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Re: can anyone tell me which color to use on the superstructure in MS 22?

Posted by Ralph Wood on March 31, 2023, 19:50:58, in reply to "Re: can anyone tell me which color to use on the superstructure in MS 22?"

This would only apply to very late in the war...about the last half of the last year of it. He has not specified a time period. If earlier, then he needs the colors already discussed. However, if he intends that late in the war, this is generally sound advice.

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Chris D., for a model to resemble the ships in the 1945 photo available at the link below, on the upperworks use Colourcoats paint product ID US28, #27 Neutral Haze Gray (USA).

USN #27 Neutral Haze Gray was blended from lampblack and white paint. It matches neither earlier USN 5-H haze gray nor postwar haze gray nor aviation gull grays.

The Snyder-Short color chip labeled #27 Neutral Haze Gray (1945) is not that color and is instead USN postwar haze gray, a lighter and blue-tinted color that indeed resembles haze at sea.

References:

The Development of Naval Camouflage 1914 – 1945 Part V: United States >

BuShips letter subject Camouflage Instructions - Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers, Destroyer Escorts, Assigned to the Pacific Fleet (yes, I know that you are modeling a battleship) >

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[quote] This would only apply to very late in the war...about the last half of the last year of it. He has not specified a time period. If earlier, then he needs the colors already discussed. However, if he intends that late in the war, this is generally sound advice. [quote] Chris D., for a model to resemble the ships in the 1945 photo available at the link below, on the upperworks use Colourcoats paint product ID US28, #27 Neutral Haze Gray (USA). USN #27 Neutral Haze Gray was blended from lampblack and white paint. It matches neither earlier USN 5-H haze gray nor postwar haze gray nor aviation gull grays. The Snyder-Short color chip labeled #27 Neutral Haze Gray (1945) is not that color and is instead USN postwar haze gray, a lighter and blue-tinted color that indeed resembles haze at sea. References: The Development of Naval Camouflage 1914 – 1945 Part V: United States > BuShips letter subject Camouflage Instructions - Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers, Destroyer Escorts, Assigned to the Pacific Fleet (yes, I know that you are modeling a battleship) > [/quote] [/quote]

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