[WWI] PC 10

[Shane Weier]

Warren says:
 
> I'm back! :) 
 
Me too, sort of. I came back weeks ago, and since then have had at best infrequent oportunity to read, much less contribute.
 
> If memory serves, I remember StE stating that he> used one of the Testors MM olive drabs that is common to the line, the> stock# and/or FS# escapes me now. If you want it greener, add yellow, if you> want it browner, add red. Pretty simple really, especially since no one, to> my knowledge, has really and truly nailed this color down.
 
Doesn't have to be Testors. I use Gunze too.  Any brand of FS34087 is very close to the shade used on most of the museum restorations. While one can question restorations as being an inferior source to originals, I'm willing to accept that if the RAF Museum, AWM and Smithsonian think it's close enough, it's close enough.
 
It's interesting though, that they've all presumably used proper scientific methods to remake the paint and come up with almost the same shade tint...
 
By the by, I use green to make it greener, and red-brown to make it browner, but I don't ever range too far off, because making multiple RFC/AFC/RAF aircraft with widely varying colours looks *odd* to me. I suspect that the variability of the colour is exagerated and note that it's damed difficult to see much difference in any photo lineup of PC.10 aircraft.
 
FWIW as normal
 
StE
 
nb     Errrrm. Something in 1/72 and 1/48, both OT.---- - --- ....- ---.. .-. ..- .-.. . ... .-.-.-My Strine is a Toad in DisguiseQuidvis recte factum, quanvis humile, praeclarum.---- - --- ....- ---.. .-. ..- .-.. . ... .-.-.-
 
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