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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:43 AM UTC
I'm a brand new member to the forum and the modeling world, and I'm going to build the HMS Hood. My problem is that I can't seem to find a color picture of this battleships. Can you guys help me out? If anyone ever built this ship what was the colors you used? Thanks for the input. Cheers
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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:55 AM UTC
Hey Brian,

Try posting your question in the Carpenter Shop Forum. It will get seen more there. As far as your Hood question goes, try here lHMS Hood Association .

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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 01:08 AM UTC

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I'm a brand new member to the forum and the modeling world, and I'm going to build the HMS Hood. My problem is that I can't seem to find a color picture of this battleships. Can you guys help me out? If anyone ever built this ship what was the colors you used? Thanks for the input. Cheers


Hi Brian,

You'll find all the info you need at http://www.hood.com. Once you select your colors, you'll find them all accurately-matched and available in our Colourcoats enamels, at http://WhiteEnsignModels.com. No minimum order on paints, and we ship worldwide.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 10:53 AM UTC
John:

That link sends you to Hood Dairy Products. I don't think milk was one of the colors used on the Hood.

The recommended color in the 350 scale kit is Gunze Sangyo H307 I will use Model Masters Gunship grey when I do mine
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:12 PM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 04:00 AM UTC
Brian, 36320, Dark Ghost Gray, is a good scale paint match out of the bottle for a 1/350 or 1/700 model. I used this color on my Trumpeter 1/350 HOOD and was very happy with the final result. 36320 is available in almost every model paint line. The "Calling all Mighty HOOD Fans" thread on Model Warships is very useful; my build pictures are on page 11 of the thread. Good Luck, Rich
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Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 02:54 PM UTC

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Brian, 36320, Dark Ghost Gray, is a good scale paint match out of the bottle for a 1/350 or 1/700 model. I used this color on my Trumpeter 1/350 HOOD and was very happy with the final result. 36320 is available in almost every model paint line. The "Calling all Mighty HOOD Fans" thread on Model Warships is very useful; my build pictures are on page 11 of the thread. Good Luck, Rich


Just out of curiousity, what time period was she in this particular color?
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