Randy kindly provided this information and notes. "Hnn" refers to the Humbrol paint number. Pre-war Standard Navy Gray #5 1xFS36495 + 1xFS36320 Pre-war Ocean Gray 10x FS36118 + 1xWhite Pre-war Deck Gray 2xH104 + 1xH67 1941 Standard Navy Gray 1xFS36495 + 1xFS36320 1941 5-O Ocean Gray 1xFS36076 + 1xWhite 1941 5-D Dark Gray 8x Stock 1 (see below) + 3xH33 1942-44 (Stock 1) 2xH104 + 1x H176 1942-44 (Stock 2) 2xH104 + 1xH167 + 1xH34 1942-44 5-P Pale Gray 20xH34 + 1xStock 2 or 1 tin H147 + 4-5 drops H104 or 5xPolly S White + 1xPolly S 5-H 1942-44 5-L Light Gray 4xH34 + 1xStock 2 or 1 Floquil White + 1 Floquil 5-H Haze Gray or 1 Polly S White + 1 Polly S 5-H 1942-44 5-H Haze Gray 2xH34 + 1xStock 2 or 1xFloquil White + 5xFloquil 5-H Haze Gray or Polly S 5-H (ok) 1942-44 5-O Ocean Gray 2xH34 + 3xStock 2 or 1xFloquil 5-H Haze Gray + 4xFloquil 5-O Ocean Gray or Polly S 5-O (ok) 1942-44 5-S Sea Blue 2xH104 + 1xH176 + 1xH25+1xH147 1942-44 5-N Navy Blue Stock 1 or 1xH67 + 1xH68 + 5xFS35044 + 3xFS36118 or 2xPolly S C&O Enchantment Blue (railroad color) + 1xFS36118 1942 20-B Deck Blue (original) 8xFS35044 + 4xH67 + 2xFS35042 + 3xFS36118 1942-44 20-B Deck Blue (revised) Floquil 5-N Navy Blue or 1xFS35042 + 3xFS36076 or 1xPolly S 5-N Navy Blue + 1xPolly S 20-B Norfolk 250N 5xH189 + 2xH67 + 1xH147 21-B Flight Deck Stain (mid-war) 1xStock 1 + 1xH34 21-B Flight Deck Stain (revised) Matches 20-B Deck Blue (revised) Notes: A. All "H" numbers are for Humbrol enamels. B. You can substitute H27 for H176, which has been discontinued. C. Floquil and Polly S 5-P and 5-L are not correct, having a brownish cast. Floquil 5-N has a slight green tint which is wrong. Floquil and Polly S 5-N is a good match for 20-B Deck Blue, their 20-B is too dark. Only Polly S 5-H and 5-O are good off the rack. D. All Federal Standard (FS) numbers match are Testor's Model Master paint numbers. Humbrol paints matching these numbers can be used. FS35045 has been discontinued. It was a Polly S color mixed with Testor's FS36076 acrylic. The Bitter End The commercial paint situation has improved greatly with the introduction of the Model Shipways and Badger paints. I have yet to try them, but hopefully I'll get a chance soon. I'd like to hear from painters on their current matches to paint chips for 1/2400 scale vessels so we can improve the visual aspects of naval gaming. Ship Camouflage Painting Resources BT Back to The Naval Sitrep #18 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com