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I just grabbed a Verlinden 1/5 Robert E. Lee bust off of Ebay and I was wondering which color is closet to CSA uniforms, preferably Model Master Acryl or Tamiya. I'm literally looking at about 20 different grays at the moment.
Rise my brothers we are blessed by steel in my sword I trust...
Arm yourselves the truth shall be revealed In my sword I trust...
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Pick one you like. There are no color pix of ACW gray so no one can actually argue your choice is wrong. You can Google dozens of original black and white photos and see any number of gray shades.
And I understand most of the officer uniforms were done by private tailors so I'm not sure there was any specific CS government issue grey. They probably used whatever material they had available.
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Thing is, Lee's final uniform is still in existence and preserved at the Museum of the Confederacy; therefore, you can't really chose just any gray and claim accuracy. Here's an image of it.
You might want to look up the artwork of Don Troiani, on line or in the bookstore/library. He does meticulous research for his paintings. Mort Kunsler is another very good ACW artist.
Source: http://www.moc.org/collections-archives/lee-jackson/gallery/90
Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
Kinda looks close to Tamiya XF-54 Dark Sea Gray if I messed around with it a bit.
But why did he wear Colonel rank insignia?
ps1scw But why did he wear Colonel rank insignia?
Simple humility.
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