"Color of Russian Gun Carriages in 1807 please?" Topic
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| Bede19002 | 23 Aug 2019 5:07 a.m. PST |
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| Bede19002 | 23 Aug 2019 5:07 a.m. PST |
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| Bede19002 | 23 Aug 2019 5:08 a.m. PST |
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| Bede19002 | 23 Aug 2019 5:28 a.m. PST |
Sorry about the repeat posts. Not sure what happened |
 Artilleryman  | 23 Aug 2019 7:18 a.m. PST |
Officially they were 'apple green' with black metal fittings and bronze barrels. However, paintings seem to indicate a colour not dissimilar to that of French guns. I try and recreate it by using Vallejo Intermediate Green 074 and then giving it a wash with black ink. |
| von Winterfeldt | 23 Aug 2019 12:05 p.m. PST |
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| rmaker | 23 Aug 2019 2:09 p.m. PST |
Testor's Model Master WarPac Green is a good match. |
| Bede19002 | 23 Aug 2019 6:30 p.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 24 Aug 2019 3:16 a.m. PST |
My theory, Bill doesn't seem to agree but have tested it numerous times that it's a delay in the time you hit post and it posts. The three entries are because you hit the sum it button three times. As for the color I try to find actual pictures but hardly any two are the same, my attemps are darker, good luck. |
| Steamingdave2 | 24 Aug 2019 7:06 a.m. PST |
I have always used a lightish green for Russian Napoleonic guns, I don't think there was much change over the Napoleonic period. For the French I use a mix of yellow ochre and black, which gives a sort of yellowish olive green. Pretty sure I once read that that was how they made the original paint. |
| von Winterfeldt | 24 Aug 2019 7:48 a.m. PST |
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