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  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: concord, north carolina
Zuikaku
Posted by emo07 on Monday, September 5, 2011 10:22 AM

Just recieved my issue of FSM in the mail. The review of the 1/350  IJN Zuikaku looks great. That flight deck cammo looks great, but it must have stood out against the blue ocean.  Any thoughts on that ?

" When I saw fighters escorting the bombers over Berlin, I knew the jig was up." - Herman Goering
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    March 2004
  • From: Spartanburg, SC
Posted by subfixer on Monday, September 5, 2011 11:38 AM

Not as much as the big red meatballs that gave Dauntless pilots such great targets during the battle of Midway!Big Smile

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2011 12:18 PM

Those patterns were used in the latter stages of the war to disguise the "type" of ship being observed from the air...not that there was a ship.  It was hoped they would look like a cruiser or battleship instead of a much prized carrier...

Just like the Zuiho:

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Monday, September 5, 2011 12:23 PM

emo07

Just recieved my issue of FSM in the mail. The review of the 1/350  IJN Zuikaku looks great. That flight deck cammo looks great, but it must have stood out against the blue ocean.  Any thoughts on that ?

Not enough rust. Well, it could have benefited from a little weathering.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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    December 2005
  • From: Fresno
Posted by AT6 on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 12:55 PM

Still looks nice though. Get tired of seeing rust buckets.

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 1:29 PM

AT6

Still looks nice though. Get tired of seeing rust buckets.

That's why my armor stands out against the crowd. No rusting except the tracks. LOL

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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