The Ship Model Forum

I've started using Model Master Acryl a lot. They airbrush well and also hand brush well too. Thin with their own brand thinners.

If applying by hand, three coats of thinned paint will give a reliably smooth and opaque finish, but allow a day to fully dry between coats.

Regards,

David Griffith

i can only report which revell colours.... they are the easiest available ones here:
flat grey 76 for hull and superstructure
and flat grey 57 for the decks!

ijozic

For the hull of a Spruance or a modern ship people say to use Light Ghost Grey from Model Masters(for 1/700). I use the Haze #5 for my ships though(I also mix some white to scale it). I like the blueish tint to it. As for the decks I have used Tamiya's Medium Grey.

This is just the way I like it. Hope it helps.

John

Has anybody tried these? It'd be great if some could cross-reference these WEM colours with MM's equivalents..

http://www.testors.com/tes_cds/color_charts/4200_MM_Marine%20(Acrylic).pdf

[quote="No Name"]
Here are the WEM Colour Coats numbers that you will need.
M 03 U.S. NAVY HAZE GRAY (ships decks)
M 04 U.S. NAVY DECK GRAY (ships steel decks)
M 05 U.S. NAVY FLIGHT DECK GRAY (Heilo landing pad)
M 06 U.S. NAVY ANTI-FOULING RED (lower Hull below waterline)
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I'm not sure what does this mean. I assume Haze Gray is for ship's hull above waterline plus the ship's superstructure. Deck gray is for the deck (obvious).

Ok, anti-fouling red is obvious. And there is flight deck colour among MM's WWII colours. Maybe Bulkhead gray would be for superstructure but I need the colour for the deck and for the ship's hull.

Sorry if it's somewhat confusing. I need it for USS Spruance VLS. Any help would be very appreciated.