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lol ... yep I am painfully aware of the cost of gas! :smallsmile: but my old-fashioned values always make me try to support our "local" merchants first if I can! (Plus I had groceries to buy :big_grin: )

We are SERIOUSLY up in the mountains! (you know: bears, cougars, elk, pot plantations, etc lol) So sometimes "local" means a long drive!

And no, my car doesn't get great mileage but it sure is [u][b]dang fun[/b][/u] to drive being a 2008 Muscle-tang!! Actually it does get about 28 mpg on the highway with the cruise control set ... but only about 9 around town since a perfectly good stop sign is totally worthless without a little Muscle-tang rubber on the road as a testimonial! LOL

but I digress. Back to the colors: [i]does anybody see anything glaringly wrong???[/i]

[quote="codythecatt"]Thanks alot for that tip. the shipping costs are what keeps me from ordering online, but his are really reasonable!!!

THANKS! :smallsmile:

ps: just checked his site ... I can save $0.60 per bottle which will easily cover the shipping costs!!! :woo_hoo:[/quote]

You realize the money you spent on the gas to get to the hobby store is more than the shipping costs, right? Not trying to sound like a smart alek or anything. Just thought youd like to see it from that perspective. (unless youre driving a car that gets [i]great[/i] mileage)

Thanks alot for that tip. the shipping costs are what keeps me from ordering online, but his are really reasonable!!!

THANKS! :smallsmile:

ps: just checked his site ... I can save $0.60 per bottle which will easily cover the shipping costs!!! :woo_hoo:

If you don't line in Colorado, order online from BattleFleet Models. If you do live there you'll have drive there. Harry has the entire line of the re-issued Testor's paints. Shipping is only $5 for any order under $100 and free after that. He's a great guy, deal with confidence.

[url]http://www.battlefleetmodels1.com/id62.html[/url]

Edit: Timmy beat me to it but there's the link anyway.

Yes, the re-newed Testors line is rather difficult to get, being both new and obscure - Harry at Battlefleet Models (link on the front page) should have some, if I recall correctly.

drove clear down the valley to the Hobby Store ( 60 miles ) ... and they didn't have ANY of the Testors 215- naval colors product line! No 20-B Weather Deck Blue to be found. Puts a real kink in my get-along! :Tirade:

Hi Timmy C,
That's great to know. It's about time they reworked their USN color line. White Ensign paints are great if they are in stock :heh: :heh: . Other wise I prefer Life color paint. It might not be as accurate, but Sprue Brothers sell it by the bottle so you don't have to but it by the set and it's almost always in stock also.

Roger DD-473/DD-555 :big_grin:

Testors/Model Masters now actually make (well, re-making) USN camouflage colours by name in both acrylic and enamels, so you don't even have to look up substitutions:
Enamel: http://www.testors.com/category/560957/Naval_Colors
Acrylic: http://www.testors.com/category/136649/Acryl_Paints (no 20-B though)

Of course, if you're an enamels guy, you can always go with WEM's Colourcoats line.

I would like a little feedback on the color conversion (from Revell to Testors) for my Revell Germany 1:144 Fletcher using the measure 31-16D scheme:

HULL - ACE RED OXIDE PRIMER
DECK - 20-B Weather Deck Blue USN TESTORS #2159

CAMO - 5-H HAZE GREY USN.........TESTORS #2156
CAMO - 5-0 OCEAN GRAY USN........TESTORS #2157
CAMO - FLAT BLACK...................TESTORS #2040 (37031 Aircraft Interior Black) ?? or
...........................................TESTORS #1749 (Flat Black)

[A] - not needed
[B] - ANTHRACITE GRAY........TESTORS #2079 (Schwarzgrau RLM66)
[C] - not needed
[D] - not needed
[E] - not needed
[F] - not needed.....................................(weather deck blue)
[G] - BRASS, METALLIC..........TESTORS #1782 (Brass)
.......SILVER, METALLIC.........TESTORS #2714 (German Silver Metallic)
[H] - MATTE SEA GREEN.........TESTORS #2116 (Imperial Japanese Navy Green)
[I] - MATTE CARMINE RED......TESTORS #2733 (Ford Engine Red)
[J] - STEEL, METALLIC..........TESTORS #1424 (Burnt Iron (non-buffing) Metalizer) ??
[K] - MATTE OCHRE BROWN....TESTORS #1735 (Wood)
[L] - MATTE TANK GRAY.........TESTORS #2094 (Panzer Schwarzgrau 39/43 RAL7021)
[M] - MATTE LIGHT GRAY.......TESTORS #1732 (Light Gray FS36495)
[N] - MATTE BLACK...............TESTORS #2040 (37031 Aircraft Interior Black )
[O] - MATTE DUST GRAY........TESTORS #2059 (RAF Dark Sea Grey)
[ ] - MATTE SILKY WHITE.......TESTORS #1768 (Flat White FS37875)
[ ] - MATTE BROWN.............TESTORS #1701 (Flat Military Brown) ??
[ ] - MATTE BLUE................TESTORS #2012 (Cobalt Blue)

These are the recommended substitutions ....... any comments or suggestions?

Thanks

PS: IF THIS IS THE WRONG SECTION FOR THIS POST WOULD ONE OF THE MODS PLEASE MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT PLACE :big_grin: