Italian Navy - Deck Colour
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I am using: Painters guide to WW2 Naval Camouflage, Pub; Clash of Arms Publishers Inc ISBN 1 85818 0007. Reliable for me so far.
Up to 42. Sips were painted light gray overall. Steel decks and horizontal surfaces were painted dark gray. Wood deck left natural color (gray with aging) Early 41 testing began with a dazzle paint camo.
Dazzle paint schemes were standardized by the middle of 42. Paint colors was not standardized.
If you look in the Victory at Sea book, page 86, Littorio picture. page 85 of the Caio Dulio. Both ships slight differences. Ships had slight variations of pattern and colors. Lt gray overall with two different shades (one very dark gray) to do the dazzle camo.
Bow had alternating stripes of red and white air recognition signal.
Decks were gray to my understanding. Life rafts were painted alternating bands of red and yellow through out the war.
Hope this helps There is a bit more info but I am going to bed
Rod
Up to 42. Sips were painted light gray overall. Steel decks and horizontal surfaces were painted dark gray. Wood deck left natural color (gray with aging) Early 41 testing began with a dazzle paint camo.
Dazzle paint schemes were standardized by the middle of 42. Paint colors was not standardized.
If you look in the Victory at Sea book, page 86, Littorio picture. page 85 of the Caio Dulio. Both ships slight differences. Ships had slight variations of pattern and colors. Lt gray overall with two different shades (one very dark gray) to do the dazzle camo.
Bow had alternating stripes of red and white air recognition signal.
Decks were gray to my understanding. Life rafts were painted alternating bands of red and yellow through out the war.
Hope this helps There is a bit more info but I am going to bed
Rod
wooden planks on decks, i leave it a very light brown colour. I have seen some photos which have the foredecks (and sometimes aft as well) painted white, which would mean that the '41 aircraft recognition stripes were just painted over the white (i.e. find a piccy with the red and white stripes, and leave the red off if you don't like it!).
Personally I like my italian ships to keep their markings - it makes them stand out from other ships on the table.
Personally I like my italian ships to keep their markings - it makes them stand out from other ships on the table.
juggler69uk
Mongoose
link to paint colours
http://www.shipcamouflage.com/images/Regina_Marina_sheet.jpg
http://www.shipcamouflage.com/images/Regina_Marina_sheet.jpg
Ian Cameron
Mongoose
Having seen them 'in the metal', I'm very impressed with them! Great work 
Twin-Linked Aldades
Mongoose
I have the full explanation posted waaaaaaaay back (about half to a year or so I think), but Italian ships mostly had wood colored decks (not neccesary made of wood mnd you) due to being covered in linolium. It still is used on almost every fisher boat you`ll find in napoli and southwards.
This had to do with their chosen `theatre`, the mediterrean, where the sun would `warm` the dark colored metal to much for comfort. RN and so who `came` there initially didn`t have this as they where pulled from other parts when the war started, byt the RM has been there and was build for use there.
It`s basically the same reason as why you where light coloured shirts on sunny days, and in those pre-Kyoto days, the med (italian side) had about 250 sunny days / year...
This had to do with their chosen `theatre`, the mediterrean, where the sun would `warm` the dark colored metal to much for comfort. RN and so who `came` there initially didn`t have this as they where pulled from other parts when the war started, byt the RM has been there and was build for use there.
It`s basically the same reason as why you where light coloured shirts on sunny days, and in those pre-Kyoto days, the med (italian side) had about 250 sunny days / year...
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