Subject: SMML VOL 2783 Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 02:43:05 +1100 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http//sandlehobbies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1 Re Liberty ship colors 2 Jeremiah O' Brien color 3 Liberty Ship pics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From "Pirie and Kathy" Subject Re Liberty ship colors Doug Discount Hobby Warehouse, which just moved to something like 7400-7500 Clairemont Blvd, carries the entire ModelMaster Acryl Marine line. You can get the USN WWII haze gray, ocean gray, navy blue, deck blue etc in that line. I haven't looked at their MM enamel line lately, so I don't know what's in stock. Pirie Sublett ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From "Reynaga, Tim@EDD" Subject Jeremiah O' Brien color >> I know this has been asked and answered several times but I'd like to know again what are the closest matches in Testor's ModelMaster paints to the colors needed for the Jeremiah O'Brien...I'm aware that there are European firms with paints for the vessel, but I'd like something in the US which will save me postage costs. TIA << Doug, I took a sample of the actual paint from the O'Brien on a visit to the ship a few years back. From that sample I'd say that the Testors/ModelMaster Dark Ghost Gray is a pretty good match. However, the color of the O'Brien museum ship today is actually modern USN Haze Gray. White Ensign Models of England has this color in their Colourcoats line, but you can also get it here in the US from Snyder and Short at http//www.shipcamouflage.com/. They provide great service and their postage charges are very reasonable. Regards, Tim ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From Mac Dale Subject Liberty Ship pics I took a few of the John Brown when she was in Halifax....Hope it helps. http//gwardnet.d2g.com/mac/macdale_2000/liberty.html Mac http//gwardnet.d2g.com/mac/ Mac's Naval Photography Editor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the SMML site for the List Rules, Backissues, Member's models & reference pictures at http//smmlonline.com Check out the APMA site for an index of ship articles in the Reference section at http//apma.org.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume