Q: Royal Canadian Dragoons markings?

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

And one that was an inspiration for me. Here's a Fox in the same RCD squadron some 70 years later.

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

Another painting by E.J. Hughes:

https://www.warmuseum.ca/collections...ia_irn=5722955

Attachment 112974


regards,
Jack

[Jack Geratic]

Another example of dark tactical marking. The book I have has it captioned as RCD Staghound Leeuwarden 15 April 1945:

Leeuwarden 1945.jpg


regards,
Jack

[Brian Butt]

I'd love to know the correct colour for the "lazy D" and where it would be on an M8 Greyhound.
I hate to throw a wet blanket on the discussion. But there are a number of variables that will affect the tone of grey that a black and white film will give to a certain colour. the film emulsion used, speed of the film, and even filters used.

[Jack Geratic]

That is true about the film variables, but given that we know the correct colours for most of the markings, it is possible to make a good guess at the unknown by process of elimination.

There is also the period artwork, and have to assume the artist used that particular paint shade because that is what he saw, rather than he got it wrong because he did not have the correct colour in his bag of paints?

regards,
Jack