mix1, mat1. premixed paints? Any close to SCC2, or G3?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

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"???

Hi Alex,

I wasn´t ignoring it, but giving it some thought

When I read “logical” and “French Army” in one sentence, I thought there must be another explanation. My page on the Bundeswehr VW 181 Fleckenplan reminded me of the camouflage colour Lederbraun or leather brown with colour code RAL 8027 / FSC 30051. I have seen it on VW 181’s and is dark brown colour similar to SCC2. In German “matt” is “mat”. I believe this is a NATO colour, if so it is could (remember – there is no logic in this context ) be the same as the brown found on French vehicles etc.

I have a part in original SCC2 Brown; I’ll come by your place sometime soon to compare it to the paint you bought.

Groet,
Hanno