Hi Jack,
Hi Harold,
I am struggling here that is for sure.
Your link helped straightening out quite a few question marks Jack, thank you for that!
And I do agree Harold, that kind of schematic that Vallejo have provided there is quite useful.
But then there are all the interpretations and all the different makes.
Italeri (and I for one can not argue their research) have the Chevy presented in 3 different stencil options:
2 times FS 34084 and the one I would like to do - 3rd British Infantry Division – Normandy 1944 in what I think is referred to as the “Mickey Mouse” camouflage.
According to the instruction this would be FS 34084 Olive Drab and FS 36118 Gunship Grey which Italeri translate in their x-ref table as XF-62 and XF-50.
That would be very different from S.C.C.2 and Grey Blue. And also from the truck depicted in brown and green.
Mr. Starmer translated S.C.C.2 to Tamiya: 5 x XF68 + 4 x XF3 + 1 x XF1. That would be brown(ish – don’t know where the yellow would brake away the final mix).
Couldn’t find Grey Blue but the text refers to S.C.C.2 and S.C.C.14 (black) if I understand correctly.
Initially I wanted to do the Chevy in S.C.C.15 OD and S.C.C.14 black.
Tamiya: 5 x XF81 + 1 x XF58 + 1 x XF71 and XF-69 Nato Black.
I guess I will have to bite the bullet and just do.
Here is my home brew of the S.C.C.15 using Tamiya as above and Tamiya XF-62. Look how dark the XF-62 is, Nato black would hardly be any contrast.
With the forehead in deep wrinkles...
Svenne
P.S.
Need to share a bit of a setback on the Triumph, the aluminum on the engine block just does not stick to the plastic – that’s me being lazy and omitting the primer…