Real Colors of WWII: Armor Reviews

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“Excellent book, great to have Mike Starmers research available again.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Time to give Chory a rest- this book has it all. I only hope a companion volume comes out covering the other combatants”

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Posted 6 years ago

“The is book more complex than first appears and is more an in depth discussion of the perception of WW2 colours. Dunklegelb was and is the colour that interests me, the provision of colour plates that are also mastered and QA checked is impressive. The German texts are also good to read. We must remember that this publication includes some good Russian shades of green (can anyone tell them apart) and British / U.S. camouflage including the hotly contested Olive Drab. Or green........ A worthy buy.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Verry nice book to have thx.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Very interesting. The high quality color charts are welcome. Of particular interest are the different tones of german sand yellow, USA olive drab and russian greens.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Great book bringing a lot of themes together.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Excellent turn around and the book arrived when they said it would and in excellent condition”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I appreciate the efforts involved by the team that spent so much time and energy to color sample historical artifacts and assemble the findings into one comprehensive book. While I have yet to try their new paints, and fully intend to, I do realize that the production and distribution of paints during WWII were not as black and white as we would like to think. Add these variances to real world working conditions (fading from sunlight and other external sources) and the fact that not all units could paint in the field according to doctrine or even diluting them the same for application and you have the potential for a wide variety of hues and saturation. I feel strongly that no ONE model paint company can represent the correct shade of any given color. Because the only correct color back then, was the very first batch mixed up. All other batches would never exactly match. And after that they might be hand applied or sprayed, in extreme heat or cold, in dry weather or wet. Diluted with water or kerosene. Then subjected to all sorts of use and abuse out in the field. Thus I use a variety of model paint manufacturers to simulate the probable look that I have envisioned my models to appear as after having been subjected to the environmental effects of their use in the field. In other words, there is no ONE correct color by any particular paint company. Use the brand that gets you close to what you want and start simulating your wear and tear from there. That's why I appreciate this new book.”

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Posted 6 years ago