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Blindluck64 got a reaction from geoff in Plastic model Navy ship enthusiast
OOPS!!! sorry I didn't see the top of the page. Part of my vision issues.
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Blindluck64 got a reaction from geoff in Plastic model Navy ship enthusiast
Hi, let me introduce my self. My name is Brian and as I have gotten older I have found my love for our vets has grown. I have 4 family members who have served in the military. 3 in the navy and 1 in the army. I wanted to join the navy but due to vision issues I could not fallow in my family's service path. I am a huge WWII Pacific navy war buff. I had the honor of going to Pearl Harbor in 2016 and meeting a survivor at the memorial. I was so moved that I had to find a way to express my love for them. I decided to get into modeling. I know most of you are into the sailing ships but the project I am undertaking is about honor and love for all that served to keep us free. In honor of my family I am building the ships they served on accompanied by a tribute photo of them displayed with the model. In total I will be trying to build 15 ships, from the 8 battle ships in Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941 the 3 aircraft carriers Yorktown, Lexington, and Hornet. Along with the USS Missouri BB-63, USS Alabama BB-60 USS, Antietam CV-36 and the USS Coral Sea CV-43 I have already built the F4U-4 Corsair which my father was assigned to as a munitions specialist and gave it to him on fathers day.
I am now working on the USS Antietam. I have run into a issue with her color scheme. The instruction color call out sheet is not correct. So I decided to wing it. The trouble I am having is all the pictures of her are in black and white. I have searched the internet for the correct colors for the flight deck, hull, guns, vertical, and deck, and am finding a wide range of opinions. Does anyone know where to find the correct scheme for her in 1953? I really appreciate any input.
Thank you
Brian
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Blindluck64 got a reaction from mtaylor in Plastic model Navy ship enthusiast
OOPS!!! sorry I didn't see the top of the page. Part of my vision issues.
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Blindluck64 got a reaction from mtaylor in Plastic model Navy ship enthusiast
Huh? Not sure I follow.
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Blindluck64 got a reaction from mtaylor in Plastic model Navy ship enthusiast
Hi, let me introduce my self. My name is Brian and as I have gotten older I have found my love for our vets has grown. I have 4 family members who have served in the military. 3 in the navy and 1 in the army. I wanted to join the navy but due to vision issues I could not fallow in my family's service path. I am a huge WWII Pacific navy war buff. I had the honor of going to Pearl Harbor in 2016 and meeting a survivor at the memorial. I was so moved that I had to find a way to express my love for them. I decided to get into modeling. I know most of you are into the sailing ships but the project I am undertaking is about honor and love for all that served to keep us free. In honor of my family I am building the ships they served on accompanied by a tribute photo of them displayed with the model. In total I will be trying to build 15 ships, from the 8 battle ships in Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941 the 3 aircraft carriers Yorktown, Lexington, and Hornet. Along with the USS Missouri BB-63, USS Alabama BB-60 USS, Antietam CV-36 and the USS Coral Sea CV-43 I have already built the F4U-4 Corsair which my father was assigned to as a munitions specialist and gave it to him on fathers day.
I am now working on the USS Antietam. I have run into a issue with her color scheme. The instruction color call out sheet is not correct. So I decided to wing it. The trouble I am having is all the pictures of her are in black and white. I have searched the internet for the correct colors for the flight deck, hull, guns, vertical, and deck, and am finding a wide range of opinions. Does anyone know where to find the correct scheme for her in 1953? I really appreciate any input.
Thank you
Brian
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Blindluck64 got a reaction from EJ_L in Plastic model Navy ship enthusiast
Hi, let me introduce my self. My name is Brian and as I have gotten older I have found my love for our vets has grown. I have 4 family members who have served in the military. 3 in the navy and 1 in the army. I wanted to join the navy but due to vision issues I could not fallow in my family's service path. I am a huge WWII Pacific navy war buff. I had the honor of going to Pearl Harbor in 2016 and meeting a survivor at the memorial. I was so moved that I had to find a way to express my love for them. I decided to get into modeling. I know most of you are into the sailing ships but the project I am undertaking is about honor and love for all that served to keep us free. In honor of my family I am building the ships they served on accompanied by a tribute photo of them displayed with the model. In total I will be trying to build 15 ships, from the 8 battle ships in Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941 the 3 aircraft carriers Yorktown, Lexington, and Hornet. Along with the USS Missouri BB-63, USS Alabama BB-60 USS, Antietam CV-36 and the USS Coral Sea CV-43 I have already built the F4U-4 Corsair which my father was assigned to as a munitions specialist and gave it to him on fathers day.
I am now working on the USS Antietam. I have run into a issue with her color scheme. The instruction color call out sheet is not correct. So I decided to wing it. The trouble I am having is all the pictures of her are in black and white. I have searched the internet for the correct colors for the flight deck, hull, guns, vertical, and deck, and am finding a wide range of opinions. Does anyone know where to find the correct scheme for her in 1953? I really appreciate any input.
Thank you
Brian
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Blindluck64 reacted to ccoyle in Plastic model Navy ship enthusiast
Hi, Brian. I can't answer your question, but I will welcome you to the forum. It's true we don't have as many steel navy enthusiasts as some other sites, but we do have a few, as you can see in the build logs, and we encourage modeling ships of every era and in most any medium.
Cheers!
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Blindluck64 got a reaction from ccoyle in Plastic model Navy ship enthusiast
Hi, let me introduce my self. My name is Brian and as I have gotten older I have found my love for our vets has grown. I have 4 family members who have served in the military. 3 in the navy and 1 in the army. I wanted to join the navy but due to vision issues I could not fallow in my family's service path. I am a huge WWII Pacific navy war buff. I had the honor of going to Pearl Harbor in 2016 and meeting a survivor at the memorial. I was so moved that I had to find a way to express my love for them. I decided to get into modeling. I know most of you are into the sailing ships but the project I am undertaking is about honor and love for all that served to keep us free. In honor of my family I am building the ships they served on accompanied by a tribute photo of them displayed with the model. In total I will be trying to build 15 ships, from the 8 battle ships in Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941 the 3 aircraft carriers Yorktown, Lexington, and Hornet. Along with the USS Missouri BB-63, USS Alabama BB-60 USS, Antietam CV-36 and the USS Coral Sea CV-43 I have already built the F4U-4 Corsair which my father was assigned to as a munitions specialist and gave it to him on fathers day.
I am now working on the USS Antietam. I have run into a issue with her color scheme. The instruction color call out sheet is not correct. So I decided to wing it. The trouble I am having is all the pictures of her are in black and white. I have searched the internet for the correct colors for the flight deck, hull, guns, vertical, and deck, and am finding a wide range of opinions. Does anyone know where to find the correct scheme for her in 1953? I really appreciate any input.
Thank you
Brian
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