Titanic Funnel Color
The following color was matched as closely as possible to the color of the funnels the paintings on pages 54, 60-61, and 67 of Art of Titanic, those illustrations having been recommended by artist Ken Marschall. What was Titanic's correct funnel color? I've seen many depictions in media and paintings, but it seems like two main sides to this. First is tan/beige ish color.
I've seen this color depicted in a lot of media, and this is the way I've depicted my titanic's funnels for years. But then there's yellow. The most debated Titanic color of all, without question, has to be the lower funnel color dubbed White Star Buff.
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Not quite one color or another, with barely discernible hints of one or two others, it's a color that defies easy description let alone replication. I was recently reading Peter Davis-Garnier's "RMS Titanic: A Modelmaker's Manual", and in that book, it is stated that the "White Star buff" colour was sometimes referred to as "White Star pink". That got me thinking, "were Titanic's funnels really that visibly pink that people used to call the colour by that name?".
The case for more than one formulation of the color Of all the debates relating to Titanic's appearance, the question of the color of her funnels reigns supreme as the most controversial. This particular color has come to be known in the greater Titanic Community as "White Star Buff" (WSB). Funnel colors of shipping lines were their signature colors and aided in their identification.
A theory about the "White Star buff" color applied on Titanic's funnels ...
White Star Buff: The case for more than one formulation of the color Of all the debates relating to Titanic's appearance, the question of the color of her funnels reigns supreme as the most controversial. This particular color has come to be known in the greater Titanic Community as "White Star Buff" (WSB). Funnel colors of shipping lines were their signature colors and aided in their.
Good Afternoon Everyone, I've bought the Revell 1200 scale Titanic and need colour suggestions for a match to the White Star colour used on the funnels. I've read it is quite specific to that line. If possible cite Vallejo or Lifecolour matches, otherwise I'll try anything.
A theory about the "White Star buff" color applied on Titanic's funnels ...
Best Wishes, Will. 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. Learn about the four funnels of Titanic, their colors, shapes, and purposes.
Find out how they vented the exhaust gasses, cinders, and smoke from the ship's engines and other spaces. The black color was a result of anthracite coal which was commonly used for fuel at that time. The Titanic funnels were also adorned with intricate design work and company logos.
The White Star Line logo was placed on the first three funnels, while the fourth funnel featured a flag from each of the countries in which the company operated.
