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Title: FIW Régiment de la Sarre leather colour
Post by: Maenoferren on 22 July 2016, 07:47:18 PM

What ho chaps, I am trying to paint up some figs and got as far as the belts etc. So far I have found reference pictures showing black, brown and tan belts... it would help me greatly if I knew which to be correct for the French Indian Wars.
Cheers
Stephen

Title: Re: FIW Régiment de la Sarre leather colour
Post by: jimduncanuk on 22 July 2016, 09:26:44 PM

I would say buff.

Title: Re: FIW Régiment de la Sarre leather colour
Post by: Leman on 23 July 2016, 07:05:05 AM

As they were on the edge of what was considered civilisation, maybe all of them in a sort of make do and mend fashion.

Title: Re: FIW Régiment de la Sarre leather colour
Post by: Matt J on 23 July 2016, 07:25:41 AM

I use kronoskaf for my fiw refs. That says natural leather so I went yellowish brown

Title: Re: FIW Régiment de la Sarre leather colour
Post by: Maenoferren on 23 July 2016, 08:51:14 AM

Thanks all, I was thinking natural leather .... it was almost imaginations time ... this is why I prefer non uniformed figures
:D

Title: Re: FIW Régiment de la Sarre leather colour
Post by: cameronian on 23 July 2016, 12:12:54 PM

Love this march, click on 'sample'
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vivie-R%C3%A9giment-Saintonge-Poussette-Vignobles/dp/B00AQ45LWW

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