painting advice syw

[1 yorks]

Can anyone suggest a colour to use for natural leather. Paticularly British and French SYW. As most of my painting guides just give the above description for belts etc. Vallejo please. Thanks in advance

[Not Connard Sage]

Belts as issued would have been natural buff leather, how long they would remain so in the field…

 

Have a read of this

http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=French_Line_Infantry_Uniform#Leather_Equipment

 

FWIW, I use Vallejo av874 USA Tan over white primer.

 

Obvious contrarian and passive aggressive old prat, who is taken far too seriously by some and not seriously enough by others.

[willz]

I use Miniature masters coffee colour with a brown wash over it.  Then if you want it lighter add white

Very similar to buff.

I have used Miniature master leather with white added, it works as well.

What scale figures the smaller the figure the lighter the colour is my normal rule.

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