Questions for weapons in Ms 21 camo

[D Burger]

I'm new to this forum and I'm currently working on the 1/144 Fletcher in Ms 21 camo......what color should the 20mm's, and the 40mm's be done in?

[Tracy White]

Guns themselves in gunmetal. Everything else; mounts, shields, etc., in Navy Blue.

[D Burger]

Thanks for the info...this will be a big help...

[Tracy White]

Going through the 80-GK series of photos at HistoryLink101 looking for something else and came across a few that might be of some help.

http://www.historylink101.com/ww2_navy/ ... /4926.html
http://www.historylink101.com/ww2_navy/ ... /5171.html
http://www.historylink101.com/ww2_navy/ ... /5173.html
http://www.historylink101.com/ww2_navy/ ... /4510.html
http://www.historylink101.com/ww2_navy/ ... /4524.html
http://www.historylink101.com/ww2_navy/ ... /1629.html

[Angeliccypher]

To add onto this thought, was it the same for 32/3D? Like wise what was the color of the inside of the splinter shields on the 20mm and 40mm?

Thanks,

[Tracy White]

"to match the camouflage." Some ships matched the pattern on the inside, some didn't.

[Rick E Davis]

I have seen photos of early 1942 BENSON-GLEAVES destroyers with the small "sloshes" Ms 12mod pattern painted on the "INSIDE" of the 20-mm bulwarks where NO ONE except the crew would see it. Also, remember that most 40-mm "tubs" were lined with ready reload racks and covered with protective canvas.

[Angeliccypher]

Guns themselves in gunmetal. Everything else; mounts, shields, etc., in Navy Blue.

Tracy, would this hold true for a Gleaves in M32/3D? The few pictures I have seen it is hard to tell but the look like they MIGHT be 20B like the deck. If they are gun metal, that leaves me with two questions:

The area where the recoil is absorbed, and the flash supressors are usually black in modern photos. Would this hold true in WWII?

What would be a good match for the gun metal in acrylic?

Thank you in advance,