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. 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, detailing specific colours such as White Star Buff for funnels, antifouling red for the lower hull, and green for capstans and winches. In the collection of Titanic photos, there is one (it is featured on Wikipedia) where you can see that they are painting the hull black and you can see that the anti. He believed the Titanic had the antifouling colour which can only be described as more pink then red, of which I included a picture here below.
The painting process and colours used on Titanic's hull, particularly the antifouling paint, were determined by analyzing historical photographs and specifications from the Britannic Specification Book. Read clarifies the colour distinctions between primer coats, anticorrosive paint, and antifouling paint applied to the lower hull. 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.
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. 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. 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.