I've spent the last few days working on this BWN kit to go with the Trumpy Saratoga. I'm still not sure of the proper colour sceme for 1940.
In some photos from around that date, the top half of the large cage mast looks painted with a darker colour. Is this so? If it is, does anybody know what colour?
MODERATOR EDIT: ADDED LIST OF AVAILABLE KITS AND GALLERY ENTRIESAvailable Pre-War Big 5 Class Kits1/700:Loose Cannon USS Colorado 1942
Trumpeter USS Maryland 1941
Trumpeter USS West Virginia 1941
Trumpeter USS California 1941
Trumpeter USS Tennessee 1941
1/350:Iron Shipwright USS Tennessee 1941
Iron Shipwright USS California 1941
Iron Shipwright USS West Virginia 1941
Iron Shipwright USS Maryland 1941
Pre-War Big 5 Class Gallery Entries1/700:John Leyland’s Scratchbuilt California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlRob Kernaghan’s Waveline California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... 44/700-rk/Mark McKinnis Waveline Tennessee
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htmMark McKinnis Loose Cannon Colorado
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlPaul Helfrich’s Kit-Bashed Maryland
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlKostas’ Waveline West Virginia
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htmBrien Miller’s Trumpeter Maryland
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htmTodd Renner’s Trumpeter Maryland
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... nd-700-tr/Carl Allsup’s Trumpeter Maryland
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... d-700-cba/Rich Kissinger’s Trumpeter Maryland
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... nd-700-rk/Abram Joslin’s Trumpeter Maryland
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... nd-700-aj/1/350:Robert Apfelzweig’s Yankee ModelWorks California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlAndy Elwood’s Tom’s ModelWorks California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlJim Baumann’s Iron Shipwright California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlKen Summa’s Classic Warship California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlDave Becker’s Blue Water Navy California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlRon Dickenson’s Blue Water Navy California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlVarious Scales:Paul Helfrich’s 1/2400 GHQ Colorado
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlBob Nandell’s 1/500 Scratchbuilt Maryland
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.htmlJohn M Johnsey 1/192 California
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... e-192-jmj/
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