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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: vcina on 15 November 2015, 08:30:56 PM

Title: Italian War of Independence 1859
Post by: vcina on 15 November 2015, 08:30:56 PM

I am in need of some uniform color help for the Italians for this period.  I have plenty of examples of the uniforms but due to my color blindness I am having difficulties in picking the correct colors.  Does someone have a link to a list or can reproduce a list here of the colors they have used?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Italian War of Independence 1859
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on 15 November 2015, 11:51:10 PM

I painted my 15mm Piedmontese using citadel paints with Regal (which changed to Imperial or Kantor) blue. This was the same shade I used for my FPW French. You should be able to find conversion charts online to match those colours for other paints. I think Vallejo Royal Blue is pretty close, Prussian Blue is too dark.

Title: Re: Italian War of Independence 1859
Post by: vcina on 16 November 2015, 02:55:56 AM

Thanks.  Just looked up the conversion for Kantor on http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Paint_Range_Compatibility_Chart from Citadel to Vallejo and it says Dark Prussian Blue.  That seems too dark.

Title: Re: Italian War of Independence 1859
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on 16 November 2015, 08:17:46 AM

Dark Prussian is very dark and no use as I have that colour myself. Prussian blue is lighter. I have that as well and would use that if painting more.