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Old 09-10-08, 18:19
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Originally Posted by Bob Moseley View Post
Hanno - whilst I agree that Mike's publications are a valuable research resource, they only name the colours and not show what they look like. Go into this site and have a look.

http://www.miniatures.de/

I have found that good modellers are passionate about detail, in a lot of cases more so than full size restorers. I am very impressed with this site.
Bob,

I was afraid of that. Anyone having a close look at this site will find I am a contributor to this site, though not on the subject of colours. But I have compared the information on this subject on this site with Mike Starmer´s research, and have found some discrepancies. One has to take into account that modelling sites often list colour mixes which are toned down for modelling purposes. That means that 1:1 scale modellers using those mixing proportions come up with a colour which is too light for their real size vehicles.

Therefore I would strongly advise anyone who is doing a restoration to buy Mike´s books as they contain accurate 1:1 scale paint chips. You can have those paint chips colour matched by your local paint supplier.

For what´s my EUR 0,02 worth,
H.
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