"Vallejo Colours for British Khaki and Grey Tunics" Topic

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Trockledockle	22 Jun 2022 6:57 a.m. PST
Does anyone have any recommendations for the best match in Vallejo paints for British khaki and grey tunics for the first Sudan War in 1884 and the khaki for the Second Sudan War in 1898? I understand that the earlier khaki was yellower than the later.
cavcrazy	22 Jun 2022 11:36 a.m. PST
For khaki I use the sand brown, inkwash and highlight with the cork brown. The grey is a soft blue grey.
Trockledockle	25 Jun 2022 6:49 a.m. PST
Thanks Cavcrazy. As I'm working with small figures I may go a bit lighter (or scarlet!). I found some Tamiya Light Blue XF23 which I think is a good match for the grey.
Trockledockle	29 Jun 2022 3:35 a.m. PST
A revision. My colour advisor has told me that the Tamiya XF23 is green not grey so please ignore.
Jack Jones	12 Mar 2023 9:28 a.m. PST
I'm using Vallejo Model Colour Blue Grey Pale for the grey, and Khaki Grey, with some Humbrol 26 Khaki. Cheers JJ More on my blog sandsofsoudan.blogspot.com
SgtGuinness	21 Mar 2023 8:23 a.m. PST
JJ, I like that color for your KRRC. Great job on those. I have found that coming up with a reasonable color for uniforms can be one of the biggest challenges.

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