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Offline CaptainHaddonCollider

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Late French Uniforms question
« on: September 19, 2014, 07:59:13 AM »
Hi all,
I browsed through the internet for some guides on how to paint french uniforms from the later Grande Guerre-era, and so far I've managed to come up with only sir Roundwood's excellent blog. While the tutorial is very thorough and pass great attention to every detail, it also uses a lot of specialist paints which are not readily available here.

I was therefore wondering, if anyone could point me to a few useful valljeo substitutes I could use for the uniform instead.

Thank you for your time!

-CHC

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Re: Late French Uniforms question
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2014, 08:39:51 AM »
are we talking bleue horizon ot khaki moutarde?

Offline CaptainHaddonCollider

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Re: Late French Uniforms question
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2014, 08:46:33 AM »
We're talking the dusty blue of the Régiments d'Infanterie, not Tirailleurs khaki.

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Re: Late French Uniforms question
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2014, 09:06:16 AM »
then I have to pass, horizon is not my colour

but here is what I found somewhere else
http://gotflag.blogspot.de/2014/01/on-les-aura-28mm-french-trench-raiders.html
« Last Edit: September 19, 2014, 02:52:52 PM by bedwyr »

Offline fred

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Re: Late French Uniforms question
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2014, 07:38:42 PM »
I find Vallejo French Mirage Blue a very handy colour (no 900).

I haven't got to 1916+ french, still in early war, but I use it for guns and the like




 
« Last Edit: September 20, 2014, 07:40:56 PM by fred »

Offline CaptainHaddonCollider

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Re: Late French Uniforms question
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2014, 03:38:34 PM »
Thanks to both of you, I will continue my Quest for an acceptable bleue horizon in the near future!

Offline MartinR

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Re: Late French Uniforms question
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2014, 03:40:07 PM »
I did all my 1916+ French in Vallejo mirage blue, seems to do the job although you might want to mix a bit of dark grey in when doing the helmets.

I did it over a black undercoat which toned down some of 'blueness'.

Cheers
Martin



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Offline CaptainHaddonCollider

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Re: Late French Uniforms question
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2014, 08:50:21 PM »
So far I think that's what I will be going with, as that's the colour I have available for try-outs when the first Poilus arrive this weekend.

Offline Stecal

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Re: Late French Uniforms question
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2014, 11:53:12 PM »
Prime with Testors Model Master Intermediate Blue.  Not really much to do after that but paint faces and rifles

http://www.testors.com/product-catalog/testors-brands/model-master/american-fs-enamel/sprays/

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