I was going to ask the forum what colors of gray would be expected for a Buckley Class DE. However, as expressed in an earlier post, I also stated I would make the effort to find some of the answers to questions concerning this build here and elsewhere before posting repetitive questions. Three hours of great reading later I just returned from the LHS with some MM Dark Ghost Gray for the hull and Dark Sea Gray for the superstructures. It appears the thread “Hull Color” from 2008 was the best I could come up with. So… my eye liked these two colors. This DE is going to sit in an 8 year old grandson room, not a naval museum. I did however learn a great deal about the color gray.
My search also lead to some quite excellent reading on this thread from years past. No doubt there is a very deep well of talent here, Bill, Ed and John T. (love your signature John, it was my dear mothers favorite quote). Will take the advice given and prime the GM PE sprue. Going to re-prime the hull below the waterline, add a black line down the hull and paint it XF9 Hull Red.
Still have some way to go on my BF110D but am getting the England build pieces and resources lined up. Found some nice gallery pics on another forum and along with the reference materials I have here I should be close to being ready to start here shortly. Looking over the plans for both the build and PE in detail.
Bought a new Grex TG3 airbrush and looking forward to using it on this England DE build. Have decided to leave the splinter shields as is. The PE is going to be the main learning subject here (along with countless trips to a naval vessel glossary). No sense complicating it any more than it’s already going to be.
Cheers,
Bob
P.S. If I build the USS England DE, am I going to have to change my avatar pic? Truth is, it's a radial 18, but I won't quibble.