"ACW monitors." Topic
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| Cardinal Hawkwood | 14 Jun 2013 5:19 a.m. PST |
what colour were they? , were they painted black?.something must have been done to the surdace other wise they would rust up quite quickly?.and the submarine type boats as well. I have done a bit of googling and looked at posts here but nothing seem to be definitive. |
| badwargamer | 14 Jun 2013 5:28 a.m. PST |
There isn't a definitive answer. Some were definitely painted black. Others were left bare and did indeed develop a rust colour. Many were launched in a hurry and into action and had a short life so didn't have time to rust! |
Frederick  | 14 Jun 2013 5:52 a.m. PST |
From the pictures I have seen rusty black seems common |
| Shagnasty | 14 Jun 2013 8:59 a.m. PST |
I've seen some photos that suggest they were painted a light gray or white in Southern waters. |
| bekosh | 14 Jun 2013 10:19 a.m. PST |
Try this pdf on building RC Ironclads. Chapter 6 covers the colors. PDF link |
| fantail | 14 Jun 2013 10:30 a.m. PST |
The "ironclads" group on yahoo groups had a PDF of US ironclad colours. City Class, Passaic monitors etc. |
| boy wundyr x | 14 Jun 2013 11:16 a.m. PST |
Wow, that's 170 pages of goodness Bekosh. I have some other guides and the Ospreys, but that looks pretty solid too. |
| Florida Tory | 14 Jun 2013 11:17 a.m. PST |
Paul, Thanks for that PDF. It looks like it is a great resource. Rick |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 14 Jun 2013 6:49 p.m. PST |
thank you very much xactly what was what I needed..all black would have been a bit monochrome |
| Company D Miniatures | 15 Jun 2013 3:09 a.m. PST |
That PDF is super- I have a wooden boat project on the go for the last decade of a Confederate blockade runner- one day it will get finished. A Harvey 1847 Baltimore Clipper |
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