Brian's 1/200 HMS Hood

[Bri62]

Need a bigger spray booth



Paint list
Vellejo 70.900 hull and superstructure
70.995 hull bottom
70.818 Cortecine
70.968 Semtex found out it was prob dark grey and not dirty green as thought but it not really known

Navy and official color Vallejo Model Color Number* Vallejo Color name Notes** Semtex (early war) 918** Ivory Semtex (late war) 968** Flat Green

 

[Ian M]

I would go for dark sea grey 70.991?
The good news is no one really knows the exact colour of the grey. Images suggest a neutral but quite dark grey, but not to dark. Easily distinguished from black, so dark sea grey would fit the bill I think.

 

[Bri62]

Just checking the boot line was straight and first coat on

 

[Bri62]

 

[Bri62]

Wrong colour for the hull bottom 70.991 is lighter than the super structure which is wrong I need 70.994 tomorrow as the model shop is closed on a Monday (how dare they)
Anyway a bit more progress.

 

[Bri62]

Just arrived from the states

 

[Bri62]

Got my helper he sits under my table all the time I'm modelling

 

[Bri62]

Got the deck done, something I'm always dreading but It went down just fine.

 

[Ian M]

Wrong colour for the hull bottom 70.991 is lighter than the super structure which is wrong

Are you sure you shook that enough? it looks very pale if that was Dark Sea Grey.

 

[Bri62]

Are you sure you shook that enough? it looks very pale if that was Dark Sea Grey.

No lol what you can see is unpainted I did a test and It was just to light compared to 70.900 decided to use Tamiya German grey which is just about right Vellejo German grey was too dark.
I'll post a pic when its painted up

 

[Bri62]

It's not right and I'm not happy, colours are Vallejo 70.900 French Mirage Blue (happy with that colour) bottom is Tamiya German grey going to try Vallejo 70.994 dark grey which is darker than what's on

 

[Ian M]

I think it looks about right from what I have read. Tone wise the top hull and bottom where very close it was just colour that was the difference. Nobody really knows but I would say it looks right. But you are the one that has to look at it all day. AND mine is still red! lol

 

[Bri62]

Thanks Ian after looking at it I have decided to keep it as is

 

[Bri62]

Hull finished

 

[Bri62]

A bit more paint a lot more masking

 

[Bri62]

 

[Ian M]

Are you sure that steel deck should be that colour?

 

[Bri62]

Also a build log of the 1/200 hood on you tube but can't link it

 

[Ian M]

OK thanks for that...
I can see that if anyone built a HOOD a few years ago, then their efforts are way out of date with all the new info coming forward all the time. Since I finished my one: The underwater hull was grey not red.... Now the boat deck was painted with Cortezen... Repaint on a rigged ship? That ain't going to happen lol.

 

[Bri62]

Repaint on a rigged ship? That ain't going to happen lol.

lol that's a given.
Who knows what they will find out in the future