Posted by Bruce Beveridge on August 29, 1999 at 02:22:17 in 199.179.160.84 :
In Reply to: Re: white star buff posted by Bob Read on August 29, 1999 at 01:48:37:
Ken said his original Entex color mix was "too peachey" not that it wasn't peachy at all. I agree that it was a shade of tan but as he says, his pictures are better reprinted in his new book "The Art of the Titanic". The one picture showing the Father Brown port hull copy is my favorite example of what I think White Star Buff looks like. I think this was one the references he made of his favorite example also. I have video footage in color of the builders model and we have the NG issue showing the builders model with Eva Hart, remember?
The color in Kens new book looks pretty good compared to the video footage I have, the NG issue and the postcards I own. I literally took that book over to the paint store and had them color match it in their computer and mix it in a quart of latex semi gloss paint. This is what I will use on my model and it is based on the three references mentioned. To sum it up, it is tan. It also has a bit of peach or a "fleshy tone". This is achieved with a dash of red.
Bruce