Correct colors for mid 80's Peleliu

HooYah Deep Sea

Are you doing a full hull or waterline?

It will be a full hull presentation. And I found a site dedicated to just the Peleliu and it has more pics and data on the ship than I could ever use. Now that I have the paint codes I can get it close and then make it a nice presentation piece.

I like the idea of keeping it clean, I can build other ships rusty later on.

BK

HooYah Deep Sea

All verticle surfaces are haze gray (satin sheen), all horizontal are deck gray (satin sheen). Areas that are exterior walkways are light grade non-skid and the flight deck is a heavy grade non-skid. the non-skid color (both grades) is nearly black and flat or matte sheen. also, the top of the stack is black. It was a satin sheen but I'd go with matte in that scale.

That's it for generalizations, and goes for nearly all U.S. Navy ships through the 1980's.

 

The FED-STD-595 specification for Haze Gray is 26370 (2xxxx indicates semi-gloss).   ModelMaster Neutral Gray is 36370 (3xxxx is matte/flat).   Their Gunship Gray is good for decks.   

I recommend going to Navsource.org and take a look at the pics of PELELIU there. You will note that in '84-85, she had black above the level of her stacks except for the radar domes. I would also recommend that since the model is a presentation gift, make her look like she is just coming out of an overhaul; all pristine, no oil or exhaust spots on the flight deck. Are you doing a full hull or waterline?

Ya, this is gonna be cool. My wife and brother-in-law are excited. I'll be starting on that pretty soon.

BK

Great project BK.   Nice way to honor and remember him.

I did a Gato for a friend, whose father served on a boat at the end of the war. Gave it to her and she flat cried.  Another member here noticed at the same time I did that the flag was not cased, and very generously provided one for her.  That brought her to tears again, when I told her how it came to happen.

That should work well for what I am doing. Not trying to detail it to the nines, just make a reasonable representation of the ship.

Thanks,

BK

All verticle surfaces are haze gray (satin sheen), all horizontal are deck gray (satin sheen). Areas that are exterior walkways are light grade non-skid and the flight deck is a heavy grade non-skid. the non-skid color (both grades) is nearly black and flat or matte sheen. also, the top of the stack is black. It was a satin sheen but I'd go with matte in that scale.

That's it for generalizations, and goes for nearly all U.S. Navy ships through the 1980's.

Instructions have been located, well enough to build the ship. I need to know what the colors are supposed to be for the deck, hull, etc. for a mid 80s build. The ship was built in 1980 and decommisioned in 2015. I'm not looking to be precise on the colors, just reseasonablely close. The ship will be placed in front of his burial flag.

BK