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richardabeattie

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Paint colours for pre dreadnoughts
« on: August 09, 2018, 06:12:43 pm »
When did the RN stop painting their Victorian warships in cheerful colours and switch to grey?
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Re: Paint colours for pre dreadnoughts
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2018, 06:20:03 pm »
Around 1900.
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Re: Paint colours for pre dreadnoughts
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2018, 07:14:42 pm »

Definitly and starting quite dark with a general lightening as the years went on, though some destroyers were quite dark grey well into WW1 sometimes with a lighter superstructure. And then you get the dazzle schemes :O)



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Re: Paint colours for pre dreadnoughts
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2018, 09:25:45 pm »
I'm building HMS Lord Nelson so I suppose I'm stuck with grey - pity there's no kit for the Majestic Class that I could paint up like the England's Glory matchbox picture!
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Re: Paint colours for pre dreadnoughts
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2018, 08:29:46 am »
Quote from: richardabeattie on August 09, 2018, 09:25:45 pm
I'm building HMS Lord Nelson so I suppose I'm stuck with grey - pity there's no kit for the Majestic Class that I could paint up like the England's Glory matchbox picture!
Deans marine, Majestic, Inflexible.  http://deansmarine.co.uk/shop/index.php/cPath/10_31
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Re: Paint colours for pre dreadnoughts
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2018, 11:35:50 am »
The Deans offer is a bit more than I could cope with!
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