Youse guys are too kind.
Not to steal the OP's thunder, just noodling out loud here. This was my first build/kitbash after a 15 year or more hiatus, using parts from the LINDBERG Blue Devil destroyer based very very loosely on the gunboats of the 1895-1925 period.
In retrospect I think it looks a bit anemic now. I've since given it away but if I had the opportunity, I'd give the superstructure a coat of cream/tan and maybe a very light brown wash on the decks (to suggest teak planking).