General flight deck painting completed, ready for detailing. Black landing zone area spray painted with black acrylic. USS Kitty Hawk Strike Group News - www.news.navy.mil/local/cv63/

Rollover : Painted areas sprayed a layer of clear matt coating to seal the surface, household masking tape then partitioned flight deck to be painted. Although technique was conducive, recommend using special paint trimming "blue" masking tape with its less adhesive qualities, hence less likely to peel paint off the model when removed. Current carrier nickname of The Battle Cat was selected by its crew on Jan 2003.