Luftwaffe Signals vs. Early Heer Recon Boards

[DonC]

OK -

Here are some shots of the boards on field gray. In hand I would say they appear more brown than copper brown, at least to me. I don't collect LW, so I can't really comment onthe variations in color. There was a 2nd Signals Abteilung as well as a 2nd Kradschützen Regiment inthe Heer. To me, it looks like the boards were converted to slip-on from sew-in boards. They are the shiny parade-style boards.

Don

[RamJet]

How about a nice pair of bright Heer Signal Hauptmann slip-ons in Lemon-yellow. Now that one I would believe as the Luftwaffe did not use that color, or Light Blue for Transport or Supply for that matter either.

Luftwaffe used light blue for Transport, too ...

Here is a respective set for a Leutnant of the Luftwaffenfelddivisionen.

[Waffenreich]

I didn't realize that. I trust it must have been for officers only as I have never seen that piping for EM/NCOs like you do for the Heer.

Luftwaffe used light blue for Transport, too ...

Here is a respective set for a Leutnant of the Luftwaffenfelddivisionen.

[NickG]

Interesting I have a twin of that shiny light blue set...thinking it was for a transport Heer dress tunic...but also slip ons...(not sew-ins or T-boards...)
So those are for Luftwaffe Feld Division supply officers. Great news!

Back to the recon copper brown topic, here is an impression that I have of a lieutenant in recon, based on a very salty M42 combat tunic with upgraded officer size
custom M36 collar and replacement pockets sewn down, no bellows in the skirts!
Note NON shiny boards used!

[NickG]

Close up:

[NickG]

I guess the color could also be early Heer "bau" before they switched to black for construction...but such an early impression would mean a much older M36 style tunic,
and this salty dog is a later M42, so I am calling it Aufklarung! (Recon!)
Such farbe collar tabs are difficult to find...(Surfaced in South America of all places!).

Set would look good with this Recon officers side cap (= Guild image)!