The next day, I knew I'd made a mistake. It wasn't terrible, but the colour just wasn't the one I'd envisaged when I'd been building the model. It was far too light.
Initial panic quickly gave way to sensible thinking. I could always repaint the model, even if it meant stripping it first.
Had I used a colour too dark, I'd have dry-brushed with the lighter hue and been happy. What I did was the opposite. A coat of Humbrol 159 (Khaki Drab) went on and once each side was painted, I wiped some of it away. Around the front this needed the efforts of a cotton bud, but in the end I like the result. Nicely worn paint.
This is something I try to get across to newbies. When something goes wrong, it's not always a disaster. Older hands will just fiddle around and can often save a project with bodgery.