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Okay guy's and gals, finally got my hobby room back as my middle daughter left for USMC boot camp. time to get back on this project. having issues with the provided color guide.
1. whith of the boot stripe
2. sceam of liberty boats
3.life raft canisters..... all gray?
Thanks in advance....your friendly neighborhood mailman......i didn't smash your box...lol
Know ye, swab, that this be the Reagan, not the Nimitz, but the colors should match the “sceam of liberty boats”. Arrgh!
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thanks. that helps with one question
That black boat is the liberty boat for only one guy on the ship. That's the Admiral's Barge and it is the only boat painted in that scheme. The rest are gray. The Captain's Gig, which is similiar to the barge, has a gray hull with white upper works.
The boot stripe is about two feet wide or so, and the life raft canisters are gray with a thin black stripe that goes latitudinally (horizontally) around the middle of the canister. It is a rubber seal.
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thanks subfixer, i was just about to paint them the wrong color. now i just have to do a little math to get the right demention on the stripe. not sure you could see the black seal at this scale,but i'll give it a test on a couple of them. thanks again
subfixer The boot stripe is about two feet wide or so, and the life raft canisters are gray with a thin black stripe that goes latitudinally (horizontally) around the middle of the canister. It is a rubber seal.
I think the boot is a bit wider, about 6' as I recall.
Mark
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I forget the exact width I came up with, but here's how I did mine. First, I measured the dimensions of the paint guide that came with the kit. I then scaled this up to 1/350. For example, if the length of the model in 1/350 scale is say, 40 inches, and the lenght of the drawing on the paint guide is 10 inches, then just take all dimensions on the paint guide and multiply by four to get what you need. So, using this same factor of four, if the width of the boot stripe is say, 1/8 inch on the guide, then it would need to be 1/2 inches wide on the model. Again, these numbers are made up, but it still works the same.
ok, i guess i'm back to square one on the boot stripe.can anyone brake the tie?
uspsjuan ok, i guess i'm back to square one on the boot stripe.can anyone brake the tie?
The top of the boot stripe is horizontal and the bottom varies depending on the contour of the hull at that point. At its widest it is about 7'-8' and it narrows down to as little as 3' vertically at the stern.
makes sence. thanks
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