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Color of the battleship Richelieu circa 1940

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Color of the battleship Richelieu circa 1940
Posted by caramonraistlin on Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:26 PM
I have recently acquired the 1/350th scale Trumpeter Richelieu kit and plan to back date it to 1940. Does anyone know what color she was painted in? I believe the upper part of the hull/superstructure was some form of light grey. Did it have some form of boot topping dividing this from the lower hull? Also was the lower hull the typical hull red color or was it something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Monday, June 23, 2008 2:11 PM

My references point to an almost Mediterannean Light Gray with conventional black boot topping and red hull below the waterline.

Bill Morrison 

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    July 2005
Posted by caramonraistlin on Monday, June 23, 2008 4:51 PM
I kind of thought it might be the colors you referenced but wasn't sure as I couldn't find much if anything on the various websites. Thank you, I'll go with your suggestions.
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  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Monday, June 23, 2008 8:52 PM

Good luck!  I've painted the old Heller 1/400 scale Richelieu in the same scheme after making the appropriate modifications to 1940 specifications. It looks great!

Bill Morrison

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    February 2005
Posted by warshipbuilder on Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:11 AM
Hi,

You might like to have a look through this thread here -

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewt...=47&t=33541

Hope this helps
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