popeye

Another cracker, we are going to be spoilt. 

I don't think i have ever seen a clean one of these, you have weathered it just right. 

Surgical precision and perfection. 

That's a beautiful job Noel.

Great weathering. 

These should be nice. 

11 hours ago, murrayec said:

Hi popeye

The best way to take a photo is to take it in diffused daylight with a white background and a pure black object in the scene, the camera white balanced before you take the shot, then the levels can be adjusted using the black and white colours in the photo, once you have B&W levels set correctly one has the best colour representation on screen for that situation.

Most cameras and phones now have facility for white balancing- this is done just before taking the photo in the same environment you want to take the picture, done with a white sheet of paper held arms length away from the lens, then balance the camera, then take the shot of the model.

The GUARD sign photo was taken like this- daylight, white snow background, and black cover book in the shot, then the levels of the photo were adjusted in photoshop (most decent bitmap graphic editors have this facility) and then the green background colour was assessed on screen with the board in the fist to see if it gave a good rep.....

When comparing colours in an image its best to do it in the bitmap graphics editor- ie, photoshop, where one can see the values of RGB, or whatever the colour format your working with, and also in greyscale! our eye perceives tones of grey far better than colour- graphics editors have all these facilities for proofing images....

Your photo of the model body you painted seems to be taken indoors under artificial light with a cream background- the light and background will effect the way the camera sees the colours of the model and that is why the photo looks different to the real thing.....

Eoin

Thanks, i know how to balance the white.

It was photographed in fluorescent light which is soft and the camera set for this, then it can be adjusted on the computer.

The problem i have is a very bad screen, cheap and nasty. The picture on the camera screen looks fine.

Two lovely buildings, great work. 

Stunning selection, you boys have been working hard, well done.

Irish railway modelling has turned a big corner at high speed.

what are your thoughts on A & C class loco's in the future? They would sell well with so many different liveries.

Every picture you look at will be different so you have to pick an average that you are happy with.

The quiet man pic's must be 50 or 60 years old so they do look dull and i would not go by that.

for my colour mix i used light oak No 71 and my own mix of green similar to emerald green.

I did paint the transfers but just one coat as a test, it took 2 hours just to do one side.

I have mixed some paint for EDN and have painted the stripes on a coach.

This is just a test to see what you think, i can adjust it later.

Also the photo looks very different from the model i painted so it's by no means exact.

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

Looking at that chart, the 216 and 226 that I was quoted don't look right at all. The EDN is too yellowy by far, and the 226 too dark - it's more like UTA green.

Are you sure? i think the 216 looks ok, i don't see any yellow in it at all.

and the 226 looks ok to me.

That's pretty close.

It's hard for me to judge on my screen because it's crap.  

This is the problem Steve, every picture you look at it's a different shade.

I think on the BS chart it's somewhere between 216 & 217.

Here are 3 pictures of Eau de nil green.

This might help you choose the correct colour.

Thanks for that Steve.

As i said before judging the colours on a computer screen is impossible, so it's

only when you are holding them that you can see the correct colour.

Eau de nil is a hard colour to match but i will mix my own paint and see how it turns out. 

That's more like it. 

They are transfers.

It is hard to judge the colour on a web page until you see them on the model against the green paint.

Thanks, i thought they were a bit blue.

I have to mix paint for the stripes and i will paint over the snails & numbers with the same colour.

So, the story so far, i bought 2 coaches second hand Mainline LMS.

I mixed up some green paint.

42 drops of Brunswick green No 3.

And 2 drops of yellow.

I think it looks close enough.

I got some transfers from Railtec.

I'm not sure if the colour of the snails & numbers is right.

So i would like your opinions please.

It will make a great paper weight. 

Slaters plastikard do a sheet No 0436 £3.00 white.

Just a bit smaller than A4. 

Easy cut.

https://slatersplastikard.com/plastikard/embossed.php

9 hours ago, Noel said:

Hi Jonathan. 'Eau de nil' stripes added to test sample below.  Is the one on the RHS anywhere near to the C class green post 55 or the coaches? Noel 

I think a wee bit of yellow in the second one might work for the C Class.

The colour wheel is very useful.

And the only way to get a colour you are happy with is to mix it.

Unless there is a ready made paint colour that is just right.

That looks great, well done.

It is important to get all the corrections sorted out before release or you will hear a lot of criticism from across the water. 

Yes, i think it will be 3 or 4.

I will look at it in the daylight and see what it is like.

I will mix some paint until it looks right.