"Blues in the Vallejo ACW set what color Union Uniforms?" Topic
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| Windward | 22 Jun 2008 8:01 a.m. PST |
Hi All I'm going to go down to the store and buy (well fill in the holes in my collection of Vallejo) the recommended paints from the Vallejo ACW set: Vallejo paint set number 11 for ACW includes the following: 807, 844, 845, 865, 877, 896, 907, 908, 925, 928, 940, 950, 951, 953, 961 and 990. The question is which of these blues to use for Union coat and trousers? 807 – Oxford Blue
844 – Deep Sky Blue
907 – Pale grey Blue
925 – Blue
961 – Sky Blue 807 and 907? I'm not sure. |
| ataulfo | 22 Jun 2008 8:17 a.m. PST |
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| Ooh Rah | 22 Jun 2008 10:03 a.m. PST |
For Union, I've mostly used Vallejo 807 for coats and 844 for trousers. Lately, I've tried Ceramcoat Midnight Blue for coats and Blue Jay for trousers, which seems to be a close match to my various sources, including Troiani.
I've used 907 and 961 for Confederates but not Union. I don't have 925 in my collection of paints, so can't comment. I paint 10mm and my goal is to use colors straight from the bottles without mixing. |
| KatieL | 22 Jun 2008 12:13 p.m. PST |
I like 807 for the jackets and 844 similar for trousers. The blue for the jacket was dyed with indigo -- probably using the "Pencil Blue" method to get the dark colour. Indigo has a definite purplish tinge to it. I don't know what they used for the light blue -- it could have been indigio again with one of the lighter dying methods. I use "Oxford Blue" for Napoleonic French as well -- again, they were using indigo. 925 is a good candidate as well -- If I paint ACW in bulk I might be tempted to do a mix of 807 and 925. |
| Ooh Rah | 22 Jun 2008 7:47 p.m. PST |
Oop, it turns out I do have Vallejo 925, I just don't use it much. At one time, I mixed 807 and 925 to produce a really nice color for Union coats. I think the ratio was 3 parts 807 and 2 parts 925, but that's from memory and I've lost my notes, so I'm not too sure about that ratio. |
| Minondas | 22 Jun 2008 11:15 p.m. PST |
I've used Vallejos you mention for my 6mm minis. You can see some pictures on my sadly neglected homepage:
hem.bredband.net/b524563 Go to Miniatures/ACW/Adler ACW review I. I used Oxford blue and Light Sky Blue for uppermost minis. Minis in the middle are painted with 925 Intense Blue. |
| Windward | 23 Jun 2008 10:08 a.m. PST |
Just for grins, do the Vallejo painting kits come with a guide or just the colors? |
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