Bossbill, pix not linked.
Wonder if others have issue seeing the pic.
Black and Hunter green? Mine of course have faded with time.
Hunter dark green and paper. RI Wire has the paper in house. I opted for a more durable thread that emulates dirty paper, and is more on the khaki side of the color.
Have you been scored since the work was done?
I've shown pics to judges who thought it looked much better than black.
If concours driven, Bob says no points taken off for black . If trailered you would have to ask.
What are trying to do is get the hue or overall tone correct. We also have to remember that over time the paper took on all sorts of colors from moisture.