Thanks for your imput

You also have to remember the scale rule when painting if you want realism . Colours fade with distance - hence the far mountains seem blue.
A 1/72 model at 1 yard will be +- the same shade as the real thing about 75 yards away. So the exact real colour does not look right - must be a shade lighter - but dont overdo it.
Don't use a gloss paint either - Satin varnish is more realistic even on a mahogany launch like a Riva or Chris Craft for instance

Thanks very much for your reply very helpful

The colours I painted mine were, Red primer and black for the hull and 'Polar Grey' and 'Appliance white' for the
s structure, then finished with a satin varnish, these are not the necessarily correct colours, but they look good.😊

Cheers, Pete