T itanic's colors as listed on this site have been determined over time based on archival descriptions, period advertisements, and historians' recommendations. This page displays on-line color samples for all of Titanic's colors, along with model paint recommendations. 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.
A detailed colour guide for the Titanic, Olympic, and Britannic, covering historical paint schemes and practical advice for accurate ship modelling. With these floor patterns there is less emphasis on making them usable at 1/350 - though I have included 6"x4" printable jpgs for some of them. On most of them I have not defined the exact room.
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. Grand Staircase / Recepton Tiling 18" floor tiles - Titanic 1:200 Scale. Download a complete guide to the linoleum, carpets, wood, and more installed on the mighty RMS Titanic (1912.) Utilizing information from RMS Titanic (1912), RMS Olympic (1911), and Britannic's specification guide, this plan of the tile, carpet, and deck coverings for all spaces is one of the most accurate examples of what a passenger or member of the crew could conceivably walk aboard Titanic.
History Daily offers Titanic enthusiasts a monochromatic glimpse into the ship's interior as well. The Café Parisien brings vintage elegance when the tabletops are adorned in interchangeable colors of blush and green. With bedrooms painted crimson red and smoking rooms with mosaic patterns on the floor, history buffs can get a next-level view of 1920's aristocracy through this new digital.
The subject of Titanic's colors has inspired a good deal of discussion among modelers. This video discusses choosing paint colors for a model of the RMS Titanic, and highlights the changes in. Here's a question for the technically-minded Titanic researchers: Which tile colour pattern was used for the third class open space flooring under the forward well deck, At the stern third class areas, the wreck reveals the tiles were the black and white version.
Recovered tiles.