Barley gray

That's an interesting question. I have seen furniture which is barley beige and barley silver as well as barley grey. I did a bit of searching and found mention of a Mr P J Barley who worked at Farnborough. But a search of the name finds nothing. He was mentioned here as well as at least one other site.

 http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php?topic=23546.0;wap2

I was going to go with the plant, but could not work out where they got grey barley from.

I believe it was named after a scientist asscoiated with Farnborough who "invented" it, maybe in the 70's.  I saw reference to it here:

https://thecolourdiaries.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/colour-of-the-day-no-3-camouflage-grey/

When I worked at a locomotive factory here in Boise, we used a color called Antares Gray. Where did they get that from?  

modelcrazy

 

When I worked at a locomotive factory here in Boise, we used a color called Antares Gray. Where did they get that from?  

 

Wow, that is a crazy one!  Antares is a star, whose name means opposite Ares (Mars).  Now, Mars is a bit reddish color I can see an Ares red, but neither star nor planet seems to evoke gray!

Aaron Skinner

Guys,

Does anyone know if RAF camouflage color Barley gray is named for a person or the plant? I know, it's a strange question.

Cheers, Aaron

 

An interesting question, Aaron...

I always presumed Barley Grey was named after the colour of cooked barley in Haggis...........but I'm not very familiar with post WWII British colours and never bothered comparing the shades.

Never occured to me that someone might have Barley as a family name. 

If a Tardis were at your disposal, you could go back and ask..............

Haggis, my ancestral dish. I've never understood why it's not sold at McDonald's?

Hmmmm?  Should I have the McRib or the McHaggis?

GMorrison

Haggis, my ancestral dish. I've never understood why it's not sold at McDonald's?

 

because even they have some standards

GMorrison

Haggis, my ancestral dish. I've never understood why it's not sold at McDonald's?

 

.....and it contains oatmeal......................Micky-D could add it to the breakfast menu..

wing_nut

Hmmmm?  Should I have the McRib or the McHaggis?

 

Would you like hot sauce and an extra large soda with that? 

Would you like that order of McHaggis super-sized?

And my day was going so well, then someone had to mention Haggis. Marginally worse than Spam, not quite as bad as Laphroig. 

Sprue-ce Goose

 

 

wing_nut

Hmmmm?  Should I have the McRib or the McHaggis?

 

 

 

Would you like hot sauce and an extra large soda with that? 

 

Man, we've 'jacked this thing badly for the OP, poor guy! Somebody mention Vegemite?

Fish is supposed to be a healthful food.....Mickey D could add Lutefisk to their fish menu.

Any update news on the colour Barley Grey?

There is a trade show in 2016 at Farnborough ..............

http://www.farnborough.com

...........maybe Aaron could get a journalist pass to ask some paint reps? 

 ......and a ride in an RAF jet? 

The info I can find on P J Barley is limited but I did find a report he wrote while at the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough in 1980 called " A further evaluation of paint schemes for the camouflage of aircraft against ground to air optical detection" it gets a mention here on page 8

https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542300e240f0b613420009cd/2-1992_XX843_and_G-BMHI_Append.pdf

I cant find the report online however.

Phil