"Battle of the Java Sea - British & Australian 1/3000th" Topic

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The Wargames Room	17 Mar 2023 3:58 a.m. PST
The next short article in my potted series on building ships in 1/3000th scale for the Battle of the Java Sea is now on-line. This time we look at the British and Australian vessels. Just five ships, three of which I completed for the River Plate, Matapan and Force Z. If you are interested the article can be found here: link
colkitto	17 Mar 2023 4:21 a.m. PST
I'm enjoying these informative reports – thanks for sharing. Did you tell us how you made the splash markers, incidentally? Sorry if I have missed it.
The Wargames Room	17 Mar 2023 1:51 p.m. PST
Appreciate the feedback, thank you. The splash markers are the end of a toothpick mounted on a scrap of plasticard. They are then textured with caulking compound. I will document the technique in a future post.
fantasque	18 Mar 2023 2:05 a.m. PST
Interesting. Where did you find the information on the Dutch camouflage schemes you showed in your last article? I had not seen that before.
The Wargames Room	18 Mar 2023 1:14 p.m. PST
@fantasque the black and white image shows what looks to be a camouflage scheme. Searching for images eventually turned up some colour schemes that suggest possible colours which and align to the pattern.
fantasque	18 Mar 2023 1:45 p.m. PST
Thanks, I will have a look

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