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AIRCRAFT CARRIER WOODEN FLIGHT DECKS
#602 ESSEX CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER (WW2/KOREA)
US Carrier Wood Flight Deck Sections (1938-1964)**
The Carrier Wood Flight Deck Sections comprise either 4 or 6 deck sections (depending on scale) cut from 3/32" basswood and are the approximate assembled size listed below. These deck section are representative of the typical wood deck found on the US Carriers (CV), Light Carriers (CVL) and Escort Carriers (CVE) built from the Yorktown class (CV-5) in 1938 forwards. As such, they can be represented in several color schemes:
The recommended color for a WW2 deck is Testors Model Master
#1719 Insignia Blue (FS35044). The deck striping, if you choose to do any,
should be done with Model masters #1741 Dark Ghost Grey (FS36320). While these
colors are not an exact match for Flight Deck Stain 21 & 22, they do come
close and the overall effect looks good.
The recommended color for a Prewar or Korean War deck is
Testors Model Master #2100 RAL8002 Signalbraun. This color is the closest match
I can find to the brown deck stain based on photographs and I make no guarantees
about the accuracy of this color. The
deck striping, if you choose to do any, should be done with Model Master #1708
Insignia Yellow (FS35381).
**Photos courtesy Ed Kinney
1/32 SCALE CARRIER DECKS (APPROX. 21" X 19")
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