JKC27 Posted December 30, 2022 Share #1 Posted December 30, 2022 One of the kits I got for Christmas. Not an overly complex kit aside from the few small parts. Instructions are easy to follow. However.....there are no instructions at all regarding the paint scheme. Academy's webpage has nothing either. Any suggestions on where to look for this information? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 30, 2022 Share #2 Posted December 30, 2022 My first thought is that such information should not be too difficult to find, given the popularity of USN vessels as kit subjects (and without having to recreate all of the weird and wonderful WW2 camo schemes). Try searching for Nimitz specifically, and you should be able to find something among the plastic modeling crowd -- here is one example. Good luck! Old Collingwood and JKC27 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 30, 2022 Share #3 Posted December 30, 2022 Not sure if these might help - I found them on the net - OC. mtaylor and JKC27 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted December 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted December 30, 2022 Check out the Cybermodeler site. This is the USS Essex and shows Viet Nam era colors: https://www.cybermodeler.com/naval/essex/essex_all.shtml For paint selections look here: https://www.cybermodeler.com/resource6.shtml Look at the bottom box in his right column for Modern USN colors. He has comparisons for a number of hobby paint lines. Good hunting! Old Collingwood, mtaylor and JKC27 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 30, 2022 Share #5 Posted December 30, 2022 30 minutes ago, Canute said: Check out the Cybermodeler site. This is the USS Essex and shows Viet Nam era colors: https://www.cybermodeler.com/naval/essex/essex_all.shtml For paint selections look here: https://www.cybermodeler.com/resource6.shtml Look at the bottom box in his right column for Modern USN colors. He has comparisons for a number of hobby paint lines. Good hunting! I checked that site out for him also Ken. OC. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted December 31, 2022 Share #6 Posted December 31, 2022 What did you think? He's really good for aircraft, but does a decent job on naval colors. Old Collingwood and mtaylor 2 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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