Tracy White wrote:
Well, two points on that. First, I would characterize that as my fault and not theirs in many regards. There's also a difference of opinion; Randy Short thinks she was in Measure 21 but I think Measure 14.
While we spent about two and a half years doing the kit itself, the instructions were rather rushed and I just missed the lack of Measure 14 in the review.
Well, I think the instructions sure look nice for a rush job.
Seriously, the loving attention given to those 5"/38s in both plastic and on the instruction page make me a little sad I'm not planning on using them. (I'll save 'em for something else. Hey, if I get another Indy, I'll have enough leftover 5"/38s to fit out an Essex!)
I'm totally with you on the Ms. 14 Tracy, particularly based on this shot:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/022209.jpgFlight Deck Stain 21 nearly matches 5-O, and I don's see much difference in this shot between deck and structure there. (Though to be fair, I also don't notice any difference between the hull color and the forecastle color that should probably be deck blue.) Of all the ironies, as much as I hate Ms. 21, I think in this case it's a more colorful scheme than Ms. 14 - at least the deck would be a noticeably different color! A friend of mine built a CVE in Ms. 14 with Deck Stain 21, and the thing looked almost like unpainted plastic it was so monotonous!
- Sean F.