EinsteinTaylor Posted April 20, 2014 #1 Posted April 20, 2014 Folks, I could use some expertise. I'm starting to plank the inboard portion of the upper gun deck and am stumped on what color to paint it. The Mamoli instructions say yellow ochre however every picture of the real ship I've seem have the gun decks painted white. The closest thing I have found to an authoritative answer is in Longridge and all it says is "internal workings generally yellow". Can anyone clear this up a bit for me? Personally I think I prefer white but I would rather be correct to 1805 than pick colors I like. Thanks in advance!
Blue Ensign Posted April 20, 2014 #2 Posted April 20, 2014 Hi Einstein, The inside bulwarks at Upper deck and Quarterdeck levels are painted yellow ochre. The inside bulwarks at Lower deck and Middle deck level are painted white (to represent a whitewashed finish) Cheers, B.E. Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation.
dafi Posted May 4, 2014 #4 Posted May 4, 2014 Hy Einstein, Longridge is a great source for the Vic, but please do not forget, that he represents the knowledge of the 1960, means some 55 years ago! Cheers, DAniel To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit), USS Constitution 1:96 (Revell) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html
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