One central idea that ran through my entire collection was that each model represented a specific ship. I tried to make every model appear as the original ship by painting them in the actual camouflage patterns they carried and modifying their armament, and sometimes other equipment, to match what was actually fitted at the time … More My models – Barnegat class small seaplane tenders
This is a continuation of items previously published.
When I made these, about 30 years ago, there were no commercially available models of these ships. The models are made from wood, wire and pins. Some of the boats and other detais are commercial parts or items salvaged from other models. I chose the ships they represent especially in order to have an example … More Some more scratch built models – USN WWII – part 1
Made these out of wood about 30 years ago
The Canadian Navy started WW II as a small commonwealth force supporting the Royal Navy and ended the war , due to the demise of the German, Italian, Japanese, and French fleets, as the third largest in the world. Canada appointed her own war artists to document their country’s contributions to the war. This included … More Canadian WW II Ship Camouflage
You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wstherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ When the Japanese Navy realized that the war was not going to end quickly with a negotiated peace, and that the US submarines were sinking ships at a rate that threatened Japan with destruction, they organized convoy routes, built escort vessels, … More Japanese WW II camouflage – late war
You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ As the war came closer to a conclusion the Japanese were running out of aircraft carriers, and trained pilots. The Navy ministry decided to design some camouflage for the decks of aircraft carriers with the hope that some of these vital … More Japanese WW II Camouflage – carrier decks
You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ The Japanese Imperial Army had a ministry of its own. There was also an independent authority for handling merchant vessels that had not been requisitioned by either service. The two authorities, Army and Navy, were supposed to be equal, but they … More Japanese WW II ship camouflage – Army
You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ After putting up pages on my original blog with pictures of Japanese WW II camouflage I realized that a better description of the background to Japanese ship camouflage was probably needed. So, here is the first part. There are other posts … More Japanese WW II Camouflage – navy
I You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ posted a few days ago about Japanese Naval Camouflage, or lack thereof. In the case of the Japanese Merchant Marine, however, there is a lot of evidence of camouflage patterns. The Japanese high command seems to have not planned realistically … More Japanese Merchant Ship Camouflage
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