WW2 missiles

Well this could always devolve into a discussion on their colors and paint schemes...

There are a few huge honkin' Mil-Specs and TOs to cover that aspect, Stik.

But, I am sort of getting a rep as a "boring old guy" concerning colors,,,,,so, I will just mention them and not quote them.

I will mention that there are some pretty good decal sheets in the three main aircraft scales that have really good painting guides to go with them.

Rex

Well, I believe in the old saying, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.  So when I was in the military, I used military definitions.  I have long been out of the military, so no longer feel compelled to.  So when watching ships on the Great Lakes, I will frequently call them ore boats, although that drives my ex-Navy friends crazy.  Of course, the Navy still talks about giant submarines as boats.  Oh well, as long as everyone understands what we mean when talking to each other.

A similar thing still bothers me.  The word "jet" now seems to be a synonym for aircraft, even aircraft propelled by propellers!

Don Stauffer

A similar thing still bothers me.  The word "jet" now seems to be a synonym for aircraft, even aircraft propelled by propellers!

Similarly, I'm bothered whenever I see any pistol, even a semi-auto, referred to as a "revolver".

and remember folks, a "gun" is a crew served weapon.... This is my rifle, this is my gun, this is for fighting, this is for fun...

TarnShip

There are a few huge honkin' Mil-Specs and TOs to cover that aspect, Stik.

But, I am sort of getting a rep as a "boring old guy" concerning colors,,,,,so, I will just mention them and not quote them.

I will mention that there are some pretty good decal sheets in the three main aircraft scales that have really good painting guides to go with them.

Rex

Yes, I am just stirring the pot... we really need that emoticon here.... Cybermodeler has many of those TOs on their site in the reference section... love 'em!!! great for the little details.

It is too bad that FSM doesn't have provisions for stand alone web pages such as Cybermodeler has.  Just think of all the reference pages we could pop up for newbies and some "oldbies" to use when they want some info. In a static format, it could be much easier to either read and use,,,,,,or ignore if it is more info than what someone wants.

As it is, every time one of us types out a list of resources on another site,,,,,,,,or a large (boring to some) post,,,,,,,it just scrolls away, out of sight and out of mind.

(Cybermodeler's paint pages were my "go to" for my paint color searches after being burned by buying paints according to a couple of other sites)

Rex