"Confederate Ironclads: Deck Color?" Topic

Looking at artwork, I see decks in light brown, medium brown, even gray.

What color are your decks?

All of those. I vary my deck colours quite a bit

Whatever color was available and all kinds of natural woods affected by weather and water damage among other things.

Pink.

Very pale.
Much of the wood was poorly seasoned and cheap.

martin

Grey-brown reflecting what MG said above.

All of the above (except pink ).

I think realistically they would vary, even on the same ship over time. Many Confederate ironclads spent long periods sitting around waiting for engines, guns, or an opportunity to sortie, with little or no no crew aboard. The deck was probably changing colors during this time.

The wood used would vary the color too. Teak and pine and oak are different browns, and age to different grays. Some ironclads were built with re-purposed wood from other ships, buildings, railroads, etc. which would probably be pre-seasoned.

That said, I tend to paint the wooden decks of my warships in a "team color". I pick a particular gray-tan or gray-brown wood color I like and make all the decks of the nation or fleet or grouping in that color. The deck is a major fraction of what a wargamer sees because our POV is from above, so painting the decks in "team colors" helps to identify friend/foe or my squadron/your squadron at a glance without squinting at the flags or the sides in shadow or the lettering on the base.

- Ix

I also follow YA's policy for my ships of all eras. Most other folks don't even notice but it helps me.

I still say pink. All the photographs, are B/W so it's no way of know.

So…what's wrong with pink?!?!