| John the OFM | 17 May 2015 3:03 p.m. PST |
I usually use craft paints, and have a bunch of Vallejo colors too.
And I will be using The Dip. |
| Bashytubits | 17 May 2015 3:20 p.m. PST |
I would go with a medium tan, drybrush linen white and then give it the dip. |
Big Red  | 17 May 2015 3:28 p.m. PST |
Americana Driftwood with ivory highlight. Never tried the dip. |
| 45thdiv | 17 May 2015 3:32 p.m. PST |
I would do the highlight after the dip, but as a base i like driftwood from Americana as well. To mix it up a bit, just use colors close to what the prior posts have mentioned as the base. Matthew |
| 14Bore | 17 May 2015 5:01 p.m. PST |
Mine is a very light grey with darkening tips to the point. It was a bull's horn in it's previous life. And a Mahogany base that I'm not sure that would pass muster. |
| Ron W DuBray | 17 May 2015 5:43 p.m. PST |
lots of examples out on the net: seems you can use any color brown white black or mix you want
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| 53Punisher | 17 May 2015 5:54 p.m. PST |
I always liked what I think is the "classic" look as in the first pic above posted by Ron W. |
| 45thdiv | 17 May 2015 6:53 p.m. PST |
While these look great, on a 28mm figure, the darker color does not stand out very well. But I think it should turn out to be a close match after the dip method. That was why i suggested a lighter base color. I think the second photo is really nice. I like the black horn tip. The one I own is more like the last picture. Matthew |
| Ed Mohrmann | 17 May 2015 7:25 p.m. PST |
John, mine is an original from 1822. It's very much like
the color of the last horn in Ron's sequence of pix. |
| Dave Crowell | 17 May 2015 7:28 p.m. PST |
If you are using the Dip paint it lighter than you might otherwise think. Any cream, linen, off-white should be fine. Darker tips are common. I was shocked to see the OFM asking about powder horns. Has your account been hacked John? |
| Winston Smith | 17 May 2015 7:47 p.m. PST |
What makes you think that? AWI and FIW are my primary focus. |
| 79thPA | 17 May 2015 8:07 p.m. PST |
I think he's presumed you've painted several hundred powder horns by now … |
| Bashytubits | 17 May 2015 10:47 p.m. PST |
The OFM specializes in powdered whigs. |
| Winston Smith | 18 May 2015 6:14 a.m. PST |
I'm painting a unit now with a lot of powder horns. I have never been satisfied by the ones I did in the past. It's never too late to do it right , hainna? |
 Yellow Admiral | 18 May 2015 8:44 a.m. PST |
Do you have any pictures of your previous work? |
| Winston Smith | 19 May 2015 9:53 a.m. PST |
So….
I tried Americana Faun.
Then I painted the ends with Liquitex Burnt Umber, with careful washes of same around the fat end.
It looks a lot better than previous just plain Ceramcote Ivory. These are on the Scottish Hillbillies I made from the Over the Mountain Men from King's Mountain.
I might post pictures after this weekend's game. |
