US New Jersey Battleship

hey there

if you like i have the tamaya 1/350 scale new jersey, i could look at the instructions for the paint color. i buildt the missouri as well and used the floquol colors and it came out perfect they had the colors that tamaya called for . let me know you can email me if you like.

The Fed-Std specification for modern US Navy Haze Gray is 26270.  Testors Modelmaster Neutral Gray is 36270.   The difference is semigloss vs flat.   In scale -- you can't tell the differnce in the sheens - go with the flat.  

Modern USN deck gray is closly approximated by Gunship Gray.   There is not a Fed-Std number that I'm aware of.   Newly applied it is darker (Engine Gray ?) and rapidly fades to Gunship.

If you are up to it, post pictures of your build up as it comes together from parts to assemblies to a finished model...

edward hejna wrote:

Thanks Ed, I think between you and the other gentleman I should be in great shape. Any idea what the Modelmaster co;or would be for the Navy Anti Fouling red would be?

In acrylics, if you can find it, MM Acryl II Marine line -- Hull Red.  Its matched to the Snyder & Short paint chips and WEM Colourcoat enamel paint line.  Trouble is that its out of production. 

Tamiya's Hull Red is too brown for USN subjects (good for IJN subjects though).

Best bet --check the model railroad side of the hobby shop for Pollyscale/Floquil railroad colors for Mineral Red or Red Zinc Chromate.  

My quick & easy choice is American Tradition Red Primer in the jumbo economy-sized rattlecan at Lowes hardware store.