Normal Guy  | 20 Mar 2017 8:00 a.m. PST |
Folks, for those who use Vallejo paints, which color works best for the buff facings in the period? Thanks. |
| Winston Smith | 20 Mar 2017 8:21 a.m. PST |
Which regiment?
Every buff facing regiment had its own particular and unique shade of "buff".
And that goes for yellow and green also. |
| Normal Guy | 20 Mar 2017 10:42 a.m. PST |
Wow! I thought I knew a fair amount about such things, but this really opens my mind. I was thinking of the 27th. What would that be? How great a spread of shades and colors play into this? |
| Mick the Metalsmith | 20 Mar 2017 12:29 p.m. PST |
Since any reference to colours by text are completely subjective to the reade3r and paintings contemporary of the period subjective to the artists' particular circumstance be it seeing a new uniform, or a weathered one, and with which lot of dyes be they new or old, then with the possible aging and thus distortion of the pigments over the years within the recording painting, it could be just about anything. Buff is what ever you think it is. |
| SJDonovan | 20 Mar 2017 12:43 p.m. PST |
Personally I use Vallejo Dark Sand for facings and a lighter shade (Pale Sand I think) for belts and webbing. |
| dBerczerk | 20 Mar 2017 12:59 p.m. PST |
You can't bluff with buff, Biff! |
| nevinsrip | 20 Mar 2017 1:10 p.m. PST |
Ceramcoat makes a Buff color. |
| Gnu2000 | 20 Mar 2017 1:28 p.m. PST |
I use German Cammo Beige, but that's personal preference rather than a claim of accuracy. |
| Fat Wally | 20 Mar 2017 3:12 p.m. PST |
I've used the above and also Iraqui Sand. |
| Normal Guy | 20 Mar 2017 4:32 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the help, guys. I realize so much of the falls to personal taste, but it really helps to know what others are using. |
| John the OFM | 20 Mar 2017 5:27 p.m. PST |
Check out this site.
You can search both flags and facing colors.
fifedrum.org/crfd/BD_1.htm So, use it as your guide to find a buff that is "close enough" for the regiment you want. |
| Lieutenant Lockwood | 21 Mar 2017 2:59 p.m. PST |
When I was at the Castle in Enniskillen the buff I saw on period uniforms was pretty dark, very much a khaki. |
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