I hope it’s OK to ask this question in this thread. It’s just a bit off subject.
I’m currently starting to build a Liberty ship (Trumpeter 1/350 S.S. John W Brown as the S.S. Stephen Hopkins) and I’ve had no success finding out exactly what color(s) to paint it. I believe the most informative thread I’ve found will give me considerable leeway in my color choice(s) but I thought I’d ask on this forum in 2015 to see if there’s anything new that can be added to the information I found in this 2005 thread from FineScale:
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/p/33023/342444.aspx
I called some folks at the S.S. Lane Victory in San Pedro and it didn’t seem like anyone was sure of what the paint colors were on the S.S. Stephen Hopkins - I really couldn’t expect them to know anyway. They did say that the Lane Victory was painted in Haze Gray but I am not sure if they meant now or back in WWII.
At any rate I’ve decided to use LifeColor Haze Gray for the entire ship with some Ocean Gray mixed in for the weather deck just to make it look a bit darker due to grime and weathering.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Mike