Gandamak uniforms

[beczy]

Hello

I am painting Latorre's 44th Regt. of foot, Gandamak 1842 and was wondering if anyone had references for uniform colors. The box art (and the instruction sheet) shows him in grey trousers with red line. Some references show the typical british dark blue trousers. Anyone knows what colors I can use to paint this figure's trousers?
Thanks guys.

Béla

 

[Mike S.]

Most sources of reference, including period illustrations, indicate that the trousers were Oxford Blue, which is a dark, rather Prussian blue shade with a hint of slate grey to it:

 

[Mike S.]

You should check out the following thread, as forum member Rafael has done a nice job of capturing this color in paint:

http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20462

 

[beczy]

Mike

Thank you for the link and the color. Help me a lot.

Best wishes

Béla