I've never peninsular British infantry before only the 1815 figures. My questions are:
1) The pants in all the pictures I've seen are white. I'm sure they didn't stay that way long but...I don't want them to be grey either. I've primed them in white but only a light spray so as not to cover any of the detail and folds. The figures are molded in red plastic that still shows through in pink spots so it's not just a matter of giving them a quick wash. My thought was to water down a very light grey (Vallejo Sky Grey) and go over them with that. I wonder if I should use a black wash (GW nuln oil) or a brown wash? Will the black wash make them too grey and the brown wash, white but dirty? I really want to avoid having to go back over the pants with a white dry brush. It (dry brushing) just never turns out for me like I want on this scale figure.
2) It may be a minor thing but since the maker went to the trouble of molding the back flap on the shako, I think I should paint it. I've looked at pictures on-line but haven't seen a good images of this. My thought was to paint the flap a dark charcoal grey then wash with black. Has anyone tried dark brown?