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I found it was real pot luck finding flat top markings for carriers (in fact all ships) which were accurate to the period. It's also even tougher to scale it to 1/3000 
Which is why some of mine look a bit slapdash...
Many of the photos are not in colour (so it's difficult to work out the appropriate scheme) and many that are in colour were taken post-war (as many of the carriers survived the war by many years - Midway class is case in point). Base deck colour for the USN seemed to be stained wood, or dark grey (close to shadow grey/black mix)
Give a good google to each carrier or class of carriers you have, and you may find pictures. I know I found a camo photo of the Wasp, which was why I painted her in camo. I also found a few good top-down photos of the Essex class and the Lexington which showed their deck markings and base colours.
Which is why some of mine look a bit slapdash...Many of the photos are not in colour (so it's difficult to work out the appropriate scheme) and many that are in colour were taken post-war (as many of the carriers survived the war by many years - Midway class is case in point). Base deck colour for the USN seemed to be stained wood, or dark grey (close to shadow grey/black mix)
Give a good google to each carrier or class of carriers you have, and you may find pictures. I know I found a camo photo of the Wasp, which was why I painted her in camo. I also found a few good top-down photos of the Essex class and the Lexington which showed their deck markings and base colours.
juggler69uk
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TGT said:
You could try searching through this site
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm
