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Proper grey color for '80s era USN carrier
sphyrna
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 06:25 AM UTC
Slowly starting on the 1:540 Revell Forrestal, - working on the air wing right now.
What would be the proper grey color for her in the late '80s, early '90s ? -Preferably Tamiya paints

thanks
Peter
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 06:55 PM UTC
I don't think they have varied the color too much since then. The Tamiy Enterprise (kit was first produced around that time) directions say for the hull and island....3 parts of XF-66 (light grey) and 1 part XF-2 (white) ................for the flight deck they say XF-24 (dark Grey)
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Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2003 - 07:05 AM UTC
thanks Blaster!
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