Hello All,
I've got a question for the Paint Scheme Gurus here, guys like John Snyder, Randy Short, Tracy White and anyone here who might be able to help me.
I'm going to have a model of the USAF 95-foot (94' 11")ASRC built. It's the old LINDBERG kit (about 15 years ago, my brother got it for me on "the evil site" from a guy in Portugal). I'm going to have Stan, my builder, depict it as the boat appeared in the early 1960s - when the 2 95-footers were turned over to the USN as "Beach Jumper" boats ...
Mainly because I don't want a model in white, yellow and Day-Glo Orange. HA HA.
OK, I got a pair of 1:76 scale quad-50 Maxon mounts for it from Millicast in Scotland which will replace the kit's HORRIBLE 20mm guns and which are correct for the boat ...
But, what I need to know is; in the early 1960s, what did the USN paint their wooden craft in? What gray? And what were the decks - a darker gray than the hull? And, the bottom of the boat, would they have used Copperoyd or some other color?
Will you please help me?
Thank you,
Tim
You are viewing the archived version of the site.
Go to modelshipwrights.com for the current dynamic site!
Go to modelshipwrights.com for the current dynamic site!
Ships by Class/Type: Military Small Craft
For topics on PT boats, landing craft, Vietnam riverine, etc.
For topics on PT boats, landing craft, Vietnam riverine, etc.
Hosted by Jim Starkweather
Question about paint schemes from the 1960s
TGarthConnelly
Connecticut, United States
Joined: August 03, 2008
KitMaker: 875 posts
Model Shipwrights: 872 posts
Joined: August 03, 2008
KitMaker: 875 posts
Model Shipwrights: 872 posts
Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 07:15 PM UTC