"Cadet Grey?" Topic

So I'm painting up some 28mm figures for Sharp Practice 2. I'm about done with my Union force and am about to start work on my Rebels. What is a good Vallejo color match for "Cadet Grey"?

Vallejo 903, Intermediate Blue? Might be a tad light, but I used it on some Baccus 6mm CSA figures (although they say to err on the lighter side at that scale). I've also used it on a PBY Catalina.

I was thinking about using Vallejo Luftwaffe Uniform.
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Or would that be too blue on a 28mm figure?

I'd go with Luftwaffe Uniform on that one.

Vallejo Black-Grey

Pure black-grey on the left – then with white added in greater quantities to the right.

All the way on the right would be my choice.

But the imagethat theOP posted, I believe, is NOT "Cadet Grey", but is rather "English Army Cloth", a darker, more blue-ish shade.

True Cadet Grey is the same shade as those currently worn by West Point and Annapolis cadets, with a slight bluish hue.

Here's cadet grey as it would have been in the ACW:

John Bell Hood's dress coat

Original Peter Tait jacket made with English Army cloth.

But the imagethat theOP posted, I believe, is NOT "Cadet Grey", but is rather "English Army Cloth", a darker, more blue-ish shade.

You are correct. I had a brain f--t and used the improper term. I was meaning to ask about a match for the English imported cloth in the uniform jacket I posted the photo of. I incorrectly described it as "Cadet Grey". My bad.

In any event, over the weekend I did a test paint of a 28mm figure using Vallejo "Luftwaffe Uniform". The result looks pretty close.

Thanks!

I think that is a good substitute. It's better to use a lighter shade on a smaller mini because the original wold look way too dark.

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Hi
This is the Colour Of the cadet grey Kepi we stock