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[markjames68]

I am part way through a build of the fleetscale hull HMS inflexible and looking on the internet have seen some photos of her as a port guard in the very late 1800's and she seems to be sporting a camouflage scheme instead of the black/white/yellow etc that she was in earler life, it seems to be 2 or even 3 tones of grey, does anyone have any more accurate info or exact colours and layout of them?

[tonyH]

Which picture Mark?

[markjames68]

Am crap on tinterweb sorry but its on this page, part way down really like the scheme but need more details before i commit

http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/p21.html

Thanks in advance
Mark
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[heritorasphodel]

Both photographs of Inflexible there are in the black, white and buff scheme, it's just the photos that make it look different. In the first photograph she carries her original brig rig, while in the second they've been replaced by her military masts.


Andrew

[markjames68]

Its the ninth picture sown citca 1900, it really doesntlook black and white to me..... CNXYNU

[tonyH]

I'm pretty sure that the darker 'grey' is purely shadowing from the ships boats etc. onto the cream uppers. The central citadel does also throw some oddities. This was the only colour plan I could find and it's very doubtful for RN ships. The green (Hunters Green/Jaegergrun) doesn't seem right for RN ships and the black has been carried up onto the upperworks rather than just the hull.........?
 
Good Luck PS There's also a contemporary painting here http://www.worldnavalships.com/hms_inflexible.htm