Pink Japanese cruiser

[Tracy White]

How about HMS Campletown? I've heard she was MBP on her last voyage... truth?

[Olaf Held]

Hi Olaf,

According to the good Professor Raven, it was WINSLOW (DD-359), which obtained the paint from SS DUNOTTER CASTLE during a stopover in Capetown in 12/41. DDs that subsequently painted up in MBP included WARRINGTON (DD-383), CLARK (DD-361) & PHELPS (DD-360).

Thanks John ~ The list of ships painted in (or similar to) MPB is getting longer and longer. I'm still confused about those colours, all named differently (Plymouth Pink, N**ple Pink, MBP, then the differences in brightness (light, medium, dark, maybe in patterns on a few ships), as if every skipper or squadron leader had his own idea about this colour ...).

I think I need to update my library with the proper books, the "professor" would be a good start, eh?

Happy painting ~ Olaf!

[John Snyder]

How about HMS Campletown? I've heard she was MBP on her last voyage... truth?

Truth.

[John Snyder]

Hi Olaf,

According to the good Professor Raven, it was WINSLOW (DD-359), which obtained the paint from SS DUNOTTER CASTLE during a stopover in Capetown in 12/41. DDs that subsequently painted up in MBP included WARRINGTON (DD-383), CLARK (DD-361) & PHELPS (DD-360).

Thanks John ~ The list of ships painted in (or similar to) MPB is getting longer and longer. I'm still confused about those colours, all named differently (Plymouth Pink, N**ple Pink, MBP, then the differences in brightness (light, medium, dark, maybe in patterns on a few ships), as if every skipper or squadron leader had his own idea about this colour ...).

I think I need to update my library with the proper books, the "professor" would be a good start, eh?

Happy painting ~ Olaf!

The "Professor" is a good starting point. His series of camo articles posted at the shipcamouflage website is always worth re-reading. As for the names, I recall that Plymouth Pink was an unofficial term for MBP, while Nipple Pink was the USN term applied to MBP. I haven't seen a medium version of the color. The samples Alan supplied to Randy Short and me included MBP dark and light, and the brighter pink that he referenced yesterday.