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Title: French 1940 uniform colours
Post by: Poiter50 on September 30, 2010, 05:08:18 AM

Can anyone point me to a web based uniform painting guide for the french in 1940? Now that BF have moved to EW, I find I need to paint a lot of new pieces/units. :D

Title: Re: French 1940 uniform colours
Post by: Slayer on September 30, 2010, 10:03:08 AM

There site has a guide on it , that's what I'm going off anyway

Title: Re: French 1940 uniform colours
Post by: Poiter50 on September 30, 2010, 10:29:59 AM

I am somewhat suspicious of BFs colour guides as they tend to recommend Citadel paints which aren't quite correct IMHO. The Vallejo ones tend to be closer but I still like the Humbol acrylics.

Quote from: Slayer on September 30, 2010, 10:03:08 AM

There site has a guide on it , that's what I'm going off anyway

Title: Re: French 1940 uniform colours
Post by: Totleben on September 30, 2010, 10:55:28 AM

a painting guide (http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/guides/Farnworth_Colours_French_Early_War_WW2_100307.pdf)

reenactors with lots of photos (http://8bcp.tripod.com/92ri/id15.html)

Title: Re: French 1940 uniform colours
Post by: njetkulturny on September 30, 2010, 03:29:57 PM

If you refer to this painting guide:

http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=2145

all the colours are Vallejo Model color reference numbers. BF has never referred to citadel paints because their paint sets are made by Vallejo too.

Title: Re: French 1940 uniform colours
Post by: AzSteven on September 30, 2010, 11:22:45 PM

Very nice guides - thank you!

Title: Re: French 1940 uniform colours
Post by: Slayer on September 30, 2010, 11:27:43 PM

what they said, I should have posted a link, sorry to lazy :D

Title: Re: French 1940 uniform colours
Post by: Poiter50 on October 01, 2010, 12:08:01 AM

Ah, that is the one that appears to be the closest to me. Many thanks.

Quote from: Totleben on September 30, 2010, 10:55:28 AM

a painting guide (http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/guides/Farnworth_Colours_French_Early_War_WW2_100307.pdf)

reenactors with lots of photos (http://8bcp.tripod.com/92ri/id15.html)