I was wondering if anybody thinks you should account for texture of different materials in regards to painting them? What I mean is for example my USS Hornet has steel sides, with the rolled up hanger doors and life rafts. These are three different materials, would they all look the same when painted the same color? Should some items, like the life rafts, be slightly different colors? Same is true with the decks. There is the wooden flight deck and the steel decks of the island. Would the same deck blue be used for all, or would different materials look different when painted with the same color?

Generally you can use matt, satin and gloss for variation. Or tones in between not to mention texturing mediums.

If we are talking about scales like 1/350 and 1/700 for example I dont personally think that there is much to tamper with? This due to scale effect takes that away?

Cheers