vmwilson1 Posted March 19, 2014 #1 Posted March 19, 2014 I am new to this art. I am building my first ship and it is the HMS Bounty made by Constructo (CON80817). I am looking for a paint chart so that I can accurately paint the ship. I have researched various web sites, including Constructo's web site with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Vic Quote
michaelpsutton2 Posted March 21, 2014 #2 Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) There are no known accurate comtemporary, eyewitness portraits of the ship. Pictures of other ships during the same years should help you decide what you think. The fact that no one who actually saw the ship felt obliged to comment on her color means that it was nothing unusual. If Bligh had painted her pink, then you can be sure someone would have noted it in a journal. The dust jacket of "HMS Bounty: Anatomy of the Ship" comes pretty close to what I think was most likely what she looked like Edited March 21, 2014 by michaelpsutton2 Quote Drown you may, but go you must and your reward shall be a man's pay or a hero's grave
vmwilson1 Posted March 22, 2014 Author #3 Posted March 22, 2014 Thank you very much for the information LT Michael. I will go hunting for the book. Quote
Ian B Posted May 21, 2014 #4 Posted May 21, 2014 I am building the Billings Bounty-- and that has answered my question I am building my first ship ever and could not work out why every model picture I saw of it was painted differently . Quote HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --underway 👍
michaelpsutton2 Posted May 21, 2014 #5 Posted May 21, 2014 For years maybe even decades, the popular perception about what the Bounty looked like were shaped by that bright blue replica built in 1960 for the movie and by the cover art on the Revel plastic model. On a side note the sail plan of the 1960 ship was very different from what we know today. Quote Drown you may, but go you must and your reward shall be a man's pay or a hero's grave
mtdoramike Posted May 23, 2014 #6 Posted May 23, 2014 The Constructo HMS Bounty was my first kit build. I left mine natural wood color with just a varnish finish on it. At times, I do wish that I had painted her the colors of the movie version of the Bounty. When people who visited and saw the model, they would always ask why it didn't look like the movie version with colors. I just preferred the natural wood look. Quote
michaelpsutton2 Posted May 28, 2014 #7 Posted May 28, 2014 The anatomy of the ship shows that a lot of broadside might well have been "bright". You might be closer to the truth than the movie version. Quote Drown you may, but go you must and your reward shall be a man's pay or a hero's grave
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