Have now done a spectrograph on Bobs Khaki Green No 3
The colour spectrum is exactly the same as my NOS spare parts save for Bobs being around 10% lighter. That may be because the sample Bob had were light exposed or that they were a part of the natural variations in the paint of the time.
Florite now have a spectrographic match for U.S Lusterless Olive Drab No 9 ( 1939- 1949) for anyone wanting something exactly the same as that available from the U.S
Gloss measurements on all My NOS examples and the U.S Olive Drab are less than 1% . The Protec samples using flatting base are around 20% and their Khaki Green No 3 is 2% ( Just about indistinguishable from 1%) .
We tackle the Tank and the FGT next week .
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