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Colors for Habakkuk aircraft? (Ship topic.....sort of.)

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Posted by TarnShip on Thursday, December 2, 2010 12:46 AM

two different "color topics" come together here

for the aircraft, in that time period, you'd have Gloss Sea Blue overall, with the white insignia,,,,,,okay, easy enough

then, for the ship,,,,,,maybe go with the "blue pigment shortage colors"? from here

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/reviews.html

just click on a palette, when it loads, click on it to enlarge it,,,,,,,you're looking for "1944 Neutral colors"

another option is to use FAA colors (colours) for your aircraft,,,,,,,,Extra Dark sea Grey, Dark Slate grey,,or whatever,,,,,,,,,and the British roundel

just some ideas

Rex

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Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:12 PM

I suppose you could paint them silver.

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Posted by CBHusky on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:04 PM

Being hard to see on deck is kinda the point.

 

True. But when you're trying to take pics of the model at a contest, then it's quite different. I had a few people tell me that they couldn't see the aircraft on the deck in the pics they took. Therefore, I'm wondering if I should change to a lighter shade of blue?

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Posted by CBHusky on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:02 PM

Being hard to see on deck is kinda the point.

 

True. But when you're trying to take pics of the model at a contest, then it's quite different. I had a few people tell me that they couldn't see the aircraft on the deck in the pics they took. Therefore, I'm wondering if I should change to a lighter shade of blue?

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 7:49 PM

Being hard to see on deck is kinda the point.

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Colors for Habakkuk aircraft? (Ship topic.....sort of.)
Posted by CBHusky on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 7:40 PM

Recently when I took my Project Habakkuk model:
DSC03658.jpg (JPEG Image, 640x480 pixels)
........to a contest about 2-3 weeks ago, I was told by some people that the aircraft I had on deck were hard to see against the color of the decking itself. When I was deciding on a Measure scheme to paint the Habakkuk, I chose Measure 13 which was Haze Gray for vertical surfaces, and Deck Blue 20B for horizontal surfaces. The closest I could get to 20B was by spraying the deck with Testor Dark Sea Blue. I don't remember what color I painted my aircraft, but I know it was Tamiya paint. Here's a pic (See link further below) from a year ago showing painted and unpainted aircraft on the deck. If I have to redo a whole new bunch of aircraft, then I've got lots of extras to paint. But what color(s)? I only use Testor Acryl, Testor Model Master Marine, or Tamiya paints when building models. So what color from those brands would be best if I had to re-paint a bunch of new aircraft in a late '44 to early '46 North Atlantic area timeframe?
Secondly, What roundrels/insignia would be appropriate for US aircraft on a Habakkuk carrier in probably late '44 to early '46?
Roundel , United States
Sample pic:
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I was thinking of either of the following for re-painting new aircraft:
FS 35164 Intermediate Blue or....
Testor US Navy Blue Gray M-485 or.....
FS 35044 Insignia Blue

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