Has anyone modeled, or have pictures of a camo scheme including a "painted bow wave"? I guess the crew would actuually paint a fake bow wave onto the front of the ship to conceal a ships actual speed.
Sounds like a unique touch to add to a ship! I just started reading about it here www.shipcamoflage.com
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steve-o
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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 05:08 AM UTC
Gunny
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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 07:49 AM UTC
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Has anyone modeled, or have pictures of a camo scheme including a "painted bow wave"? I guess the crew would actuually paint a fake bow wave onto the front of the ship to conceal a ships actual speed.
Sounds like a unique touch to add to a ship! I just started reading about it here www.shipcamoflage.com
Here's one for ya, mate.........
Clanky44
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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 11:06 AM UTC
Tha IJN Akitsushima is another, here's my take...
blaster76
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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 11:15 AM UTC
WW2 German did it alot. I've seen Bismarck, Emden, and Gneisenau with it
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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 12:53 PM UTC
Gunny
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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 10:13 PM UTC
And I bet that there could be a mask made for such a scheme, aye, Mr. Loup?
goldenpony
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Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008 - 12:39 AM UTC
Then do not forget the "false" bow with wake the Germans did as well.
http://www.kbismarck.com/bism41.gif
http://www.kbismarck.com/bism41.gif
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Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008 - 02:23 PM UTC
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And I bet that there could be a mask made for such a scheme, aye, Mr. Loup?
Why yes, there could be a masks for such a scheme. The Indianapolis wore such a scheme.
TracyWhite
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Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 11:34 AM UTC
You would have to do a specific mask for each ship as each one was different, at least in USN service. Additionally, not all of them had hard lines; St Louis' was feathered at the top to look like spray near the bow... you can see it sort of here, but Navsource will have a shot from the bow in a couple of weeks when I get to my cruiser files from a recent trip to NARA.
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Posted: Friday, June 27, 2008 - 02:45 AM UTC
The Navsource shot of St. Louis with Measure 5 bow wave is here:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/049/0404912.jpg
and for something a bit different in Ms.5, check out Salt Lake City:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/025/0402511.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full
http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/049/0404912.jpg
and for something a bit different in Ms.5, check out Salt Lake City:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/025/0402511.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full
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