FUN TRIVIA #2. Raise a question about RN grey, pre-1930, in ANY model boating forum, and see fifteen thousand posts instantly follow on 'this', 'that', innumerable 'the others': and, of course, 'aerial perspective, mate, it's not a toy'. Chaos ensues.

Just got the... not 100% sure what it is in the real vehicle. Anodised steel or maybe aluminium. Anyway, there's a load of external trim made of it that I have to paint with ol' Humbrol 11 Silver. Might use Tamiya aluminium instead. Once that's done, final assembly time, varnish, then... dirrrrrt.