HMS Victory Colour Help.

[Lee Weeman]

I mentioned in other posts on this model, how bad i was having trouble fitting the decks into the sides with some major warping.. I can now say "Finally!" I have managed to get the pieces together with so much struggle!.

 

Question now is, can anyone recommend what the yellow colour of the ship is in Humbrol Paints?

 

I have tried a sample of 74 and 81 as instructed in the manual, but these seem alittle light, not as darkened as pictures of the real HMS Victory.

 

Thanks

[DavidJC]

Can't help I am sorry, I only wish I could. I built that kit some many years ago and even then I felt the yellow inaccurate. I am lucky I live very close to Victory and at that time had been over it many times. In my mind's eye, the recommended colours didn't look 'right'. Whilst colour is subjective, overall it should look 'right' to the viewer - even if I see a colour differently to the way you see the same colour, it should still look 'right' to us both. With Airfix naturally suggesting Humbrol paints, you might have to consider and look at alternative manufacturers to guage a more realistic colour.

 

I wish I could suggest a more accurate paint, I am sorry i can't.

[Lee Weeman]

 

I may have to stick with what the guide has told me, although it still doesnt accurate. I have however found a 24 Trainer Yellow, seems to be more dense/thick yellow.

 

I will give all three a test with yellow and black stripe and match it up against the side of my ship. From there ill have to pick out the best to my eyes.

 

Thanks anyway for the attempted help David.

[Ratch]

In the past Hu:63 Matt Sand was listed on the instructions. Recently I saw that Victory was being painted in a pink-ish hue. Each time historians research the ship she reveals another shade, so choose something you're happy with.

[ironsides]

I tried to find a colour chart that would be appropriate with RAL codes but to no avail, I would use Yellow Ochre generally this is available in artists acrylics, Rowney, Windsor and Newton, Lucas (The liguid in bottle is my current choice) etc... .-)

[Shane Kemp]

When i built this model a few years ago i also had problems with fitting the mid level gun deck and the top deck, in the end i had to clamp the sides of the ship together and then force the mid level gun deck into place then glue along on side, then fit the top deck into place the same way, also gluing along one side.

after allowing the glue to dry, i removed the clamps and had the decks stuck to one side of ship in the right place, i glued them into place after first painting them and applying any cannons and other items on them to make assembly a tad easier.

as far as the correct paint colour, i E-mailed the staff at the HMS Victory site in Portsmouth to ask about the right colour, they told me to look for a company called Admiralty Paints who specialise in paints for boats.

the link is: www.westbourne-model.co.uk/acatalog/admiralty-paints-for-marine-modeling.html

hopefully this link will not be removed and it may serve other people who are building the HMS Victory to get the paint colours they want

[Martin Fire]

Yeah I'm having the same trouble with painting the victory the black and white/grey painting guide on the back is no help. The instructions give you colour for some parts but not others. Poor show airfix on such a historic model. I see the instructions for the new release has a colour picture for the paint guide. 

[Aad Gadgie]

I saw a piece on YouTube recently, showing that she was being repainted in her original colours i.e. what they actually were, not what the Victorians thought they should have been (and which were accepted as Gospel ever since).  It seems that when layers of old paint were removed, the original "yellow" had a definite pinkish tint to it, so the National Maritime Museum were going with that.  And what had been accepted as the black parts of the hull were actually a sort of dark metallic grey.  I bought this kit recently in the sure and certain knowledge of the "black & yellow" look, but I'll have to re-think.  You may want to investigate this before deciding but, of course, the choice is entirely yours.

[Cornishfrogboy]

I have dined on Victory a few times as one of my closest friends was until recently a Chief Petty Officer and guide on her.

it is now believed/known that the 'yellow' surmised by the Victorians was indeed incorrect. She is now painted a vomity pinkish hue. I can only suggest that you Google it.

regretably, my friend is now a retired Chief and the invites have come to an end.. despite my advising that he extend his service!

[Aad Gadgie]

I've been thinking about it, and all my mental images of these magnificent "wooden walls" are of black & yellow hulls.  Films, models, magazine & book pictures - especially the superb artworks on the covers of Alexander Kent's "Richard Bolitho" novels - have formed the way I see these ships.  So, when I build my Victory, she will be as I have always seen her and, this time, historical accuracy can take a back seat.

[Cornishfrogboy]

The 'Vomity Pink' came from the fact that Ships Captains apparently had to pay for the painting of the ships. Hardy did not have good income and therefore used 'yard paint' , believed Yellow and grey.  The colour was in fact found during renovation as they took back layers. Early in her career, she is believed to have been mainly black..

[Sailorman]

Intersting video that explains about the change in colour.