The color used for the hull stripe - more properly referred to as a "sheer stripe" - was also the same as the color used for the lettering of the ship's name and home port. Encyclopedia Titanica Paint Colours Home Titanic Paint Colours 4 items Stories and Articles. Introduction This exterior color guide is being produced primarily for the modeler.
Although color photography existed during the time of the Olympic class ships, there is only one verified color photo which includes Olympic. It is a long-distance photo of limited value. Where there is some evidence for particular colors, links to articles discussing how we have arrived at particular colors.
The ship's funnels (smokestacks) were painted a bright red color, which was a common feature of ships at the time. The red color was used to make the funnels more visible and to create a sense of contrast with the blue hull. The Titanic's interior was a different story altogether.
Below are the paint mixes used on Art Braunschweiger's model. These are the scale equivalents of the colors I determined to have been used on Titanic based on the consensus of my own and other TRMA members' research. When mixing paints, I used one eyedropper filled up to the same amount for each drop indicated below.
All colors on the actual ship were in gloss paint, but were finished flat. The Titanic is probably the most famous ship to ever set sail. What does it look like in color? Hi everyone Started working on a scale model of Titanic and have found there to be some debate on the colour of the lower part of the hull.
Some sources say it was red but many others believe it was anti-fouling red (which is a bit more pink) Anyway I'd love to hear some opinions from you guys before I decide what shade to go with. At the moment I'm swaying more towards the anti. Bob Read's Color Guide for the Olympic Class Ships serves as a comprehensive resource for modelers, offering detailed insights into the exterior colour schemes of the Titanic, Olympic, and Britannic.
Due to limited historical colour photographs, the guide relies on evidence from documentation, standards like BS381C, and expert analysis. It covers the Titanic's hull, decks, and equipment. The set includes 8 references from the Model Air range in 17 ml bottles.
Suitable for painting the scale model of the Titanic, offering the most suitable and correct shades based on the latest research and historical sources. For example, the draught color below hull, which has often been represented in a dark red tone and, according to historical samples and records of the time, it was indeed. Introduction In research regarding the color of Titanic's antifouling paint, there has been confusion when trying to interpret the photos taken of the Olympic class ships by Harland and Wolf photographer Robert Welch.
In this article these photos will be analyzed in light of the painting specifications found in the Britannic Specification Book.