papa 695's King George the V

[papa 695]

Got this kit for 20p at a summer fayre. I'm going to try a water affect with this build

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Hopefully like the box art

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[Guest]

bargin find mate well done,

[Ian M]

20 pence! you could probably get a fortune for that on flea bay, Thats one very old boxing!

An unexpected choice as well. I will look forward to seeing it come together.

Ian M

[papa 695]

Now you tell me it could be worth a fortune Ian

[papa 695]

So it may be worth a fortune but for 20p iv'e started it

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[papa 695]

I didn't know if i should have put this in the completed section or not

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My completed 1/600 supermarine Walrus not sure if i need to weather it a little more?

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[Ian M]

That will look great when you finnish the rigging :laughing:

Ian M

[Guest]

wheres the detail in the office lol

mobear

[papa 695]

Hi Ole not much detail in the office so just a quick dry brush then shut it up

Ian M Still trying to find something for the rigging my hair is thin, but thats too thick any ideas ?

[papa 695]

Well got the hull painted

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Then started on the deck with all the fiddley little posts to paint

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But now iv'e got a a big doubt in my head about the right colour scheme for the Pacific just done as the box art so if some one can point me in the right direction or a picture of the correct scheme would be a great help ( i hope i dont need to repaint the hull )

Thanks in advance Ian

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[spanner570]

Hi Ian.....

Admiralty Light Grey....All vertical surface

Admiralty Dark grey....All metal decks (her wooden teak decks were left natural coloured in the Pacific) and turret tops.

The above I've acquired from ship model forums on 'tinternet...However, if anyone knows different!lol

I hope this helps.

Ron

[Ian M]

Between July 1944 until the end of 1945 KGV was painted in Admiralty standard type B:

Teak decks. Overall G45 with a band of B20 panel over the important bits, probably the armourbelt.

G45 is a warm silver grey B20 a blue colour. Sorry. :smile3:

I have not found a match but if you like you can get the colours here https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/c/WWII+Royal+Navy+Colours/45/2/

The grey You have used looks ok so all is not lost, I will see if I can find a close match in Humbrol or Vallejo. It those I know best, and you can cross ref from there.

Ian M

Vallejo model color Grey Blue with a touch of black to darken it, (allmost an RAF uniform blue to my eye.)

[papa 695]

Thanks Ian still looking on the internet and still a little lost, Seen some models of KGV on other forums in Pacific colours and all different ( splinter camo , just all grey with a different colour band on the mid section of the hull ) just a little confused

[papa 695]

Ron ( spanner 570 ) did you post on this ? or am i dreaming?

[Ian M]

Why look at models on the interweb, when you can see pictures of the real thing.

File:King George V class battleship 1945.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ian M