Calling all Freedom-class LCS fans

[navydavesof]

There she is:

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to the colours used?

Sure!


If anyone wants to know why the Navy allowed this color scheme, check out this post:
http://navy-matters.blogspot.com/2013/0 ... e-fun.html

[Timmy C]

And here is the port side pattern!

[navydavesof]

Here she is in good light and high speed. Neat looking!

[Tracy White]

Those color call outs are all wrong - no way is there any white on that. They've all got to be out of the FS system.

[Tracy White]

Black
FS 36173 Ocean Gray, NAVSEA Low solar absorbent gray #17
FS 36270 Haze Gray, Low solar absorbent gray #27
And I'm guessing:
FS 36373 Light gray, Low solar absorbent gray #37

[navydavesof]

Great point outs, Tracy. Thanks so much! I look forward to when someone uses your guidance to paint up a kit!

[Tracy White]

I pulled mine off the shelf and will be stocking up on missing paints today

[Rick E Davis]

I like the portside pattern better.

[navydavesof]

I pulled mine off the shelf and will be stocking up on missing paints today

Oh yeah. I am really looking forward to seeing Tracy's work on LCS-1 with the new paint job. I can't wait!!!

[Tracy White]

Well, I picked up two of the paints today - ModelMasters doesn't make the light gray. The Ocean Gray is the same as ModelMaster's "AMC (Air Mobility Command) Gray" FYI. As far as the light gray goes, since it's Gray #37 I'm going to use the 1945 5-L Light Gray, since it should be a match (last page).

[navydavesof]

Well, I picked up two of the paints today - ModelMasters doesn't make the light gray. The Ocean Gray is the same as ModelMaster's "AMC (Air Mobility Command) Gray" FYI. As far as the light gray goes, since it's Gray #37 I'm going to use the 1945 5-L Light Gray, since it should be a match (last page).

Super can't wait to see you start putting the kit together, Tracy!!!

[Guest]

Will the camouflage be standard on all Freedom class ships? My USS Fort Worth, LCS 3, model from Bronco arrived yesterday. I was thinking of going with the grey paint listed in its instructions. But if she will be getting a camo paint job, i may want that instead.

[Tracy White]

Given the circumstances on the link posted earlier, I don't believe so. And if they do decide to, I hope they rethink and come up with a better pattern.

Also Dave, my kit is already about 75% done - I started it a while ago and put it down when the LHD kit arrived
Then winter came......

[navydavesof]

Given the circumstances on the link posted earlier, I don't believe so. And if they do decide to, I hope they rethink and come up with a better pattern.

Also Dave, my kit is already about 75% done - I started it a while ago and put it down when the LHD kit arrived
Then winter came......

That's cool. I really look forward to it. In the mean time, here are some more pictures of the new paint.

[davidwaples]

Great stuff, thanks for posting these shots. Just need a stern shot now. I could have sworn I saw this ship with the anchor chain configuration of the LCS-3 but clearly that didn't happen.
Dave

[Tracy White]

Just need a stern shot now.

Pow!

[navydavesof]

Here's how they applied the new paint scheme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUoOs ... r_embedded

[Cliffy B]

Just need a stern shot now.

Pow!

Ummmm....looks like they forgot to carry the pattern onto the stern facing surfaces

[Tracy White]

It doesn't really need it; the two pontoons break up the outline with shadow anyway.

[Raverdave]

Here is a link to youtube showing her underway in her new paint job.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twT6vP36Xz4