Actual colour reference for L and B and SKLR [ Bowaters]
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 7:17 pm
I've recently painted an L and B carriage in the same colour as the current 'new build' and found from the L and B website that the brown is:- Deep Indian Red, I had this mixed as a Dulux oil based paint, takes a lot of drying but at least I know its the right colour!
Also as a teenager I worked on the Sittingbourne and Kemsley and painted 'Superb' the green standardly used is :- Buckingham Green,
if you mix Humbrol Emerald Green and Brunswick 50/50 its spot on but obviously no good for a hot loco but at least its a good colour reference.
Just noticed in B&Q Hammerite do a smooth 'garage door' paint in Buckingham Green! and I'm sure that paint is heat proof as well.
Also as a teenager I worked on the Sittingbourne and Kemsley and painted 'Superb' the green standardly used is :- Buckingham Green,
if you mix Humbrol Emerald Green and Brunswick 50/50 its spot on but obviously no good for a hot loco but at least its a good colour reference.
Just noticed in B&Q Hammerite do a smooth 'garage door' paint in Buckingham Green! and I'm sure that paint is heat proof as well.