By the way, Black Fox, why doesn’t your painted Japanese fleet possess any CVL/CVEs (i.e. MB CV molds)? I don’t see one pictured in your image.
AG124 - I somehow miss placed it when I took the picture. Only to find it later in another box when I was putting it all way.
When I first started this project I intended copying the colors of the original A&A pieces with the exception of the Japanese since it’s colors were too close to the UK. So I started to research Japanese uniform colors to find a good contrasting color. This lead me to researching everyone else’s uniform. It turns out that the original piece actually do a pretty good job matching those countries uniform colors.
Anyway, I found this Japanese Uniform paint, which is a Khaki/Green and it matches one type of Japanese uniform very well. I really like this color and it makes a nice contrast. With the UK I originally chose a Khaki color but it blended a little too well with the original A&A map colors so I chose a brown UK uniform color (commonly used in Europe). With the US I decided on the Medium Green which I thought offered a better contrast.
Boy, for us color challenged persons, even the above painted units are a challenge.
Constantinople, for those of us who are not color challenged can you give us a better explanation of your problem. For example what specifically about my colors are difficult for you. I think this might be useful information for FMG.
I think that FMG should keep this potential problem in mind when choosing colours in which to cast. This is why I believe they should offer a variety of colours which can be chosen by the purchaser when ordering their molds (as Xeno games does); some people will want to match the current colours for whichever game editions they possess (as I will), others will want historical colours which match WWII-era uniforms, and others will want pretty much any colours which contrast deeply with each other. A wide variety of interchangeable colours would certainly take care of this, and attract some customers who might otherwise hesitate to make a purchase
I agree with AG124. This would be the best solution for all if it is economically feasible to do.
From reading the post, there seems to be 2 primary camps. Those that prefer military colors and those that prefer primary colors. My choice of course would be for military colors.
Tin-Snip also makes a good point. If FMG can not replace all the pieces then it would probably be best to match colors that are currently being used. Not my first choice but perhaps the most practical.