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HELP, What paint for US Navy submarine screw (propeller) ?

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:07 AM

To me, there is a big difference between brass and bronze.  To get a feel for bronze color, look at statues in a park or art museum.  To create bronze color, I use a base coat of copper, followed by a thin coating of medium or dark brown. If I want it weathered, I add a very thin coat of olive drab or olive green, irregularly applied.  I usually apply the brown with an airbrush but do the olive color drybrush.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Thursday, December 1, 2016 8:59 AM

Well ;

  You are Welcome , Glad to be some help ! T.B.

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Posted by Ben1214 on Thursday, December 1, 2016 8:55 AM
Awesome, thanks for the help!
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  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Thursday, December 1, 2016 8:38 AM

Ban1214;

    I would say this . If you are weathering her , mix one or two drops of well stirred aluminum with the brass .That makes it look like the screws have been through the abrasiveness of salt water .

  If just a nice looking sub , then bright brass or a higher shine coating of the color I suggested .      T.B.

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  • From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Posted by goldhammer on Thursday, December 1, 2016 7:46 AM

I usually use brass with just a touch of bronze to tone it down til it suits me.

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  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Thursday, December 1, 2016 6:11 AM

As a retired USN submariner, I will say that the color is not classified. Use brass or bronze.  However, the blade count and the angle and pitch of those blades is highly classified. 

Bill Morrison

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  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 9:21 PM

GMorrison

Super ultra top secret hush hush.

Always look online. That being said, apparently submarines are like steam locomotives. No one ever takes a picture from behind.

That's because it's a super secret hush-hush subject!  Stick out tongue  And aren't the shrouded fan type screws on the newest subs made from composite materials?  I had read somewhere that the Seawolf type boats are like that.

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 6:57 PM

Super ultra top secret hush hush.

Always look online. That being said, apparently submarines are like steam locomotives. No one ever takes a picture from behind.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by Ben1214 on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 4:36 PM
Thanks.
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Posted by Revenant on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 4:29 PM

Bronze...or brass...

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HELP, What paint for US Navy submarine screw (propeller) ?
Posted by Ben1214 on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 3:29 PM

I'd like to use Tamiya acrylic but have no ideas what colors to mix to get a realistic finish. Any ideas?

*edit I just saw that Model Master has a brass in enamel. Will that be a close match?

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