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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        List of Questions
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 8, 2005 9:54 PM
                        Okay, just a few last details I need cleared up.

                        When brush painting the decks of a 1/700 New Jersey, whaty techniques should be used? How many coats are recommended?

                        What color are the base and shields of 20/40 mm guns?

                        Is it true that the NJ was the flagship at Truk? (2/4/44) ( I'm not sure that this website is accurate) If so, what color scheme did she wear then?

                        Thanks for any help. I"ve almost got everything figured out, so the next one shuold require no where near as much time/questioning. Thanks.
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                        Jeff Herne
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Monday, January 10, 2005 8:25 AM
                        If you're doing BBNJ in February of '44, she wore Measure 21, overall Navy Blue 5-N. Her decks were 20-B Deck Blue, the same FS# as the US Non-Specular Sea Blue used on aircraft at that time. 20mm gun shields and bases were 5-N Navy Blue, but the guns themselves were gunmetal (or flat black/dark gray in 700 scale). 40mm guns were painted the camo color with the exception of the muzzles and recoil springs.

                        Jeff
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 10, 2005 9:31 PM
                        As always Jeff, thanks. I am indebted to you.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 10, 2005 10:37 PM
                        A quick question, if I may, by "the camo color" for the 40mm, do you mean 5-n or 20-b? Also, does gunmetal look worse than flat black for the barrels at 1/700? Thanks for your help.
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                        Jeff Herne
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:01 PM
                        5-N....20-B deck blue is a different shade, and is only used on horiztonal surfaces like turret tops, catwalks, etc.

                        In 1/700 scale, flat black sometimes looks a little too stark, but if the ship is already a dark color like 5-N, it might provide a little more contrast...experiment yourself with a couple and determine which you like better.

                        Best,

                        Jeff
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:12 PM
                        Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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