[Arran]

I bought a reproduction dial for a Stromberg Carlson from Rock Sea a few years back, I too found the colour too light. What I did, while I was making some other colour photocopies, was I scanned the R.S dial and played with the colour settings on the copier until it came out more of a burned orange or dark yellow instead of the pale beige it came in. While it's true that celluloid does darken with exposure to light, you can usually find the original colour of the dial on the unexposed portions hidden behind the cabinet. In truth I wasn't totally satisfied with the quality of the Rock Sea dial, (I also wasn't really satisfied with the decal word selection either but that's another story) it would have been nice had it been disclosed beforehand that the dial was little more then a laminated colour photocopy, while it looks satisfactory in the set it is a facsimile, not a reproduction. I would have been willing to pay the extra amount if it had been more along the lines of the reproduction Philco dials, if I was given the option.
Best Regards
Arran