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    THE PAINTER'S GUIDE TO WORLD WAR TWO NAVAL CAMOUFLAGE h Written by PATRICK HREACHMACK Wis me fs ~ mila i CLASH OF ARMS PUBLISHERS, INC. © 1996¢C)ash of Arms Games 9605-58 The Painter’s Guide to WW II Naval Camouflage by Patrick Hreachmack Uustrations by Patrick Hreachmack, Steve Pancrazio, and Larry Bond edited by Larry Bond published by Clash of Arms Games Copyright ©1996, 1998 Clash of Arms Games, Inc. Allrights reserved. Printed in the USA. Made in the USA. Bom in the USA. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing trom the publisher. ‘The author of this book is prepared to answer questions about the material. He may be contacted at Clash of Arms Games; Byrne Building #205: Lincoln & Morgan Streets; Phoeniwille, PA 18460 ISBN 1 85818 0007 4 Pate a WH 1 Nal Cams TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 4 Introduction & Ganeral Comments 5 Chapter 2 “Toole, Paints, & Techniques 6 Chapter 3 The United States Navy e Chapter 4 ‘The Royal & Commonweelth Navies (RN, RAN, RCN, RIN, RNZN) 8 Chapter 5 The German Kiiegsinatine 27 Chapter 6 The Nalian Ragia Marine 35 Chapter 7 The Imperial Japanese Navy “3 Chapter 8 (Other Nationalites 45 The French Marine Miltairs The Ryall Netherlands Newy The Polish Navy ‘The Soviet Navy Chapter@ Arora and Small Graft Painting & Mounting 49 Bibliography 50 Aopendix A~ AN Color Mixes Inside Rear Cover THANKS TO: Thanks to my tviend Larry Bond who recognized the need for, and encouraged ms to tackle this project. Thanks to Charle Spiegel for hia strong suppor ofthe historical saing industry. Special thanks to Dorothy Miskamp for her translations of German naval documents. Thanks also to Chris Carlgon, Je Knudson, and Brooks Howleit, who assisted vith hours of painstaking volunteared research and thanks to my wile Elaine for her support and assistance, Acknowledgments are also made to the following contributors who greatly 9 document, jated in the devotopment of thie Jeff Fenton, Ph.D. tor his oxtensve assistance in devalopment of the revised 2nd printing, Maurizio Brescia, Ph.0,, Italian naval historian, for his oxtensive information regarding the Italian feat and its color schemes, Floqui Polly-S (Richard Molilo) for their suppor and assistance, and for their accuracy in formulating camoutlage colors of World War Two naval combatants, {GHA (Greg Seon & Jim Mote for heir full suppor and the loan of rare and out-of-print documents Stove Pancrazio, mitary and naval att, for his excellant rendatings ofthe ship drawings John Wamneke for permission to include his color mix char. The fllowing porsons al aided in the development ofthis book: Exc Alison (The Armory), Bob Gilpin, Allan Haris (Warship intaratione), Randy Hotta (C-in-C), Roger Houston, Jim King, Lance King, Ea Kotler, Pater Krina, PhD., Jo Nichols, Loran Schwendeman (The Viking Forge Mimalures), Randy Sher, QM1 Tony VanHlmond (USCG), and Gary Weir Painter's Guile to WP 1! Navai Camouflage 5 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ‘The Painter's Guide to World War Two Naval Camouflage is not intended to be a complete or all-encompassing ‘authority on naval carnoultage. It is intended te describe a nurnbar of the more common painting schemes used on Naval ‘vessels. The Painter's Guide attempts to answar the question, “What paint colors should | use and how should they be applied?" The measures and schemes described in this volume may be appliad successtully to modals in the 1:2400, 11200, and 1:700 scale ranges, but may also ba successfully used for other larger scales. ‘The Painter's Guide attempts to identity what ! believe is the probabla actual color and the closest match comrrat- cially available without the need fo mix paints, In fact, in many cases, the actual shades and colors aro somewhat in doubt 4éu0 fo the age of remaining samples, iss of paint samples, over 50 years of time passing, lack of color consistancy photographic printing, and many other causes. No attempt is made to dascribe the complications of earnodlage colors such a5 level of refloctancs, light absorbance, or scale color ettects. By he same token, seme of the more complex patterns are recroated hore in a slightly simplified manner so as to ba easier to reproduce on your models. The atfect and impact of the camoutlage pattamn remains the same. Upon reviewing some of the drawings and the information available, editor Larry Bond commanted that ha dich’! realize how “Prussian the Amocican Navy was in documenting its moasures and paint colors. No other navy apptozched the detail and regimartation of the USN in its development and application ol camouflage and dazzle schemes. Properly executed, he camoutiage schemes in this book wil look good on modils of any scale, athough the larger the scala, the easier (and more necessary) is to add addtional detail Anyone doubling the abiliy fo camouflage 1:2800 models is invited to view my ten 5:2400 scale “Tribal class destroyer miniatures, ali ten in diferent Royal Navy destroyer schemes, Please keep in rind that there may have existed several, if not many, variations of each scheme, partially due to th number of vessois in ne class, You only have to refer fo photos of various sister ships to see clorances from ship to ship. Ditforent yards maintained slightly diferent interpretations of each scheme. This is especially noticeable withthe imperial apanese Navy where the shipyard last visited foc major overhaul ean oftan be identified by the color of the ship's paint ‘Offen, in casas where a Royal Navy ship was paintss by the crew, the scheme citfered dramatically Irom that specified by the Binish Admiralty. In the USN, “measures” had sutfic numbers designating design Variations within the measure, but ‘could still substantially difer rom ship to ship. The italian Pagia Marina had a dlferent paint scharne for each ship and ‘often changed schemes due to tha captain's decision. Other navies wera probably no diferent in practice. By the 1940's, radar was available on ships of many nationalities. The vary nature of ship camoullage and dazzle schames changad, not 20 much to hide tha vassel from detection, but to disguise the type of vessel and its speed or direction, This wa especially important in confusing gunners and sub skippers, who oftan had ta estimate a largat's Speed and angle on the bow based an what they could 208, Camouflage can aise hide the vassel fram aireraf, although no camouflage system could hide a ship at high speed with i's wake creaming behind, For tha sake of simplicity the drawings In this book do not reflect minor construction diferances between sister ships, land mary details ara omittad, so the camouflage pattems can be clearly sean, Cross hatching used in the drawings doss nol inchoate the same color throughout he book. tis used to illustrate the colors of a specific pattern, courage those with information, corrections, or comments to contact me c/o Clash of Arms, Byrne Building #205, Lincoln & Morgan Streets, Phosniwvilla, PA 19460. | am also researching additional Dutch, French, and Russian naval Cameutiage of WW I for 8 follow-up to this volume. Anyona having published or documented camouilage intonation for these navies is invited to share thair sources with me by writing to me. Thank you. USS Mauniee (AO-2), July 1942 6 Painter's Cue te WH 1} Naya! Camere CHAPTER 2 - TOOLS, PAINTS, & TECHNIQUES The choice of whether to use wator-based acrylics oolLbased anamaisis still up to each painar n fact, some companies, most notably Flogul Polly-S, manufacture colors in both mediums. In the ease of Floquil Pelly-S,thase paints ‘may be applied over each other, providing you allow at east 24 hours between layers. Paints of both meciume willbe taferred to inthis guido, ‘Your investment in qualty brushos wit pay off the long run. Brushes should be propery cleaned botwoon colors and attr use, Carefuly stared attor cleaning, good brushos will nave a long Ife. The size of the brush is @ matter of ersonal choice and the scale ofthe model. On 1:2400 ecala models, the use of "000" size brushes is not af afl unusual “The tools you select and usa wil vary te some degree dapandert on the scala of your models, Local hobby shops ‘have a variety o tool and magniiors, and willbe abla to supply mast, # not alo the pain relerred to in this guide. Hobby shops also may carry Squadton “Groon Puy" and ether such maieials. | have found loa markets to bo 9 good and inexpensive place to purchase dental tools and magnifies, Thase are excelent for many modeling activites. For deal painting, | high recommend purchasing or making a pair of pancake-shaped baan bags of about § inches ia diamater and an inch thick. By steadying your wriss on the bean bags, you will more easily ba able to add mora detail painting to your ship model (My young daughter made me a set af boan bags many years ago. Now, | would ba lost ‘without the bean bags fo steady my hands when painting rry 1:2400 models.) Amagnifier mounted on a headband or lipped onto your glasses will iso strongly enhance your ability to paint detail onto the ship moda, ‘When painting tine camoutiage or other dota, one very hap ool is a painting platform fo Rola shp models steady. An easy way to make a model holdlg platform to tack or glue two tiangsla strips of Wood to another tat piece of wood. Those should be ofa langin longer toan the averaga ship model in your callsction. A 45* anglais hight recommendad. The wo iiangl sins Should be placed so thal thoy form a “V" wih the Intarior edges touching. Ahi mode placed into tho "M” wil automaticaly present ‘one side at a 45 dagroe angle up towards the pantar, allowing easy access tothe hull and superstruc- ture sides ‘Throughout this paiating guide, hobby paint manufacturors' names aro abbroviated by use of their iitais. The number following the manulacturers'codo is the manufacturer's iam number lor the speci paint. Humbrol = H Tostors =T Armory = A Model Mast In maay of the camouflage or dazzle schetnos cited, the deck eolor may have also bes” applied to the majorty ot horizontal surtaces including the turret and gun shiokd 1098, deck houses, and cthor superstructure, Guns were generally painted inthe color oj the mount, although sorne painted dack schemas alsa involved the gun barrels. Lighter rill caliber weapons, 2.9. machine guns, were gunmetal Mota! models such ay mast 1:2400 of 1:1200 scale miniatures shovid first bo cleaned of any oxcoss flashing or metal ‘sprues. Gun barrels, masts, and other small features should be caroluly straightenad. Any modifications of repairs ta she sodal should be linished. (Larger scale plastic models may be detail painted prior to assembly) Many model builders wil complete some of the subassemblies, then fil in any cracks or joints with Squadron “Green Pulty" or athar siniar materi- ais, After the “Green Puty”is dry, a caroful ight sancing wih Testors wet or dy fine grt sanding ilm eliinates any sigh of the seam, ‘Smaf scale metal mode's should be lightly spray painted with a base coat primer bafora painting the camouiage coat. The Armory manufactures two excellant base primers, grey primer (GG-001), and white primer, (GG-002) Floquil Polly-S algo makes excellent base orimers in white (4330024). black (#830010), and gray (#330008). All of those base oats 6 formulated to not obscure detail. | do not eacomimerd the usa of any other spray paints not designod to bo primers for models, as thay wil obscure detail. While tha choice of primer coor is up fo the indwvidual, rey generally ‘works batter under darker schemes and white is betler under lighter schemas. Black primer has the otfect of darkening any colors panned ovar fi, and can significantly ater the final effect of any paint job. ‘When painting and detailing a ship mo

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