particularly off. The camo is far too bright yellow based. For marsh pattern it would be far more subdued.

 

[Alexdakar]

As long as the chutes aren't tye dyed.

 

[noli-poli]

mine were white