Pennants for Hollywood US Cavalry, help please

[Johnny Boy]

Once again many thanks for your assistance one and all. Guitarheroandy, that's a recipe that works and I must say some fantastic paintwork. Just my luck! Foundry have sold out of the midtone Union Blue I've got an Andrea paints Triad of Blue that might work of Deep Sea Blue, Navy Blue and Cantabrian Blue. One can only try, Thanks all again
JB

[sepoy1857]

Foundry have sold out of the midtone Union Blue I've got an Andrea paints Triad of Blue that might work of Deep Sea Blue, Navy Blue and Cantabrian Blue. One can only try, Thanks all again
JB

That's what I use for Union dark blue. Andrea Blue set 5, 1, 3, and the Scale 75 Cantabric Blue SC53 (?).

[Johnny Boy]

That's what I use for Union dark blue. Andrea Blue set 5, 1, 3, and the Scale 75 Cantabric Blue SC53 (?).

Many thanks and My mistake, the bottles are all Scale 75 the only Andrea paints I have are the Black and White sets. Looking at the photo those 3 do look rather useful. What do you use for the light blue, may I ask?

[sepoy1857]

For "Union Blue" I use a base of Vallejo Air UK Mediterranean Blue 71.111, and Vallejo Air UK Pru Blue 71.109. Mediterranean as a base. a 50/50 mix with Pru, and then a highlight of Pru blue. Yeah the Andrea colour sets are well worth having. I have the red, and the Brown.

[Johnny Boy]

For "Union Blue" I use a base of Vallejo Air UK Mediterranean Blue 71.111, and Vallejo Air UK Pru Blue 71.109. Mediterranean as a base. a 50/50 mix with Pru, and then a highlight of Pru blue. Yeah the Andrea colour sets are well worth having. I have the red, and the Brown.

I never think of the Vallejo Air to use but I like that Pru shade of blue it's got a faded look to it and I prefer a "Campaign" finish as far as my limited abilities allow. Many thanks to you Sepoy and all who have contributed.
One more question I'd appreciate some help with, I went with the Flags of War guidons which have arrived but how tall/long should the staffs be?
Many thanks in advance JB

[Johnny Boy]

Once again many thanks to all who contributed and I'm hoping to stay on this project for a while, I need more hobby time! Did anyone have any ideas on the length of the staff for the guidons please, scale I'm not too precious about, more looking right is what I'm after.
Thanks in advance
JB

[guitarheroandy]

Not as tall as you might think. Check out the cover of Osprey's 'US Cavalryman on the Plains 1850-90' for a great illustration.

[sepoy1857]

If I had to guess I'd say 6 FT. (?). The Infantry standard poles were 9 ft. and the colours themselves were 6 ft x 6 ft.