ArizonaBB39 wrote:
Tony, I think he's referring to the MM 5-D Dark Grey color, instead of actually using a black. The 5-D will not be black, but a touch lighter (dull black).
Tony:
Arizona is correct. By 5-D I am referring to the MM 5-D Dark Grey color. It was used in camouflage Measure 1 as described in
SteelNavy: US Navy Camouflage and Colours, or more in-depth at
ShipCamouflage.com: USN Camouflage Measures.
Testors makes a line of Marine Acrylics (link
here), which include most of the colors used by the co-belligerents in WW2. The MM Acryl Marine Colors are reportedly dead-on balls accurate. Unfortunately, I understand they are being discontinued, and they’re only sold in some shops, in any event. If you can find them, stock up!
Their 5-D is a very dark grey, and dries almost black. I’ve used it to represent the “BK Dull Black” because it looks right in scale, yet allows a visible distinction from the black boot stripe (I use MM A/c interior black for that).
Here are a few pictures illustrating the results:
The first three ships are done up in Measure 32 – the first [USS LITTLE (DD-803)] and third [USS SAN JUAN (CL-54)] are the three color scheme, which calls for 5-L, 5-O, and BK , and the second [USS EVANS (DD-552)] is in the MS 32 two-color scheme (5-L and BK). In all three cases I’ve substituted MM’s 5-D for the BK. Note the contrast with the boot stripe on EVANS.
For reference, the fourth ship in the pictures is USS PITTSBURG (CA-72), done up in Measure 33 colors (5-P, 5-H, and 5-N). (In that case, I chose the PollyScale 5-N because it is bluer than the MM version…)
Here’s another example:
Below is USS INTREPID (CV-11) in MS32/3a, and using 5-D in lieu of BK.. Above is USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) in MS 33/10A. Intrepid has no boot stripe yet (school project deadline, you know…)
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