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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: King Thor on 28 February 2013, 02:40:32 AM

Title: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: King Thor on 28 February 2013, 02:40:32 AM

Hi All,

New to 28mm ACW gaming. I was wondering what people thought of the foundry ACW starter set? I also have some Coat D'Arms starter sets but also noticed they have an ACW set. Any thoughts on that one?

Thanks!

KT

Title: Re: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: redzed on 28 February 2013, 09:18:42 AM

the Foundry set I found really disappointing.
The CDA set I haven't tried but I have lots of other colours by them and they're fine :)
The CDA Horses set is fantastic.

Title: Re: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: Quendil on 28 February 2013, 09:26:43 AM

I really liked the foundary set and got good results with it as a basic painter.

Title: Re: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: RJ on 28 February 2013, 09:39:11 AM

I quite like the Foundry ACW sets.

Particularly like the Rich & Drab Butternut sets.

But as with most Foundry sets I like to mix the shades together to get intermediate layers.

Title: Re: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: sepoy1857 on 01 March 2013, 12:30:16 AM

Both Foundry and CDA have good ACW colours in their regular ranges as well. Also try some of the CDA Triads...light grey, dark grey, blue grey, browns, tans, etc. All good.

Title: Re: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: Mindenbrush on 02 March 2013, 12:53:39 AM

I have a list of colours that I have gleaned from various sources which might help you and they are mostly Vallejo colours.
I will post tomorrow as at work now...........

Title: Re: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: Mindenbrush on 02 March 2013, 04:40:20 PM

here they are:
- neutral grey (model)
- deep sea grey (model)
- german grey (model)
- kakhi (model)
- kakhi (game)
- green brown (model)
- dark sand (model)
- golden brown (model)
- US field drab (model)
- English uniform (model)
- sombre grey (model

for blue trousers, I mix Sombre grey with sky blue (1:1) add black grey & medium blue

Luftwaffe Uniform - good for Imported English cloth/uniforms (late war) jackets, trousers, kepis and some overcoats. Darken with Black, highlight with VGC Wolf Grey

Deck tan
German Cammo Beige
Medium Grey - nice dirty grey
Chocolate (pants and hats)
German cammo Medium Brown (good trouser colour!)
Buff
Desert tan
Leather Brown
Leather belt (Panzer Aces)
Dark Rust (Panzer Aces)
Beige Brown
New Wood (Panzer Aces) Good jacket base colour

Confederate uniform
Oxford Blue 40% medium Blue 30% black grey 30% add Wolf Grey VGC to highlight

Foundry Triads though I do tend to use the base colour and often lighten with VMC Pale Sand, Ivory or Pale Blue Grey:
Quagmire
Deep Blue
French Blue
British Blue Grey
Stone
Granite
Rawhide
Drab
Moss

Title: Re: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: King Thor on 02 March 2013, 11:26:43 PM

Thanks for the replies everyone!!! I'm going to try and keep it as simple as I can for now and try the Dalimore 3 paint system.

Title: Re: Foundry and Coat D'Arms ACW Starter Set
Post by: King Tiger on 18 March 2013, 06:28:03 PM

Down in our local the foundry system has gone down very well with people, it allows quick painting while still looking good, great for games with blocks of troops you need to bang out tons of, and by simply mixing between the three shades you can still put allot more effort into officers.