threelink Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I thought that the following might be of interest to those who, like me, have a soft spot for these units. Ford Laurel Green acrylic spray paint from The Range chain store is a spot-on colour match for the Triang green plastic from which these things are moulded (subject to any colour variations caused by age and weathering). It is so close that I only had to spray half of one modified unit to achieve a splendid finish to the whole - the colour match was that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rana Temporia Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I think that is the same colour I used on a Dapol Trans Pennine DMU and then forgot and touched up with railmatch DMU green and you couldn’t tell the difference. It wouldn’t have been acrylic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Matthews Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Whilst we’re on the subject, I found this list a couple weeks back which proved rather useful. It’s a list of matches from Halfords rattle can paints.Any roof grey Halford's plastic bumperMR/LMS/BR red Rover damask redGWR/BR loco green Rover Brooklands greenGWR/BR loco green Ford laurel greenBR diesel light green band Ford highland greenBR coach carmine Ford rosso redBR coach cream Vauxhall gazelle beigeBR coach cream (well worn) Peugeot antelope beigeBR diesel blue VW Pargas blueBR steam loco blue Peugeot royal blueBR loco yellow warning panel Vauxhall mustard yellowLNER garter blue/BR diesel blue, but slightly more blue Ford fjord blue, less greenLNER garter blue VW Pargas blueLMS Coronation Blue Rover Pageant mid-blueStanier Coronation blue Peugeot royal blueGWR or Pullman coach brown Rover russet brownGWR coach cream Rover Primula yellowSR dark olive green Land Rover Coniston greenLNWR/LYR coach plum lower panels Daewoo dark redLNWR coach bluey-white upper panels Daewoo Casablanca whiteCR steam loco Peugeot royal blueSDJR blue Rover midnight blueCR dark blue Rover midnight blueStroudley LBSCR ochre BMC tanLBSCR umber Vauxhall Brazil brownN.Staffs maroon Vauxhall Gambia redNER coach red Vauxhall Gambia redLYR coach upper panels Plastikote nut brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelink Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 @MMThat is extremely useful. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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