1/72 Gato

I havent started mine yet, but here a link to guy at subpirates its 5 pages it just might help.If your doing the two tone  its Meassure 32/3SS-B

FS 36375 Lt Ghost Grey

FS 36495 Lt Grey

http://www.subpirates.com/viewtopic.php?t=2056

Try here also....

http://www.shipcamouflage.com/

http://www.shipcamouflage.com/warship_camouflage.htm

Jeff 

The Shipcamo site is your best bet, they are the US partner for paints to White Ensign Models (WEM). These guys THOROUGHLY research paint, then have it custom blended to their specs. I just bought a small tin of "Dark Gray" for my 1/72 Gato, as a test, and I was surprised to find it is very, very dark, especially compared to the Humbrol USN equiv I bought. So I'm glad I went to WEM.

I've seen some excellent U-boat builds and paint jobs, but some funny shades of gray because people used average grays. Worth the effort I think to use correct colors.

The 2-tone gray and black was Measure 32/(lots of variations in the slash part), popular in about 44, maybe starting 43, though it was chnaged in late 44/early45 slightly. Dick O'Kane noted that the new paint job (as opposed to the Measure 9 all black) was excellent camo, he and his lookouts couldn't see a rendezvousing sub until they were quite close, even in daylight.

Keep us posted on the build 

bob36281 wrote:

Wait till you guys who haven't started your build yet discover they only furnish conning tower nubers for ONE side! Calling customer service only gets you evasive answers from their "experts". Floating Drydock has some nice number sets that do the trick at a reasonable price, and he sends you 2 sets.

Of course subs didn't carry any numbers on their conning towers operationally.  Maybe as as postwar training or reserve sub (or museum ship as seen today).

All US Subs had hull numbers on their sails from around 45-46 to the late 60s. The ship's name was, and, I believe, still is, worn port and starboard on the after hull.

Mike K.

This is somewhat redundant in general , however does anyone know if the Revell Germany kit is the same molding in a different box?????????????

Many of us have asked this question for different ships!

Do you submarine guys know, for this kit???? 

Wilbur Wright wrote:

This is somewhat redundant in general , however does anyone know if the Revell Germany kit is the same molding in a different box????????????? Many of us have asked this question for different ships! Do you submarine guys know, for this kit????

The Gato is not evan close to being the same mold nun the less the gato is not made by revell germany its revell USA. The two german u boat hull's are some what identical but not identicaly the same. Hope that helps.

You did not understand the question........ Revell Germany is about to release a 1/72 scale Gato selling for US $91. I said nothing about German subs!

Does anyone HAVE info as to whether the molds will be the same, or as like many ship models its just a fancier box with more flash? Like many ship models from them. 

A quick search on ebay or Tower hobbies and you will see what I mean. 

smokinguns3 wrote:

Ok sorry, I went to revell G and tower 20 bucks says its the same mold diffrent box.

And different decals.  They're already being exchanged on Hyperscale & SteelNavy

A lot is planned and assumed, but not much yet: WEM has some deck guns listed, and a PE set of some kind, Nautilus is rumored to be working on a wood deck, but who knows? (No, really, who?? tell us!). Iron Bottom sound (http://ibs.eastcoastarmory.com/Csets2.htm) is working on guns and Balao tower converserion I think.

I am researching decks (the all wood deck boats vs mix wood metal), and am looking at doing a PE set of the metal decks to replace the kit, but that's just in research now...weighing pros and cons and do-ability.

The PDF of deck research is under "deck" forum at:

http://p104.ezboard.com/brevellgatosub

On December 20, 2006 I purchased two resin crew sets (3 figures each) for the Gato from AAA Hobies (aka Nautilus Modles) for $9.80 + tax each. They were make by CMK kits and numbered

F72175 and F72176.

kelvinlear wrote:

This is a new arena for me, so I don't know all the company names nor their reputations. I did find an in-the-works photo-etch accessory kit by White Ensign Models. Anyone heard of 'em?

Hey there Supraman, this is everyones thread and all the info helps, thanks to everyone for the help, I am sorry I have not replied earlier I am a truck driver and don't get on much.

Supraman do you have an address for the online build you guys are doing would love to follow. 

ADleitch wrote:

Hey there Supraman, this is everyones thread and all the info helps, thanks to everyone for the help, I am sorry I have not replied earlier I am a truck driver and don't get on much.   Supraman do you have an address for the online build you guys are doing would love to follow.

The GB is on this site, under Group builds. We are the Revell-Monogram GB. Right now we mainly just bantering back and forth. I'd post the link, but I don't know how.

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