Posted by Jerry Davidson on August 29, 1999 at 03:08:37 in 205.188.192.42:
In Reply to: Re: white star buff posted by Bruce Beveridge on August 29, 1999 at 02:22:17:
: 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
To all of you regarding White Star Buff,
To me this is the big question on here that nobody can answer. There are so many shades of WSB on postcards, in books, on paintings etc that I don't think anybody knows. You go to H&W and they can't even recall the shade with any confidence. Alot of people spend time on the numbers of portholes and vent configuration, etc but there is absolutely no agreement on the funnel colors. Some say it was tan, some say it was peachy, some say it was a mustard color. I think if we are going to launch an investigation, it should be to search out any blue hairs that are still alive that traveled on the olympic or baltic or any other White Star Line ships. There has to be some people alive who were ON the boats and could identify a shade. It seems we are all chasing our tails here. We should get organized and search for the answer. I'm at a point that every time the subject comes up I get even more confused. I don't think even Ken Marschall knows....He changes shades with about every painting. Let band together and figure this one out.
Regards to all
Jerry