I have before me a jewel .;
I have searched for a long time and now I have her here in my old , trembling hands . It is the REVELL 50th Anniversary model of the P & O lines ORIANA . Funny that it's molded in white . If Memory serves me right , Well at my age who knows ? That , and at one time , and when I first built it , it was a real light Caramel color in the box and in real life .
When I first went to Australia she was that color , as was the Canberra , her Erzates sister . never did see her real sister though . Obviously , they have been , for a long time White , hence the title of the book on the Canberra during the Falklands action ( The " Great White Whale " ).
Of course REVELL in their infinite wisdom gives No color call outs , for either the hull or the decks ! I think I may have to write the company and see if I can get some pictures or an old brochure or something . When I was twelve it was such a beautiful model , sitting next to my Moore-Mcormack M.S. Brasil/Argentina and the Revell version of the Nuclear ship Savannah !
Then you look across the room .there's the Queens and the S.S. United States ! In the other room was Aircraft Carriers , Cruisers , Destroyers , Destroyer Escorts and and A.K.A .s and A. P. A.s along with a few subs and Patrol Boats .
Sure they were Box scale , but who cared . I had the biggest shipyard in the country , all in one house . It was never a problem back then , because the box cover usually had a picture of the finished model on the side . Now the final question .Does anyone know what colors the decks on the M.S.Oriana were ?