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  1. popeye
    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.
  2. popeye
    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.
  3. popeye
    That's pretty close. It's hard for me to judge on my screen because it's crap.
  4. popeye
    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.
  5. popeye
    Here are 3 pictures of Eau de nil green. This might help you choose the correct colour.
  6. popeye
    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.
  7. popeye
    That's more like it.
  8. popeye
    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.
  9. popeye
    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.
  10. popeye
    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.
  11. popeye
    It will make a great paper weight.
  12. popeye
    Slaters plastikard do a sheet No 0436 £3.00 white. Just a bit smaller than A4. Easy cut. https://slatersplastikard.com/plastikard/embossed.php
  13. popeye
    I think a wee bit of yellow in the second one might work for the C Class.
  14. popeye
    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.
  15. popeye
    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.
  16. popeye
    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.
  17. popeye
    that looks so good.
  18. popeye
    I have done a quick test of Humbrol No2 & No3 on a coach. It's a bit rough but from left to right 1 No2 + yellow 2 No3 Brunswick 3 No2 + No3 4 No3 + yellow 5 No2 + No3 + yellow
  19. popeye
    Thanks JHB, the coaches will be the same as the coach at the start of this page. Just waiting for the postman.
  20. popeye
    Thanks, i have a tin of Humbrol gloss green No2 and i will put some yellow in it and that might be ok.
  21. popeye
    Thanks JHB, so it will be CIE green and eau de nil lining.
  22. popeye
    OK, so they were only green when they became CIE coaches.
  23. popeye
    Very good, thanks. So do you think the Bachmann green is too dark? I might try and mix my own and see.
  24. popeye
    I want to paint 2 coaches in CIE green. So i need to know is the dark green on the Murphy Models/Bachmann correct. Or should it be lighter like the coach in The quiet man film? The 2 pictures are here for you to see the difference.
  25. popeye
    That colour looks good, try to vary the colour a bit so some are lighter and darker so they won't all look the same.
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