Kit color list accuracy

Brands do vary in color for the same color name.  And, photography is notoriously inaccurate for color representation.  Digital cams are better than film used to be, but when printed the color still goes astry.  Printing press printing presses change color during the printing run, and inkjet printing can vary both from different brands of ink and different paper.

Thanks Don !

Dash8  DON is right  but it goes even deeper  (i think)

med gray also varies by country (ie) in the wwii jap navy a med gray was used but it could be one of a doz or more shades that fall within it's spectrum ...each ship yard had its own shade of med gray for the ships either built or refitted at them

then every country's a/f had an doz or more of diif shades they used 

and btw the green you were referring to is called zinc chromate...even that varies from a green and goes into shades of yellow

take care

joe

DURR

Dash8  DON is right  but it goes even deeper  (i think)

med gray also varies by country (ie) in the wwii jap navy a med gray was used but it could be one of a doz or more shades that fall within it's spectrum ...each ship yard had its own shade of med gray for the ships either built or refitted at them

then every country's a/f had an doz or more of diif shades they used 

and btw the green you were referring to is called zinc chromate...even that varies from a green and goes into shades of yellow

 

take care

joe

 

Revell is pretty good on their color call outs... Most of the time. But it is best to research any particular build subject beforehand just to be sure. Nowadays on the Internet there is information of that sort at your fingertips that we could only dream of having in a huge expensive library 20 years ago.  Is there one kit in particular that you are looking at and wondering about? Some aircraft interior colors changed over the course of both production and service lives.

stikpusher

Revell is pretty good on their color call outs... Most of the time. But it is best to research any particular build subject beforehand just to be sure. Nowadays on the Internet there is information of that sort at your fingertips that we could only dream of having in a huge expensive library 20 years ago.  Is there one kit in particular that you are looking at and wondering about? Some aircraft interior colors changed over the course of both production and service lives.

 

As some has already mentioned, keep in mind: not all Olive Drabs, Medium Sea Grey, Gull Greys, Sea Blues, etc... are the same even with the same FS (Federal Standard) number. Each paint brand varies by shade. It's practically a science to figure out what looks right for you.