[WWI] PC 10

[knuterha at eunet.no]

Hei,

If your favourite brand of paint has the US WW2 colour "Olive Drab", see
if it comes close to your interpretation of PC.10.


  BRgds
Knut Erik

> Not an expert by any means, but Humbrol has a colour system binder which
>   "tells" you how to mix the new colours to get the discontinued colours.
>
> Here is what it says for WWI colours:
>
> World War I
>
> Colour name 	          Humbrol
> German Pale yellow        Hu:94
> German Green              Hu:30
> RFC Green                 47*Hu:80 + 19*Hu:33 + 17*Hu:73 + 15*Hu:34
> German Light Blue         20*Hu:14 + 10*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:99
> German Purple             38*Hu:60 + 8*Hu:25 + 6*Hu:64
> Clear Doped Linen         Hu:74
>
>
> Reference, IPMS Stockholm:
> http://tinyurl.com/6qt9ws
>
>
> RFC Green seems to be a mixture of Grass Green, Wine, Black and White.
>
> Whereas Humbrol 29 is described as Dark Earth.
>
> The system binder might be worth a look at, because it has paint chips
> for comparison.  It seems to have been discontinued.
>
>
> --
> Rob Stewart
> icbm: 33.86°N, 112.10°W
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