Hi Dominic,🫡
The colour scheme of the HMS Victory is an interesting point of discussion. She has changed colour several times and now she has got her real colour. I can understand that the colour is not to the taste of the general public, as we know HMS Victory as she is anchored in Portsmouth, in yellow/black.
Personally, I think she looks best that way. However, if you want to build a historically accurate model from 1805, you will probably have no choice but to paint her as she is historically specified.
I will probably also paint her in her original colour.
Here is the link to the explanation of the colour scheme:
https://historicdockyard-co-uk.translate.goog/news-and-stories/hms-victory-to-be-re-painted-in-battle-of-trafalgar-colours-after-210-years/?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=de&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=sge#:~:text=For the first time%2C visitors,Lord Nelson was fatally wounded.
By the way, the stern lettering of the HMS Victory is also wrong. The font is not correct.
Best regards
Guenter
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