"Newfoundland Blue puttees." Topic
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| iain1914 | 13 Apr 2013 3:47 a.m. PST |
Guys Anybody able to recommend a shade of (Vallejo) blue which would best represernt this? Regards |
| smolders | 16 Apr 2013 1:40 p.m. PST |
My good fellow: I cannot recom,end a Vallejo blue for oyu nor can I answer with any solid reference on the colour of the putees, but I iwll offer this:
1. after a few min's search on the web I found only one photo of a re-enactor who was waering the blue putees and they appeared to be a very dark, almost black colour of blue. So perhaps Navy blue? Again I have no references I'm only offering an opinion. 2. If the unit were given the "Royal" title could the blue be royal blue?
Sadly I have no idea nor reference for the uniform of this fine regiment. |
| iain1914 | 21 Apr 2013 7:50 a.m. PST |
Thanks tim, wanted these to be as accurate as possibe. tribute to living in St John's 50 years ago when i was a kid but still have a pull\attachment to the place. Thanks for your help Regards |
| FigKeeper | 12 May 2013 5:33 a.m. PST |
Hi there, It is a very dark blue, somewhere between Oxford Blue and a mid-Prussian Blue, and not much hint of indigo, I think. Oxford Blue should do it (Vallejo or Humbrol perhaps?). There is an example on display at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario. |
| iain1914 | 23 May 2013 12:38 p.m. PST |
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| spontoon | 26 May 2013 4:13 p.m. PST |
Hausa recruits from Nigeria wore blue puttees, too! |
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