Surface finish makes one Hell of a difference to the apparent colour. The classic example being BS381C 499 Service Brown which apparently originated as SCC (Standard Camouflage Colour) No.2 but as applied today as a gloss finish on (metal) ammunition boxes looks far too dark.
It's visually much lighter on (rough) wooden boxes, or in a matt finish (which you will have great difficulty in buying these days). Matting agent added before spraying is the usual answer to that problem.
If anyone is worried about the final appearance of an original radio, I can only point to the WS52 currently on eBay UK with a starting price of 2995 GBP.
(Interesting definition of "presentable", also "complete" since all the cables and the ATU appear to be missing, along with some screws, and there are no internal photographs.)
Chris.
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