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Night was a mix the actually contained a lot of blue so that to was not black either....
Ian m
It did contain a blue pigment amongst others. If 100 people looked at a chip,99 would probably say it was black. Once applied on an aeroplane it clearly weathered to give a less than uniform black appearance.
On scale models black just looks, well, too black. Some modification is needed and everyone has their own favourite way. On small scales, like the 1/72 Lancaster I posted above, I like to just add some white. I don't measure exact ratios, but there is a surprising amount of white in that mix, I'd guess maybe 20%.
On larger scales I usually add some red, as here:
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I know others use NATO black, which is really a very dark green. Methods vary, but the consensus is that pure black doesn't work well on small objects like scale models.
Cheers
Steve