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Does anyone have refererence FS numbers of the buff colour used for the superstructure.
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I am assuming that different nations used different shades of buff and yellow.

Thanks
David

Polly scale's Depot Buff has worked well for me. No FS #s, they were post WW2 if I recall correctly. Vallejo also makes a yellow ochre that is ok on some ships. Depot buff is mostly for US ships from the era.

not sure on enamels though.

Hope that helps a little.

~Chris

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In our Colourcoats enamels, we have the USN Buff accurately matched (item US 30), the RN Buff accurately matched (item RN 26), and a good generic Buff (item C 07) for other navies.

You'll find them all here: https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/c/Col ... ours/19/1/

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Well, Duilio, this is a really difficult subject. If you look around the contemporary sources you will find that the prescribed colours changed over time within each navy. In addition there were no RAL codes (introduced in Germany between the wars) or similar, just some 'cooking' receipes. Some of the basic materials, such as yellow ochres, being natural ferric ironhydroxides, vary somewhat. If you go to the museums you will find a wide range of ochres, ranging from rather pale (e.g. for the RN) to almost orange (as for the late Imperial German Navy's tropical livery), or something rather muddy looking for the French Navy. Paintings are also only of limited usefulness, as the actual hue depends on the assumed lighting conditions.

I think an acceptable solution - in the absence of concrete receipes, would be to find contemporary paintings and use these as reference for your work. When someone questions it, you have something to point to.

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Former chairman Arbeitskreis historischer Schiffbau e.V. (German Association for Shipbuilding History)

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