1908 SMS Emden - boot stripe?

1908 would be home waters. Is that what you are looking for?

http://german-navy.tripod.com/sms_paint-overview.htm

Felix,

Thanks for the link. It doesn't seem to give me the answer to my query though. I know about the boot stripe from 1914 onward but some have suggested that there was no boot stripe, just a gray/hull red transition, before the war.

Still searching.

Mike

I didnt put a boot stripe on mine because I painted her in pre war colors. You will find pictures of her both ways.

wjbwjb29,

I'm seeing her both with and without the boot stripe, just as you say, before the war. I'm masking for the stripe right now and will see how I like it when I've painted the rest of the hull. If I do a decent job with masking and painting I'll likely leave it. If not I'll just eliminate the stripe.

Thanks for the input.

Mike