taskforce48 wrote:
Images of this time are rare and often unclear. All the images I have show her in a dark overall color, so I get the impression that she maintained her MS-21 paint scheme till after overhaul and island expansion completed. The 41 on the stack is not shadowed in any of the images that I can tell, the image of her having the island work done is pretty clear and the shadowing is not present to my eye and the visible area's of the ship are very dark. I have this image showing her overall, lots of shadows but you can see she is overall one dark color.
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This image shows no shadowing on Funnel 41
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Another image showing the 41 but also showing she is still dark when compared to her navy blue planes
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If you want something a little brighter, the FDR looks to have commissioned in MS-22, there has been some debate if they are older purple hues or the newer neutral ones that were coming out at the same time. I am leaning towards the newer tones when compared to the USS Franklin in the background of the full image, but that could be a trick of light that she looks so much darker.
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Thank you for your quick and comprehensive response. It answers my question and, satisfies my EEI, (Essential Elements of Information) very nicely. I will be going with a Navy Blue, based on the color image of it being commissioned, or variation thereof. I have a True Color 5N, which I will use. The deck looks to be a deck blue or a dark gray, so that will be up to me. But; thank you again, very helpful.
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