Phealan wrote:
Thanks Bob, wouldnt have found that myself. Just a question, is this the only source for the existance and placement of the white Id stripes?
I know that they were introduced around this time, but I havent yet seen any references to them being on the I-19, and photos of this sub a rare to say the least.
I guess I dont want to put them on just because someone else did. I intend to supply some supporting documentation on the sub with my model when I enter it, to justify the paint and markings, and while I have found some stuff on the white id lines, none of it mentions the I-19.
Hi Phealan.
There are very, very, very little photos of IJN subs showing the ID stripes. I would say, it is very probable that I-19 had them. There are paintings of I-19 sporting them, but these are based on assumptions.
What you must be aware of is that the number and exact placement of the stripes was rather individual. I have seen pics where the stripes on the rear deck were crossed instead of parallel. Furthermore, on some boats the stripes were painted, on others they consisted of white fabric attached on both sides of the deck. There are also "mixed" solutions, e.g. painted on the forward deck, and fabric on the rear deck. The advantage is: you do what you like and nobody will be able to say it's wrong.
I have a small number of example pics on my harddisk, but I'm in the office now, will post them tonight.
HTH, and cheers,
Peter