The changing colours of QE2

[Chris]

QE2's funnel is just so perfect.

It's seeing images like that where the reality really hits - she's actually gone...

[Malcolm]

I think a mistake was made.   

Scott - I agree that the Cunard Red went back to the original "paint". What you have produced it that Cunard made a mistake painting the QM2.

[highlander0108]

On the Farewell to the UK cruise, Carol Marlow mentioned that the color of QM2's funnel was "off" and was due to be corrected during the November drydocking.  I can't remember how the question was raised but she commented that there had been much discussion of the QM2's funnel color and it indeed was a mistake by the yard that would be corrected.

KenM

[Malcolm]

On the Farewell to the UK cruise, Carol Marlow mentioned that the color of QM2's funnel was "off" and was due to be corrected during the November drydocking.

I remember that vaguely now that you mention it. But, like you, can't remember the circumstances of the comment. I thought she gave a talk on that cruise but I've just looked quickly through the programmes and can't see it.

[highlander0108]

On the Farewell to the UK cruise, Carol Marlow mentioned that the color of QM2's funnel was "off" and was due to be corrected during the November drydocking.

I remember that vaguely now that you mention it. But, like you, can't remember the circumstances of the comment. I thought she gave a talk on that cruise but I've just looked quickly through the programmes and can't see it.

She did a talk on the new QV and somehow got on that subject.  It really was a veiled PR attempt to win over the devoted QE2 fans to try her out in the future, if you remember.

[Malcolm]

It really was a veiled PR attempt to win over the devoted QE2 fans to try her out in the future, if you remember.

I'm afraid that, in my case, her words were wasted.

[Steve & Mark]

Regarding the repainting of the funnels on the old Queen Mary in Long Beach,

here is a photo of the paint tin they were using. This was from a visit to the ship in December 2008.

[bobso]

Is this colour chart any use to help with the changing colours of QE2 over the years?

[Rod]

When QE2 came out there were no black stripes on the funnel. When the change was made, does anybody know how the black stripes were first put on?
QUIZ QUESTION OF THE MONTH!

[Twynkle]

When QE2 came out there were no black stripes on the funnel. When the change was made, does anybody know how the black stripes were first put on?
QUIZ QUESTION OF THE MONTH!

Weren't the stripes made of Gaffer / aka Duct tape, and stuck oon to the red bit at certain intervals??

[Rod]

Weren't the stripes made of Gaffer / aka Duct tape, and stuck oon to the red bit at certain intervals??

DING DING DING!! We have a winner! They were put on in Hong Kong one year at the mini refits we had there.


Dont know how far up the chain it went...but it was an immediate hit with all!!

[Rob Lightbody]

Is this colour chart any use to help with the changing colours of QE2 over the years?

Bob - can we credit the author of this please? 

[bobso]

Rob--I can not remember who the author of the colour chart was. I have the picture of the chart in my QE2 album which has literally thousands of pictures of the QE2 in all the different colours. It is from years ago-- but where i saved it from i just do not know. Sorry not to have been much help. I will look through my folders and if i do find it i will post it to the Forum.

[Bob C.]

I reference the color chart website in Reply #85 on this forum page:

https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,69.80.html

[Rob Lightbody]

Rob--I have found the site i took the picture of---please E-Mail me privatly

Just as a general note, if you're using something someone else created, whether a photo, text or a drawing, we need to reference it, just like we would expect to happen if someone was using something we created elsewhere (which has not always happened....) .