"French Infantry Trousers 1830" Topic
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 Artilleryman  | 25 Jan 2017 9:08 a.m. PST |
I am about to paint my first 1830 French infantry. I know that their trousers should be 'garance' (madder red) but illustrations seem to vary from scarlet to deep deep red. What Vallejo colour would people recommend for this, or should I just go on the 'small figure/bright colour' principle and use scarlet? |
 piper909 | 27 Jan 2017 12:42 a.m. PST |
I can't ID a particular Vallejo color because I don't use that many Vallejo paints, but what I use for garance is a deeper red than scarlet. Not orangey, and not too bright, but definitely a true, deep red. I've found a number of paints from various ranges for these over the years. |
| Artilleryman | 27 Jan 2017 2:10 a.m. PST |
Sounds good. Thanks for the advice. I think I can identify a Vallejo that fits your description. |
| Royal Marine | 02 Feb 2017 12:45 p.m. PST |
Don't worry too much about the shade of red … combat and campaigning will change that in a few days or weeks. Unless of course you are doing parade ground troops. |
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