I typically build aircraft, so my experience and knowledge with regard to WWII US Navy subjects is a bit thin. Having said that, as a native Texan who has toured the USS Texas many times, I've always wanted to build her. When Trumpeter released their kit a few years ago, I picked it up and pitched it into the deep recesses of my stash, until now.
My progress has been slow for a variety of reasons, but I've managed to get the hull assembled and put down a coat of black Stynylrez primer.
So my concern is this - I have a bottle of Tamiya XF-9 Hull Red that I have painted up to the water line on the underside of the hull. The remainder of the painting will be to do a Measure 22 scheme consisting of 5N Navy Blue, 5H Haze Gray, and 20B Deck Blue. But in looking at the Hull Red, it looks far closer to maroon than red. Every photo I've seen of this kit shows a color more closely aligned with red than with what I'm seeing at my bench.
The painting guide does indicate XF-9 for the lower hull, so I'm using the right paint here. Is it possible that my particular bottle of paint was old and has lost some of its red (knowing that red and black mixed, generally speaking, will make maroon)? Is this the right look? Or should I get something different? Although a simple red just seems too bright.