USS Lexington CV 2 deck colour

[Karl Heidenreich]

Hi.

After finishing my 1:350 Minicraft Titanic I´m about to begin the Trumpeter 1:350 CV-2 Lexington.
And there I find a problem: the color of the deck.
The kit indicated "deck-blue" but the WWII Warship Guide despicts the deck as "wood-brown". In another portrait is grey.
By the time of the battle of Coral Sea which was the color of that deck?

Best regards.

[Abram Joslin]

The flight deck would have been Norfolk Flight Deck Stain 20/250N I believe, I'm pretty sure, but I may be wrong.

Essentially it is a wood stain that is about identical in color to the Deck Blue 20/B paint.

[Karl Heidenreich]

Thanks Abram.
And welcome to the forum by the way.

[John @ WEM]

Actually, 250-N was much more blue than 20-B Deck Blue. We have 250-N accurately matched and available in our Colourcoats enamels, as item US 27. No minimum order on paints, and we ship worldwide.