"Russian greatcoat color Crimean War" Topic

My references give Russian greatcoat color to be "brown gray." Yet looking at color plates and what others have painted coats seem to range from blue/gray to butternut. Interested in your suggestions for a stock color or mixing one. I generally use Vallejo.

Thanks

I normally use Vallejo 921 English Uniform as a base, or eventually Andrea Color NAC-05 English Khaki.
I used the first color for my russian crimean uhlans that you can find in this forum.

I asked this a couple of years ago, inasmuch as the various pictures I had showed the coats to be brown, grey, greyish brown, and brownish grey. Some rapier-like wit suggested I paint the overcoats brown, grey, greyish brown, and brownish grey. I decided, amidst uncontrollable gales of laughter, to paint the overcoats a light fawn.

i use tan, period. its easier and tended to fade from a mouse gray tan to a full biege after a few washings. (there was apparently dog hair in the weave to make the coat warmer.) there are a few photos of reproduction coats with Crimean War re-enactors. as a side note , I pray for peace in that region of the world.

Thanks. I've gone ahead and painted those with forage caps tan and the ones w/ black spiked helmets grey as they look Prussian enough to work with FPW.