Italian Navy WWII Ship Colors (10 Colors)

Snyder and Short Enterprises is the only manufacturer of naval paint chip sets for the ship modeler. Designed for the ship modeler desiring the greatest accuracy, as well as for the naval historian or maritime artist, these sets of WW2 naval ship paint chips have been carefully matched to actual World War 2 paint chips when available, to the appropriate period standard that was the basis for official paint specifications, or to other sources from the appropriate country. These are actual paint chips and not printed inks. Because oil-based paints darken and yellow over time, these processes must first be reversed prior to matching the original. This is accomplished through the use of processes developed for and used in paint analysis on historic buildings. Following reversal of the aging process, all color matching and mixing is undertaken by Dunn-Edward Paint Company, under the supervision of Snyder & Short Enterprises. Dunn-Edwards technicians first place the original sample in a spectrophotometer which produces a suggested mix ratio. The colors are then mixed by computer-controlled measuring devices, and the initial tint ratio is carefully noted. After mixing, each color is brushed out, allowed to fully dry, and then compared to the original sample under controlled lighting conditions. Because the spectrophotometer rarely achieves a perfect match, the color is then carefully adjusted by the addition of minute amounts of tinting material and the mixing, brush-out, and drying process repeated until a perfect match is obtained. Dunn-Edwards maintains a record of each S&S color and the tinting ratios necessary to produce it so that each subsequent batch of paint will match the original. For security purposes, Snyder & Short also maintains both a computerized and hard copy backup of the mixing formulae. The paints are applied to sheets of self-adhesive labels, which are in turn affixed to pre-printed archival-quality cardstock pages. Each set is enclosed in a white envelope and includes a brief explanation sheet. All colors were matched to eliminate metamerism, and will therefore match the original in any light.