Hi all,
I have some questions regarding the striking early Admiralty Disruptive Camouflage Scheme worn by HMS Resolution in 1942 as seen here:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205119498https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205016080There is also black and white video footage here showing the early days of the Eastern Fleet including H.M.S. Resolution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBK4HQtFRaoI intend to model her in the future in this colour scheme and have the Profile Morskie H.M.S. Resolution book which gives a colour profile and calls up the following colour references:
• ‘White’
• MS4A
• B6
• MS3
• MS1
• ‘Black’
• 507A
The MS1, ‘Black’ and 507A are quite difficult to tell apart in the colour profile provided in the Profile Morskie Book. Well at least they are on my copy anyway. In particular the MS1 and ‘Black’. My interpretation of it is as per below:
• All the decks (both planked and steel areas) are called up as being 507A
• Starboard side: the large dark splotch from the armoured conning tower forward reaching aft as far as ‘X’ Turret barbette including the casemate guns called up as MS1
• Starboard side: the small dark splotch on the hull extending up almost to ‘B’ Turret Barbette is called up as MS1
• Starboard side: The long dark sliver on the hull between ‘A’ and ‘B’ Turret, the dark splotch on the hull below ‘A’ Turret’s barrels and the last remaining dark splotch forward of the others below the anchor capstan are called up as ‘Black’
• Port Side, all the darkest splotches are called up as ‘Black’ with no MS1 evident at all on this side of the ship
My questions are as follows:
1. Is there documentary evidence or consensus among ‘those in the know‘ for the colour references called up in the Profile Morskie plans for this scheme?
2. Related to above and to my attempted interpretation of the colour profile drawing, have I got the areas of MS1 and ‘black’ on the starboard side identified correctly? (
Or if they are not indeed MS1 and Black have I the lighter and darker colours the correct way around? They do ‘look’ that way in photos but that means little due to the well documented difficulties in interpreting colours from black and white photos or film)3. Is there documentary evidence for the areas of planked deck being painted Dark Grey 507A? As I gather Second World War British Battleships typically had their planked decks ‘stained’ or ‘dulled’ or ‘darkened’ rather than actually being painted over, unlike the US Navy.
As stated I would like to model H.M.S. Resolution in this scheme in the future and would be interested to hear any thoughts on it?
I cannot get Colourcoats Paints shipped to my country which is massively frustrating. Especially knowing they exist and knowing the effort that has gone into ensuring their accuracy.
Therefore I will have to make-do with Humbrol paints. However I would like to have the pattern as correct as possible relative to itself, if that makes sense?! Thanks.