Shermans in Italy -- colours

[Bob Potter]

I sat down -- again -- to read your MilMod article MORE carefully and found the bits on the Italian campaign I missed the first time. Your "mud" seems a good bit darker than the White Ensign paint I acquired some time ago. Is it that the Canadian batch mixes were darker? I'm not complaining, as I will use the White Ensign paint as "weathered," sort of.

I now understand why it is difficult to discern a camouflage pattern, since the "mud" is so (relatively) dark when alongside the SCC14 green.

A plea from a book-buying junkie. Have you considered getting together with Mr. Dingwall to do an illustrated version of his spiral-bound work on Canadian armour in WWII? As I suggest this I am thinking of the excellent book created by Jeff Plowman and published by the Polish house Progress. Such a title on Canadian armor is muich needed, and would be a perfect project for Clive Law's Service Pubs. (Note to self: check out Clive's webpage for new titles.)

Anyway, thanks again. I need to archive these excellent photographs and get the Sherman factory going again. By the way, speaking of Sherman factories, I think Chrysler made Sherman V's down the road from me at the Newark (Delaware) Assembly Plant.

Thanks a heap.

Bob