"USS Arizona Deck color" Topic
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| Brent27511 | 18 Sep 2006 8:09 p.m. PST |
I am going to build the classic model kit of the Arizona. I was going to build the waterline version, it seems more fitting. In 1941 what was the deck color? Measure 1 I can handle, but it doesn't give the color of the deck? Light wood, dark wood or painted? Any one have any ideas? Brent |
 McKinstry   | 18 Sep 2006 8:22 p.m. PST |
I've always seen it as light wood. They were wooden decks on a 20+ year old vessel that had been swabbed virtually daily. The wood portion was quite sunbleached. |
| mdriscoll | 18 Sep 2006 9:31 p.m. PST |
Yes, I think a very light, sunbleached wood is correct. When I did the same kit some time ago, I remember stressing trying to get the shade just right. A google search will come up with some really great versions of this kit on some of the many scale modeler websites. They are a great reference and inspiration. |
 Gungnir | 18 Sep 2006 9:32 p.m. PST |
Found this one of the North Carolina: picture Missouri:
picture Same site has a pic showing the deck of the Texas, similar tone: picture Based on that, I'ld go with the light colour. |
| Brent27511 | 19 Sep 2006 7:06 a.m. PST |
That works for me, the kit wanted me to use another grey color, that just didn't seem right for a pre-ship.
Thanks again! Brent |
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