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Crimea_River
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Since I found the need to pre-paint some parts, I'm having to settle on colours at this early stage. I'll be painting this model in the Measure 33 7a scheme that the ship carried in the months prior to her loss and I think that I have now navigated through the fog of US naval colours of the time. Here is an original plan of the scheme, copied from the net, which is unfortunately illegible in the areas that I need.
Having read several discussions and bits of literature on the matter, almost all of which do not align with each other, I have settled on the following colours and am starting to prepare some samples of Tamiya paints to match the suggested FS equivalents based on the FS-595a colour booklet that I borrowed from a friend and this useful site:
Shadow areas and lighter colour shown in above diagram - 5-U White
Light Grey areas in above diagram as well as island tower and platforms - 5-P Pale Grey - FS36515 - No Tamiya mix suggestion
Medium tone on above diagram - 5-H Haze Grey - FS36375 - Tamiya XF-66 suggested
Dark areas on above diagram - 5-N Navy Blue - FS35045 - Tamiya XF-17 suggested
Flight deck and other floors/decks - Deck Stain 21 - FS35164 - Tamiya XF-18 suggested
Onward.......
Having read several discussions and bits of literature on the matter, almost all of which do not align with each other, I have settled on the following colours and am starting to prepare some samples of Tamiya paints to match the suggested FS equivalents based on the FS-595a colour booklet that I borrowed from a friend and this useful site:
Shadow areas and lighter colour shown in above diagram - 5-U White
Light Grey areas in above diagram as well as island tower and platforms - 5-P Pale Grey - FS36515 - No Tamiya mix suggestion
Medium tone on above diagram - 5-H Haze Grey - FS36375 - Tamiya XF-66 suggested
Dark areas on above diagram - 5-N Navy Blue - FS35045 - Tamiya XF-17 suggested
Flight deck and other floors/decks - Deck Stain 21 - FS35164 - Tamiya XF-18 suggested
Onward.......