Mike E. wrote:
You should also refer to these sites/blogs for up-to-date research on the camouflage scheme of HMS Kent (our understanding of the colors involved have been changing in recent years thanks to dogged research by several individuals including Jamie Duff who runs the Sovereign Hobbies site):
https://www.sovereignhobbies.co.uk/page ... ur-schemeshttps://www.britmodeller.com/forums/ind ... /#commentsGood luck!
Mike E.
Thanks Mike. It should be noted that much of the credit is due to this forum's "dick" for the HMS Kent profile we drew, as well as the paints research itself along with "cag", "elcejay" and Michael who's username here has momentarily escaped me!
On Eric Leon's drawings on that site generally, he's clearly a very capable gentleman in the drawings department and he says right there on the drawings that the colour information has come from others, which is a pity as he's been poorly informed.
China Stations was white and 507B, not white and buff as shown - that was an American scheme.
Generally, they unfortunately fall foul of the old 507A=/=507B chestnut, and/or feature 507B long after enamel use was ordered stopped.
The 1944-45 one is a bit of a train crash mostly because certain individuals were of the understanding that G45 was a different colour to 507C, and the particular horror is B30 shown as a dark olive rather than a 30% light reflectance value Blue-grey as its name implies and indeed it's pigmentation mandates.
This isn't Eric Leon's fault as he's used this information in good faith, but one does need to be wary about following those illustrations for model painting purposes none the less.