British Desert Colors North Africa and Mediterranean 1940-43 by AK-Interactive

British Desert Colors North Africa and Mediterranean 1940-43

A third-generation acrylic paint set containing the six basic camouflage colors used for painting vehicles of the British and Commonwealth forces deployed in North Africa and the Mediterranean from mid-1940 to spring 1943.

Silver Grey No. 28, Slate No. 34 and Light Stone No. 61 or Portland Stone No. 64 were used for the so-called Caunter Scheme, which was in use from July 1940 to October 1941, when a single overall color, Light Stone No. 61 (sometimes replaced by Portland Stone No. 64), was introduced.

In December 1941, the application of camouflage patterns in a chosen color was permitted.

In October 1942, Desert Pink ZI was introduced as the new base color, with Dark Olive Green PFI to be used for patterning.

These colors were to remain the official standard colors until April 1943.

This set contains:

• AK11374 Silver Grey.
• AK11375 Slate No.34
• AK11377 Light Stone No.61
• AK11378 Portland Stone N0.64
• AK11381 Dark Olive Green PFI.
• AK11382 Desert Pink ZI.