I got a Gato 1/72 model and...

Sledgehammer427 · 12-31-08, 02:05 PM

I want to paint it a (historically) different color(s) than the colors they suggest in the instructions...

no...i will NOT paint it pink...no Operation Petticoat boat

so...any historical camo ideas?

Rockin Robbins · 12-31-08, 02:10 PM

I wonder if at any point there was a fleet point painted in dazzle camouflage?

Schani · 12-31-08, 03:39 PM

Check local hobby shops. Last October while waiting to meet with the mortgage loan officer. I went next door to a hobby shop to kill time. I found a booklet on Gato-class submarines. Published by Squadron I believe. There are a couple of colored drawings that would be helpful. That should give you place to start. Other than that, keep searching the web.

A Very Super Market · 12-31-08, 03:44 PM

How about Mountbatten Pink? :P

I recall there was a paint scheme that was black on top and plain grey on the bottom..

Gino · 12-31-08, 10:23 PM

Check this website: http://www.shipcamouflage.com/index.htm

It shows what is reasonably possible...

The boats went through a whole scale of colors during the war.

And if you check photos from boats coming back from a patrol you might even find more colors, when the paint was peeled off due to depth charging and sea water effects

groetjes,

Task Force · 01-01-09, 12:55 AM

I put a model of a gato like this together.

Keel to waterline is black, above is a grayish blue, props bronze, different little handles and hatch locks bronze. Used my sub in SH4 as a outline.

FIREWALL · 01-01-09, 01:14 AM

Pictures , Pictures , Pictures ... Going new into serice or back from a patrol.

Good Gosh we can't tell you how to have sex.

And sure as hell not going to tell you how to paint your boat.

That your choice and have an Adventure.

I'm sure it will turn out Great.

p.s. Happy New Years.

Sledgehammer427 · 01-01-09, 07:54 PM

I believe I will paint it in the USS Whale Scheme that FooFighters did.
I like that one better, and its historically accurate.

My planned build is the USS Flasher
I will upload pictures when i finish it

I also bought a couple of 1/72 sub models with a gift card I got...w00t!

gimpy117 · 01-01-09, 08:03 PM

it has to be the USS. Drum... because every time you get a Gato....it's the drum

Coolhand01 · 01-01-09, 09:09 PM

He could alway's paint it white with red stripes like a barber pole. THAT would make them look twice. Just kidding. It's your boat paint it as YOU see fit. Although I do like the barber pole idea....CH

FIREWALL · 01-01-09, 09:29 PM

One of my drunken a-hole friends gave me a 2" pink on my b-day cake.

:rotfl:

12-31-08, 02:05 PM	#1
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I got a Gato 1/72 model and... I want to paint it a (historically) different color(s) than the colors they suggest in the instructions... no...i will NOT paint it pink...no Operation Petticoat boat so...any historical camo ideas? __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

12-31-08, 02:10 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	I wonder if at any point there was a fleet point painted in dazzle camouflage? __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

12-31-08, 03:39 PM	#3
Schani Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 137 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Paint schemes Check local hobby shops. Last October while waiting to meet with the mortgage loan officer. I went next door to a hobby shop to kill time. I found a booklet on Gato-class submarines. Published by Squadron I believe. There are a couple of colored drawings that would be helpful. That should give you place to start. Other than that, keep searching the web.

12-31-08, 03:44 PM	#4
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How about Mountbatten Pink? :P I recall there was a paint scheme that was black on top and plain grey on the bottom.. __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread! Last edited by A Very Super Market; 12-31-08 at 03:45 PM.

12-31-08, 10:23 PM	#5
Gino Pacific Sub Expert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 148 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Check this website: http://www.shipcamouflage.com/index.htm It shows what is reasonably possible... The boats went through a whole scale of colors during the war. And if you check photos from boats coming back from a patrol you might even find more colors, when the paint was peeled off due to depth charging and sea water effects groetjes, __________________ Gino

01-01-09, 12:55 AM	#6
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I put a model of a gato like this together. Keel to waterline is black, above is a grayish blue, props bronze, different little handles and hatch locks bronze. Used my sub in SH4 as a outline. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time" Last edited by Task Force; 01-01-09 at 01:20 AM.

01-01-09, 01:14 AM	#7
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Pictures , Pictures , Pictures ... Going new into serice or back from a patrol. Good Gosh we can't tell you how to have sex. And sure as hell not going to tell you how to paint your boat. That your choice and have an Adventure. I'm sure it will turn out Great. p.s. Happy New Years. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ??? Last edited by FIREWALL; 01-01-09 at 01:16 AM.

01-01-09, 07:54 PM	#8
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I believe I will paint it in the USS Whale Scheme that FooFighters did. I like that one better, and its historically accurate. My planned build is the USS Flasher I will upload pictures when i finish it I also bought a couple of 1/72 sub models with a gift card I got...w00t! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

01-01-09, 08:03 PM	#9
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	it has to be the USS. Drum... because every time you get a Gato....it's the drum __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

01-01-09, 09:09 PM	#10
Coolhand01 Soundman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Forsan, Tx. Posts: 143 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	He could alway's paint it white with red stripes like a barber pole. THAT would make them look twice. Just kidding. It's your boat paint it as YOU see fit. Although I do like the barber pole idea....CH Last edited by Coolhand01; 01-01-09 at 09:11 PM.

01-01-09, 09:29 PM	#11
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	One of my drunken a-hole friends gave me a 2" pink on my b-day cake. :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ??? Last edited by FIREWALL; 01-01-09 at 09:30 PM.