"IJN Ship colors and patterns" Topic
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| Hauptmann6 | 21 May 2007 8:38 a.m. PST |
Is there a good resource for Japanese ships like shipcamouflage.com? I am fairly clueless in how they were painted. I hope I haven't missed a really obvious resource. Thanks in advance. |
| HMSResolution | 21 May 2007 8:53 a.m. PST |
Japanese ships appear to have been painted a flat gray up until almost the end of the war. There appear to have been four different mixes of this, all of which are available from Testor's Marine Masters line; Clash of Arm's guide to painting WWII ships has some more information on the subject. |
| Hauptmann6 | 21 May 2007 10:26 a.m. PST |
Thanks. I just put in an order for the US colors. My current gunship gray will do for now. |
 Doms Decals  | 21 May 2007 11:29 a.m. PST |
Yep; the different shades depend which arsenal the ship was last refitted at, as the major shipyards each had a different shade, if memory serves. Try Googling "Schnyder & Short" – they're bound to have some good info. Dom. |
| Bostich | 04 Sep 2007 4:31 p.m. PST |
The "greys" referenced seem much darker and more blue than in any pictures. |
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