Titanic Funnel Colour
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 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.
Hercolano2: TITANIC - A Tale of Four Ships - April 1912
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. 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.
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.
coloured version of titanic with only 3 funnels : r/titanic
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.
Best Wishes, Will. This article xplores the historical variations in the color known as "White Star Buff" (WSB), used on the funnels of White Star Line ships, including the Titanic. Funnel colors were important for identifying a ship with her company.
A theory about the "White Star buff" color applied on Titanic's funnels ...
As the shipping world expanded, each line developed their own color scheme. The White Star Line had adopted an 18' tall black band at the top with the rest of the funnel painted in a color known as "White Star Buff.". 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.
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.
