OK guys,
well, given the fact that you completely ignored my question, I have decided to have a go myself
Yesterday I bought two cans of "Mat 3" at the Keep Them Rolling swapmeet. It's a brownish tone and there is no mention of a manufacturer, brand etc. The most logical explanation I have found is that these paint mixes have actually come from the French Army, which might explain why they are labeled as "mat 3" and not "matt 3"??? So, I guess they would look the part on your Hotchkiss......that is if you can find one that isn't painted in 101 AB 506th PIR registration!
Anyway, I was surprised to see some more manufacturers have stepped up to offer premixed military paints....but most of them are all shades of Olive Drab and non of them are focussed on Commonwealth colours...It's funny to see the OD paints are labeled as RAL 6014.....yes, a German colour system for a US WW2 colour!
I will post a picture of the MAT 3 brown next to a SCC2 sample mixed according to Mike Starmers instructions. Of course the colours will look different on your screen, but at least you should be able to see if the colours are a close match or not.
From what I have seen now SCC is a little more of a "Rich brown" compared to the mat 3. There might just be a little more red in the original SCC2 colour(?). I think I am going to use the Mat 3 during the restoration of my Chev. After cleaning parts and a coat of primer, I will give it a quick coat of Mat 3, assemble everything and when the whole truck is done I will it a full overspay in the correct SCC2 mixed paint.
Alex