It doesnt have to be super crazy accurate. Black and white photos for placement, models for color (I'm sure some anal modeler read the right colors from a book or something)
I know the cow is brown and the text is all white, and the boat is a dark enough grey to make the text really stand out. Ever since i got assigned U-69 in december 1939 (HA) ive been wanting to have the correct paint job.
Since the flags wrap around the front of the conning tower a simple "Captains emblem" just wont do. Of course the community could always use some good historical skins