"Zulu war British Rifles - paint colour?" Topic
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02 Feb 2017 5:24 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "Zulu war Britsih Rifles - paint colour?" to "Zulu war British Rifles - paint colour?"
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| Ney Ney | 02 Feb 2017 3:31 p.m. PST |
Can anyone suggest a Games Workshop or Vallejo paint colour/number that is a good match for the dark green of the rifle brigade in zzululand? I know it should be almost black and not green, so I could mix my own but as I have a lot of figs to paint I'd prefer it out of the pot. Thanking you all. |
| Glengarry5 | 02 Feb 2017 4:24 p.m. PST |
By the time of the Zulu war the rifle uniforms weren't almost black… they were black. They had given up on green entirely as green dye was notoriously unstable.
(Osprey Elite 32 British Forces in Zululand 1879 page 63) |
nnascati  | 02 Feb 2017 7:09 p.m. PST |
I thought they had rifle green jackets and blue trousers like the regular infantry. |
| Ney Ney | 03 Feb 2017 12:39 a.m. PST |
So I should use black paint you think not a very dark green? |
| Glengarry5 | 03 Feb 2017 12:57 a.m. PST |
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| mumobenny | 07 Feb 2017 4:21 a.m. PST |
Try the Vallejo 980 Black-green. |
| Smokey Roan | 20 Apr 2017 10:48 a.m. PST |
I used Forest Green, 'cause I wanted it to be green. |
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