1/350 destroyer bootstripe width

Preturbing Admirals being bad generally, too. (Worse than swans, really<g>)

But, in wartime, the bootstripe would sometimes be larger than in peacetime, if my memory serves.  Wider stripe means that harbor does not have to be as calm to apply hull paint, especially when using hanging planks.  Slightly more work if using punts/flats along side.

Boot topping (alternate terminology for boot stripe) also sealed the edge between copper-containing bottom paint and the "ordinary" hull paint.

It was in place to hide the scum that accumulates in harborand adheres to the ship's side.

Steve

airtrans Crash wrote:

Grandpa1949 wrote: The "Painting & Markings" page of the instruction sheet is in 1/350 scale. You can get your measurements off of that!    that's my problem, the painting diagrams are smaller than the actual model and there are no measurements written to give me direction. I could guess but I dont want to screw it up.

On the common instruction sheet which is in both of the 1942 and 1945 versions of the Buchanan there is a full-scale painting diagram.  The '45 version has a smaller supplemental instruction sheet.   I pulled mine out and using the calipers, the boot stripe came out to 0.105 inches (+/-) wide.

That scales to 36.75 inches at 1:350 scale.   Slice your tape to 0.103 for 36 inches or 0.10 for 35 inches.   I'm lazy.  I use 3M vinyl automotive pinstripe masking tape which is 1/8 inch (0.125) wide.  That scales to 43.75 inches -- but its close enough for government work.

Grandpa1949 wrote:

The "Painting & Markings" page of the instruction sheet is in 1/350 scale. You can get your measurements off of that!

that's my problem, the painting diagrams are smaller than the actual model and there are no measurements written to give me direction. I could guess but I dont want to screw it up.