TOPIC: Painting British Napoleonic Artillery |
Standard User Posts: 3 draig goch ddig 24th Jan 2021 11:06:20 Okay, so total newbie been in the hobby for about 11 months, still learning and reading about it. can anyone suggest a suitable blue for painting British Napoleonic artillery uniforms in 6mm of course |
Standard User Posts: 44 rbatch 25th Jan 2021 04:38:09 Assuming you mean the guns and trails I painted mine Tamiya Neutral Grey XF53 followed by a shading wash. |
Standard User Posts: 3 draig goch ddig 25th Jan 2021 08:54:38 ooop's apologies should have said the uniforms |
Standard User Posts: 44 rbatch 25th Jan 2021 11:03:01 Then Tamiya flat blue XF-8 with a shading wash. I undercoat my figures white as I've found if I use black I can't see any of the detail to paint. |
Standard User Posts: 32 philemon 25th Jan 2021 06:03:05 On my side, I always paint minis with Prince August/Vallejo acrylic paints. I never succeed using Tamiya/Gunze paints with a brush (even on standard models - for me they are wonderful with an aerograph, but cloggy(?) for brush painting). Main color I use for british artillery is (with PA = Prince August ref, VJ = Vallejo ref) |
Standard User Posts: 3 draig goch ddig 25th Jan 2021 09:46:46 thanks |