Fiddlers Green

Well, I've found myself doing some work on the Dark Side for a group of WWII miniatures wargamers, doing "to order" builds on 1/700-scale aircraft.

Problem is, paint jobs.

1. Did any SB2U Vindicators or TBD Devastators in combat units last long enough to receive the Sea Blue-top 3-tone scheme, or were they dumped while still in the 2-tone era?

2. Did any F4F/FM Wildcats make it to the 3-tone 607 Sea Blue/608 Int. Blue/601 White scheme, or did they move from M485-over-602 straight into the 2-tone gray or 3-tone gray-over-white ASW schemes?

On the numbers: M485 is an old prewar Navy paint color, all the others are color codes from the Army-Navy Aviation (ANA) series long ago superseded by the current FS system.

Thanks!

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I have no fraking clue. Let's see if Mark (airport kid) weights in. He usually knows this stuff pretty well. I wish you luck. I just finished a special order build myself.

Hi Nedry, as far as I know no SB2Us were painted in the 3-tone scheme, but FM-2s & a few TBDs were.

John

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