Rob. They are a nice paint, however, I now have some serious doubts about their colour accuracy....Rob Matthews wrote:The Mig Ammo paints are sate of the art - IMHO - as I keep bleating.
I recently bought their British 1939-45 ETO Smart Set. I cracked open the SCC 15 Olive Drab to paint the Churchill Snake. This colour generates similar debate as Dunkelgelb but it is generally widely accepted that a certain Mike Starmer is an expert in British colours and his paint mixes are well documented on the web.
As I sprayed the paint on, it was immediately obvious something wasn't quite right but continued to get an even coat. After referring to Mike Starmer's Tamiya mixes, I made up my own SCC 15 and as you can see, it differs considerably to the AMMO colour (AMMO on the left)...
Below is the mix followed...
I'm no expert, but have no reason to doubt Mr Starmer's mix. Also, given that SCC 15 was designed to almost replicate the standard US OD, it's not hard to see that the AMMO colour is way off the mark.
One off? Who knows, but I'll certainly be more wary of these sorts of colours in the future....
Gary
