|
Kit Nos. BFM-701, -702, -703, -706, -707, -714, -718: All these would typically have been in Measure 14 camo, using 5-O
Ocean Gray (Colourcoats US 06) on the vertical surfaces and 20-B Deck Blue (Colourcoats US 10) on the decks & other horizontal
surfaces.
Kit No. BFM-708: Your photo of Zuni shows her in Measure 13, 5-H Haze Gray (US 05) on all vertical surfaces and 20-B Deck
Blue (US 10) on all decks & other horizontal surfaces; your photo of Cherokee shows her in Measure 22, 5-N Navy Blue (US
08) and 5-H Haze Gray (US 05) on the vertical surfaces, and 20-B Deck Blue (US 10) on all decks & other horizontal surfaces.
Kit No. BFM-708B: C 03 White, M 04 on steel decks, M 22 Spar on funnel; we don’t do the International Orange for
the hull stripe—that’s FS 12199.
Kit No. BFM-709: Civilian version would have C 02 Black hull, C 03 White superstructure & kingposts, and deck painted
M 13 red; postwar USN version would be M 03 Modern USN Haze Gray and M 04 Modern USN Deck Gray.
Kit No. BFM-709A: 5-N Navy Blue (US 08), 5-O Ocean Gray (US 06), 5-H Haze Gray (US 05), and 20-B Deck Blue (US 10).
Kit No. BFM-710: Your prewar photo of Capella shows her in #5 Standard Navy Gray (US 01) and #20 Standard Deck Gray (US
02).
Kit No. BFM-711A: Your photo of Capella shows her in Measure 12R, using 5-N Navy Blue (US 08), 5-O Ocean Gray (US 06),
5-H Haze Gray (US 05), and 20-B Deck Blue (US 10). I couldn’t find any good photos of Sirius, but here’s one of
Vega: showing her in Measure 14, 5-O Ocean Gray (US 06) and 20-B Deck Blue (US 10).
Kit No. BFM-716: C 03 White, M 22 Spar, US 02 #20 Standard Deck Gray, C 01 Teak
Kit No. BFM-717: Measure 22, 5-N Navy Blue (US 08) and 5-H Haze Gray (US 05) on the vertical surfaces, and 20-B Deck Blue
(US 10) on all decks & other horizontal surfaces.
Kit No. BFM-725, C 02 Black.
Cheers,
John
|