SYW British coat colour

Started by docfin, 03 October 2014, 01:58:52 PM

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docfin

Hi can any one suggest a colour today paint SAW British on a black under coat I am going today derby on sat so hope today get something there

Cheers

Leman

Welcome to the Forum Docfin. If you are painting straight on to black undercoat go for a standard red and highlight with scarlet. You need colours to be lighter than normal on a black undercoat. I found this out the hard way when painting SYW Austrian dragoons.
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FierceKitty

Bear in mind it faded fast. A mix of carmine and burnt sienna might be right.
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docfin

Thank for the quick reply. I will most likely use my 6mm technique and dry brush white very lightly before painting.

Leman

That's what I used to do, but now I prime white and then wash black so that detail stands out.
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Hertsblue

Bear in mind also that, whilst the rank and file uniforms quickly weathered to a brick red, those of the officers were made of much better material and would probably remain a true scarlet for longer.
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