"painting query" Topic

I'm planning to paint regt Lochmann a Swiss Regt in Dutch service. the problem I have is their facings are described as being light gold, how or what do I use to achieve light gold.
I'm thinking this is not just simply a light yellow or is it?
Any advice will be welcome.

I would think that real gold would be very expensive to give every rank and file if a full regiment gold facings. I would go with your instinct for a shade of yellow.

I think I've seen it before as yellow or light yellow. Certainly that is what Stephen Ede-Borrett gives in this old WI article.

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As Winston says gold cloth would be very expensive and unlikely to have been seen on rank and file, or indeed many officers. Possibly there's a look-a-like type cloth similar to what you might see in furnishings today, but I imagine even that would be way too expensive to fit out a regiment's facings.

Light referring to uniform colours can mean either pale or bright. My guess would be a bright cream colour.

Vallejo makes a metallic light gold.

But I would go with a pale yellow.

You can buy shades of non-metallic "Golden" yellow paint from various manufacturers. It's usually a slightly deeper shade of yellow with a hint of brown/ochre.

I would not think a metallic color would be right. I see it as more of a deep, rich yellow. If I do them, and am considering it, I will use a bright, gold yellow, but not metallic.

Terry

Thanks for the reply's chaps. Its seems some sort of shade of Yellow is the way to go, hmm!

I agree with the pale yellow.