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I am at the moment kit-bashing the Revel 1:72 Corvette kit into HMCS AGASSIZ in her short fcstl. type complete with minesweeping gear. My question concerns the colour scheme of the associated sweep gear eg. Minesweep Floats, Otters, Dan Bouys etc. Also was it normal to paint the wooden deck areas such as Compass House Roof, Compass Platform, Dinghy platforms and Carley float stowages, or would these be varnished to show the wood effect. I see in many Corvette model pics that the colour schemes for these areas are often varied and I cannot glean any valid info from the sources that I have. Anyone help on this.