Titanic Model Color Guide

Bob Read's Color Guide for the Olympic Class Ships serves as a comprehensive resource for modelers, offering detailed insights into the exterior colour schemes of the Titanic, Olympic, and Britannic. Due to limited historical colour photographs, the guide relies on evidence from documentation, standards like BS381C, and expert analysis. 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.

THE COLORS During the build of this Agora Models 1:200 scale RMS Titanic partwork, I will use different paints, markers, and washes to add some additional color to the model and correct some inaccuracies versus the real ship. The subject of Titanic's colors has inspired a good deal of discussion among modelers. This video discusses choosing paint colors for a model of the RMS Tita.

A Review site for Gundam, Scale Models, Mecha, Anime, Toys and More with English Translation of Japanese Scale Model Kit Color Guides and Construction Manuals. Introduction This exterior color guide is being produced primarily for the modeler. Although color photography existed during the time of the Olympic class ships, there is only one verified color photo which includes Olympic.

It is a long-distance photo of limited value. Where there is some evidence for particular colors, links to articles discussing how we have arrived at particular colors. This color is intended to recreate the 'dark mast' paint typically Titanic Paint Guide.

Just a simple guide to the paints I will be using on my Hachette and This is no longer available from Eaglemoss TitanicYou can get this Below are the paint mixes used on Art Braunschweiger's model. The actual color known as "White Star Buff" is often a source of heated debate. In the end, choose a color or mix of colors that looks good to your eye.

for a Titanic color guide that may be helpful. Some Titanic modelers use Tamiya Flat Flesh XF. A lot of us who are making the new Trumpeter 1/200 Titanic model are using Tamiya Flat Flesh (spray can) for White Star Buff (the funnels).

Its been quite an amazing find as that color was always the hardest to nail down but it looks perfect just straight out of the can. The Titanic Ship Modeler's Resource Plans by Bob Read, D.M.D. Link to Titanic Plans page Link to Olympic Plans (1911 Maiden Voyage) Link to H.M.H.S.

Britannic Plans Link to H.M.T. Olympic Plans Link to Titanic 30 ft. Lifeboat Plan Link to Titanic 25 ft.

emergency cutter plan Link to Titanic Engelhardt collapsible boat plan Link to Research articles Link to Color Guide.