Modern DDG FS Colors

Thanks Mike and all for the wealth of information. This forum is such a great resource for modelers.

I too am working on a 1/700th scale Burke-class destroyer. Im building the Skywave kit.

I've used gunship gray for my deck surfaces, but your choice depends on how you wish to represent the ship. The nonskid and painted surfaces fade very quickly in sunlight. If you want your ship to look straight from the drydock, go with any of the choices mentioned above.

If you are choosing to show your ship with some weathering, check some photos at the Navy Newsstand website: www.news.navy.mil. You'll see much lighter shades of gray on the decks.

I use a mixture, or do a dry brushing, with pale gray to "fade" the deck somewhat.

Its all in the "look"you want your model to have.

Enjoy.

Mike

EdGrune wrote:

Modern US Navy Haze Garay is 26270.  Modelmaster Neutral Gray is 36270 - so you're good to go there.  Overcoat with satin vs flat -- but my personal peference is to stay with the flat as my bow to scale effect. I don't happen to have the spec for deck gray handy, but MM Gunship Gray is a good match.   New, unweathered flight deck antiskid is done well by MM Engine Gray.  It weathers toward the Gunship.   You might paint the deck & apply the deck marking decals - then apply a LIGHT dusting of Gunship to tie it all together.

well seeing as how Deck gray is the most commonly used color of paint in my division, i will attest to Gunship gray being a good (nearly perfect) match. instead of neutral gray i use a 40/60 mix of dark gull gray/light gull gray which is slightly lighter in color (than the actual FS match) and hence gives a more accurate representation for the scale.

The water looks to be made from a textured plexiglas of the type used for recessed light fixtures or for shower doors.   Paint the reverse and use white artist's tube paint & gloss medium to attach the ship so that it isn't just sitting on top of the wave bumps.

Ed,

Could you tell me how you think this water was made?

Thank you very much. You answered my next question about scale effect before I could ask it.

Modern US Navy Haze Garay is 26270.  Modelmaster Neutral Gray is 36270 - so you're good to go there.  Overcoat with satin vs flat -- but my personal peference is to stay with the flat as my bow to scale effect.

I don't happen to have the spec for deck gray handy, but MM Gunship Gray is a good match.  

New, unweathered flight deck antiskid is done well by MM Engine Gray.  It weathers toward the Gunship.   You might paint the deck & apply the deck marking decals - then apply a LIGHT dusting of Gunship to tie it all together.