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    U.S. Navy Ship Colors - early 1950s

    in Destroyers, Cruisers, Frigates, Pt Boats and other smaller ships

    Posted

    Ok, I'm a plane guy and a complete noobie when it comes to ships. I'm building a 1/700 CA-71 Quincy for my my Grandfather who served on it in the early 1950s. I couple of questions...

    1. What would be the colors used? I see lots of info on wwii camo, but I can't seem to find what I need for the post war years. Would the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the ship be 2 different colors?

    2. Would the teak deck be "teak" wood color - our would that have also been painted?

    Sorry if these are ridiculous questions - but help a guy out if you could. thanks!

    FS: 1/32 & 1/48 decals - mostly OOP

    in Buy and sell - add scale to your title

    Posted · Edited by mynameismatt

    I have the following decals for sale. Most are OOP. Paypal preferred. Buy one, buy them all - flat $3 shipping within USA .All instructions included. You can PM me or email me at matthewmwohlford(at)gmail(dot)com

    1/32

    1. Afterburner 1/32 SuperBug CAGs part 1 32-003 $20.00

    2. Microscale 1/32 Navy F-4J's VF-31, VF-96 32-27 $18.00 - older decals in great condition. No yellowing.

    3. Zotz 1/32 VF-103 F-14B Tomcats ZTZ/32026 $15.00

    4. BarracudaCals 1/32 P-40E warhawks part 1 32006 - $15.00

    5. Fightertown 1/32 VFA-103 Superhornets 32016 - $15.00

    6. EagleStrike 1/32 Avengers part II 32072 - $8.00

    7. TwoBobs 1/32 F-14A Splintered NSAWC Tomcats 32-005 - $16.00

    8.CAM 1/32 F-4E 388th TFW 32-060 - $9.00

    9. TwoBobs 1/32 F-105D Wrap-Around Thuds!! 32-015 - $12.00

    10. SuperScale 1/32 F-16A 8TFW 58 TFW Gunsmoke '85 - $6.00

    11. Superscale 1/32 F-14A's VF-84 & VF-213 (Low Vis) 32-69 - $6.00

    12. TwoBobs 1/32 F/A-18C Feline Hornets (red tail) 32-036 - $4.00

    13. YellowHammer 1/32 F-4J VF-96 Showtime 100 - double sheet YHD32-07 - $12.00

    14. Microscale 1/32 F-4's USN Mig Killers (VF-161 & VF-142) 32-66 - $10.00

    15. Cutting Edge 1/32 A-7E Part 4, VA-15 Valions CED32077 - $12.00

    16. Microscale 1/32 F-4 Phantoms (VF-92 & VMFA-235) 32-28 - $8.00

    1/48

    1. Aeromaster 1/48 Valiant Vigi's part 2 48-732 - $8.00

    2. SuperScale 1/48 B-24J "Mables Lables" "Cocktail Hour" & Dragon & His Tail" 48-037. $25.00 - great condition, 2 sheets, no yellowing.

    3. Fox One 1/48 Early Bones B-1 Lancers 48-007 $9.00

    4. Microscale 1/48 F-14A's Low Vis VF-101, VF-114 & VF-213 45-328 - $6.00

    Dragon 1/72 Saturn V

    in Real Space Modeling

    Posted

    I finished mine. Never again. besides the inaccuracies, the directions are piss poor and leaves you scratching your head and questioning many things.

    I can't tell you how many hours I spent looking at photos and then checking the "alignment"of each stage, as the paint guide is practically non existent. They also don't really show you where the different lines actually attach to the different stages, so again check, re check, and then check your references again. I totally drilled out holes for lines on both sides ( because they mold locator holes are on both sides) only to find out it didn't happen on the real thing...

    Of course, I'm a Saturn V noob, so that made life harder.

    Also, have fun painting.... I put the airbrush away and used krylon rattle cans. It's a ton of paint to lay!

    But, on the plus side, once finished it makes for one impressive display!

    Enamel or Acylic

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I did the same thing about 10 years ago. Easy clean up, no harsh fumes.... But I found masking became trickier. To a point, it became a pain in the a$. After having enough of that headache, I switched back to enamels and love them even more. Building model should be fun and painting them too! For me, using acrylics was not fun. It maybe for you and that's all that really matters. What works best for you.

    Happy modeling,

    Steven hi2.gif

    I would agree, I switched back to enamels and bought a good respirator about a year ago. Masking was always a pain with acrylics as well as clogging my airbrush (I only used MM Acryl FWIW). I have heard that applying a good coat of Tamiya Primer before acrylics can help with peeling.

    Cleveland model show nov 3

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by mynameismatt

    A friend and I drove down and both entered a model. We were both impressed with the attendance of the show. It was busy! I managed to snag a few 1/32 Revell props in the cheap for nostalgia's sake. Also picked up a 1/48 B-17F that I plan to convert to a D using the Koster set. The quality of the models entered were amazing, and put my B-17 I entered to shame! Very well done everyone!

    After a 5 hour drive both ways, I'm pretty tired this morning wink.gif

    Cleveland model show nov 3

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Looks like a buddy and myself will be heading down for the show. I'm thinking about taking a B-17 and possibly a TBF, but I'm nervous about transporting them.

    How are the vendors for this show? Pretty good?

    Any local shops that are worth checking out while we are in town?

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