The big question, where can I buy this?

Probably be declared a heretic for expressing such a sentiment but there you are.

Gary

Having an interest in 1/32 Japanese WW2 aviation I will be buying this as for the money, I am sure it will be a very informative read and modelling aid. The model paint comparisons will be especially helpful and interesting. That said, I place caution in 70+ years old colour samples found flaking from bits of oxidized metal as being an accurate or definitive indicator of how they actually looked back in the day.

Indeed, I had some paint retouching to do (from the same tin)in my conservatory the other week and the colour change was quite startling....and that was after only 5 years without exposure to the elements or metal corrosion etc.and probably produced to a much higher QC specification than wartime paint stocks.

This is not a criticism in any way - as I said I will be buying it - merely a comment that you cannot use a 70 years old paint sample and declare "this is how it looked on the a/c 70 years ago, your model is wrong" if you chose to comment on other folks models where the colours used may not match the sample exactly.

Probably be declared a heretic for expressing such a sentiment but there you are.

Gary

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Having an interest in 1/32 Japanese WW2 aviation I will be buying this as for the money, I am sure it will be a very informative read and modelling aid. The model paint comparisons will be especially helpful and interesting. That said, I place caution in 70+ years old colour samples found flaking from bits of oxidized metal as being an accurate or definitive indicator of how they actually looked back in the day.

Indeed, I had some paint retouching to do (from the same tin)in my conservatory the other week and the colour change was quite startling....and that was after only 5 years without exposure to the elements or metal corrosion etc.and probably produced to a much higher QC specification than wartime paint stocks.

This is not a criticism in any way - as I said I will be buying it - merely a comment that you cannot use a 70 years old paint sample and declare "this is how it looked on the a/c 70 years ago, your model is wrong" if you chose to comment on other folks models where the colours used may not match the sample exactly.

Probably be declared a heretic for expressing such a sentiment but there you are.

Gary

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As the author I respectfully suggest that you wait until you have read the document before jumping to conclusions about how the extant artifacts were assessed.

The current appearance of extant artifacts were not taken at their face value but the paint was objectively analysed to determine the original pigments and the cumulative effects of ageing. A model for this ageing process based on the results of the analysis is illustrated in the guide.

Hi Nick,
Clicking the link to your email address won't work for me (a technical issue on my part) can you give me it in a PM please?

I have book marked you site