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Old 09-15-17, 12:11 AM   #12
The Bandit
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Originally Posted by Swordsman422 View Post
Awesome! Texture artists can do skin work now. I'm wondering when we'll see the early 688-class scheme; black above the waterline, red below, with a red bow sonar. Loud scheme, but cool looking.

I also saw a photo, I think on Navsource, of a Thresher/Permit in drydock with what looked like zinc chromate green below the waterline.
From what I remember, the red bottom usually goes a grey-green after a period of time (seen a few pictures of some of the Med Boomers like that).

Speaking of Med Boomers, I'd love to see some of the 60s paint jobs with the horizontal surfaces of the sail and missile silo sides painted grey.
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