Painting & weathering IJN ships

Yamamoto

Mongoose
Hi, model ship newbie questions.... I am almost ready to paint my IJN 1/700th ships up. I was going to spray them with Tamiya IJN gray (TS-66) and do the decks wooden deck tan ( TS-68 ) then give them a light wash of Citadel chesnut brown to try & bring out the relief detail followed by dry brushing highlights in a slighty lighter greys & browns etc.
One question I have, is regards to linoleum – I have found this quote "linoleum was not a paint color, but rather the molded-in color of the linoleum used on the weather decks of some ships." Does anybody know what colour this was?
Also tips on making my ships look a bit weathered. Any areas which should stand out more than others?
 
I can't answer your questions straight away, but maybe the following from my website is helpful:
http://www.agisn.de/html/hyperdetailing.html
8)
Do it as described there and your ships will look like this:
Maya_2.jpg

If you like the look, do not bother with Linoleum colours etc.
All too small to be recognised anyway... :wink:
 
Back
Top