scowha7
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Post by scowha7 on Jul 1, 2018 20:58:19 GMT -6
I am doing the 1/535 scale USS Missouri also by Revell. With my jets I have taken to painting them combat squadron colors but this one has the color scheme commemorating the day the Japanese signed the treaty ending the war. I will be taking special care with this one and it will be a nice addition to my small WWII collection at work.  |
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Ernie
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Just goin' where the plastic takes me.....
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Post by Ernie on Jul 1, 2018 21:05:49 GMT -6
Nice! this one will be one to watch. I think I built the same kit a long time ago.
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Post by BUCKY on Jul 1, 2018 21:16:04 GMT -6
Very cool, Scott! I'm in!
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Post by JCON on Jul 1, 2018 23:10:12 GMT -6
Very cool, you can lay the groundwork for my 350th scale build of Mighty Mo!!!
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scowha7
GAINING SPEED
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Post by scowha7 on Jul 3, 2018 22:05:44 GMT -6
Mo’s first color and the deck are painted:  Next will be a thin dark blue line above the red and then the dark gray on top |
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Post by JCON on Jul 4, 2018 11:25:38 GMT -6
Nice!!!
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Post by JCON on Jul 4, 2018 11:30:44 GMT -6
I always thought the decks were painted a grey blue during WWII and weren't stripped down to the wood until after the war...
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Post by JCON on Jul 4, 2018 11:32:11 GMT -6
Seems like I read that when I was on board her in Pearl Harbor 2 years ago...
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Post by JCON on Jul 4, 2018 11:35:41 GMT -6
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scowha7
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Post by scowha7 on Jul 4, 2018 12:29:13 GMT -6
Hmm. I’ll have to look that over. Maybe this is the post war version...if so may have to revisit the colors  |
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scowha7
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Post by scowha7 on Jul 4, 2018 12:30:18 GMT -6
Yeah, looks like u are right |
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scowha7
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Post by scowha7 on Jul 4, 2018 12:49:40 GMT -6
Thanks for the info Joe! Really am looking for this to be as close as possible to the surrender version!
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scowha7
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Post by scowha7 on Jul 6, 2018 12:43:33 GMT -6
So now i have a delimma...Do I leave the wood that is molded on the plastic and just paint blue-grey over it or do I pull out the dremel and sand off the wood ridges so that it looks more like the ship did on VJ day? I put it in the box the other night just to think on it. I'm looking at some of the black and white pictures and I don't see the "blue" strip that's on this model. In fact, I haven't seen a single picture with it and the instructions don't show it. Thinking maybe the red I have on the bottom and the dark gray on top, but I think my gray might be too dark. Decisions, decisions! |
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Post by JCON on Jul 6, 2018 19:51:17 GMT -6
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Post by JCON on Jul 6, 2018 20:01:53 GMT -6
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Post by JCON on Jul 6, 2018 20:03:08 GMT -6
The wood ridges were there under the paint, it always had the teak, just painted over in wartime!!! So don't waste time scraping off the detail...  |
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Post by JCON on Jul 6, 2018 20:04:44 GMT -6
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Post by JCON on Jul 7, 2018 16:35:03 GMT -6
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scowha7
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Post by scowha7 on Jul 7, 2018 19:45:45 GMT -6
Thanks again Joe. I have a birthday coming up next week so looks like ill be putting in a paint order. The truck blue just isn’t what I wanted and I need some other armed forces colors it looks like |
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Post by JCON on Jul 7, 2018 21:43:28 GMT -6
Happy birthday a bit early!!!
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