MiniArt 1/35 Valentine Mk.I - Грязны...(#13260) - обсуждение

The real Silver Grey 28 is pale green and I found out that the yellow pigment used in it deteriorated badly in strong UV light leaving a more blue-ish colour. The photograph does show a definite light blue and even from that picture it appears to be BS No.1 Sky Blue or something similar as may have been available in stores. One must also keep in mind that the name Silver Grey conjures up an immediate immpression of a sort of blueish or pale grey in one's mind. There is no doubt that this colour may have been used on other vehicles too but since it is so eye-catching as a camouflage colour then that seems to have stuck in veteran's memories rather more than the correct scheme. [You get the same thing with Green and black 'Mickey Mouse Ears' pattern despite the far greater use of two browns in it.] That book also shows a sort of Caunter on a CMP 15cwt using a medium blue-grey and light grey design more in spirit than in fact. These oddities of colour and pattern are not unusual given the shortage of paint and skilled craftsmen to do the job. You may have noticed that the Light Stone and Blue areas are transposed in the pattern and the vehicle to the right on same the print appears to have only two colours and an odd design on it as well. Reversed patterns are not uncommon as I have seen on a number of photographs. I fact about 25% of carriers carried a reversed pattern.