Originally posted by Saxman
Pretty sweet models, but WAY overboard on the rust. Those ships were being cleaned and painted almost CONSTANTLY when not in actual combat (the crew needed SOMETHING to do).
No, First Division was dead set on anyone sleeping during the day even though they were up all night doing whatever it is they do, so they would run needle guns on the deck over your head. The EXCUSE was preservation, but really they were out to get me.
You might find rust on a CV, but it would either be down towards the water line or some out-of-the way place that got needle gunned, primed, and painted starting the next day. You can watch steel rust at sea. Pretty interesting. They have primer on bare metal within minutes.
The decks were *NOT* teak, not on the CVs anyway. Oregon pine or Douglas fir. Yes, they planked them with soft wood. The Japanese used "Ancient pine". The British used steel.
