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Austro Hungarian Uniform Colour (in Vallejo)
Rohirrim
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Slovenia
Joined: November 30, 2014
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Posted: Monday, December 29, 2014 - 10:52 PM UTC
Hey,
I've recently purchased the ICM's set of Austro Hungarian Infantry (35673) and I'm wondering which Vallejo colour would be most suitable for their uniforms. As a citizen of one of the countries that once belonged to that particular monarchy, I have a bunch of photo references of the pike gray that was used in the early phases of the war, but I can't seem to find the right colour from the Vallejo pallete I'm usually using. Any ideas?
I won't be able to reply immediately as I'm away for the next couple of days.
Cheers!
Biggles2
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Quebec, Canada
Joined: January 01, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 09:11 PM UTC
I'm doing the same set (fantastic figures - among the best I've seen in styrene) and researched uniform colors. From what I've seen on the internet from colored illustrations, colorized postcards, and re-enactors/modern replicas, the color is a very light blue with a hint of gray, sort of baby blue. As with all uniforms of all periods, colors varied slightly due to dye batches, fading, etc. Don't know what Vallejo color number as I don't use those paints. I used (as base) Ice Blue from Citadel.
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