This was one of the more difficult areas to
detail. I have not found a 1/35th scale US Navy crew, other than what I found in the
PBR kits I had. So, I was forced to make my own crew.
As for the uniform, crew wore standard Navy
dungarees while underway. Pants dark blue, shirt medium blue, ball caps
dark blue, work jacket dark blue. Chiefs and officers wear kakie(sp?) (light tan),
although chiefs will also wear dungarees if engaged in real dirty work. All will wear the
dark blue ball cap while underway. You have allot of area to incorporate your own
ideas. This is because simply these ships were
a little "pirate" Navy and standardization was not strictly enforced at this
time. So I had my crew wear helmets instead of ball
caps. Looks better for a ship going into combat.
I used several 1/35th scale military figure
sets. The German officers were made into the officers and chiefs. The rest
were made into the enlisted crew members. I removed the raised detail on the
uniforms that was not needed with a roto tool
IF YOU WISH TO SEE THE KITS I USED TO MODIFY
AND MAKE MY OWN CREW, CLICK HERE. I
HAVE KEPT THE REAL KIT PICTURES ON ANOTHER PAGE TO NOT RUIN THE IMPRESSION OF MY NAVY
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Here
are a few pictures of my finished crew members.
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