"Mexican-American War: U.S gun carriage colours." Topic
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| Thunderchicken | 23 Feb 2020 2:52 p.m. PST |
Hi all. I'm in the process of putting armies together for this period. The resources I have purchased aren't clear on the colour of U.S gun carriages for this period, and pictures I have studied aren't conclusive. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. |
| PaulCollins | 23 Feb 2020 3:51 p.m. PST |
The ones I have seen at San Pasqual were blue. |
| khanscom | 23 Feb 2020 4:12 p.m. PST |
Try this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palo_Alto#/media/File:Battle_of_Palo_Alto_Mexican_line.jpg I painted Mexican pieces in this shade; I think there are other guns from the same location that are done in a shade of olive green (possibly U.S.?). |
| Bashytubits | 23 Feb 2020 4:20 p.m. PST |
US should be an olive green color, Mexico should be a light blue gray color. I am basing this off of photos from carriage colors on display at battlefields and am assuming they have researched this appropriately. link
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| Prince Alberts Revenge | 23 Feb 2020 9:23 p.m. PST |
I have read that many Mexican pieces were unpainted wood. I painted my US pieces in an olive color achieved by mixing black and yellow together. I believe I pulled that from the Tony Adams' book. I decided to paint mine as such. |
| ACWBill | 24 Feb 2020 3:32 a.m. PST |
Unpainted carriages as well as ochre yellow and light blue are good for Mexican guns. The US was already using ordinance green, a light shade of olive green also seen in the later ACW gun carriages. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 24 Feb 2020 11:36 a.m. PST |
Definitely a "military olive" for the Yanquis. "Accept no substitutes!" TVAG |
| Thunderchicken | 24 Feb 2020 3:06 p.m. PST |
Thank you gentlemen. The advice is much appreciated. |
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