"Best base color for British infantry?" Topic
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Minis is my Waterloo  | 29 Mar 2019 7:42 p.m. PST |
I'm about to start painting my first British Napoleonic army, beginning with Brit and KGL line and light foot, and I'm trying to decide on the best color to prime them. I hate to prime white…too much chance of missed spots popping out later. Black is my usual color for most periods, as I like to leave it in cracks and crevices like a reverse black lining. Gray, so I'm a step ahead on painting their pants? Any suggestions or advice? |
| JimDuncanUK | 30 Mar 2019 1:55 a.m. PST |
I basecoat my redcoats in a deep red, maroon or claret and then the trousers in dark grey or light grey depending on Waterloo or Peninsula. I then highlight in a brighter red and a lighter grey/white. |
| All Sir Garnett | 30 Mar 2019 7:46 a.m. PST |
Vallejo cavalry brown 70.982 |
| Fish | 30 Mar 2019 12:02 p.m. PST |
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| Rich Bliss | 30 Mar 2019 1:29 p.m. PST |
I always do white prime. Followed by skin tone on the hands and heads. Then a brick red coat for the uniform base. |
| Lambert | 31 Mar 2019 2:53 a.m. PST |
White. Anything else makes the top colours dull, especially red. Unless you want a dull appearance of course. |
| Timmo uk | 31 Mar 2019 3:47 a.m. PST |
I'm another who always primes white – it has many advantages over black. I paint in the shadow tones I want first – that avoids the white spots happening. |
| Martin Rapier | 31 Mar 2019 10:30 p.m. PST |
Red paint covers terribly, so even though I'm a black base coater, I do a layer of rust brown over the black before doing red jackets. |
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