I'm trying to figure out the color scheme for the Flettner Rotorship Baden-Baden, AKA Buckau, and could use some help! As well as having two names, the ship had at least two paint jobs. As the Buckau, I think it was black hull, white deckhouses, and aluminum painted rotors. As the Baden Baden, it looks like a grey lower hull, white upper hull and deckhouses, and I'm not sure of the rotors. I have a childhood memory of the rotors described as buff or orange, but I'll be darned if I can find a reference. I've found a nice painting of the later "Barbara", which does have pale orange stripes on the rotors which may be a source of confusion.
Can anyone point me toward a tutorial on interpreting B&W photos for color? I you want to take a look at the Baden-Baden, best images I've found on the web are at:
http://www.schoonerman.com/rotar_ship_badenbaden.htm
Clicking on at least one view will open up a high-resolution version. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Andrew
The "Barbara" painting is at:
http://www.museen-sh.de/ml/digi_einzBild.php?pi=146_99-1976