Hi all,

I am dipping my toe in the world of Naval building since I mostly do ground and rotory-wing stuff. I tried looking around and havnt come up with anything. I am looking for the correct colors for the USS Preble DDG-88. I looked at the pics and it seems the hull is a different from the deck. Some pics show the Tower is different from the hull and the radar. I would like to do the current colors if there is a difference.

So if anyone has a good color match so I can order the paint the same time as the model that would be awesome.

Thanks,
Dan the land lubber

Dan,

Welcome to MSW.

The entire hull is one color, haze grey. The decks are a different color, deck grey. The radar panels are a different color, and I cannot recall those at this time.

Some times the pictures taken at different angles can make the mast look darker. DDG’s did at one time have their upper masts painted black, but that changed in the early 1990’s.

If you need any help with your build give a shout and we will see what we can find for you.

Jim,
Thanks for the prompt reply.

Dan

We have modern USN Haze Gray and Deck Gray (and modern USN Antifouling Red) accurately matched and available in our Colourcoats enamels, and we ship worldwide.