gibbo675 Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Hi Folks, Is anyone able to tell me the correct shade of blue to paint the V class locomotive ? In fact any paints codes or numbers would be most helpful, I list below colours that I could do with having pointers to any others would be a bonus: GNRI locomotive sky blue GNRI coach dark blue GNRI coach cream GNRI coach mahogany CIE green Thanks in advance, Gibbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbo675 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 Hi Folks, the latest is that I have fitted a boiler band to the barrel of the boiler, beading to the cab and tender and a couple of rain strips to the cab roof. The boiler band was the easy job as all that is required is to fix one end of some .010" x >020" squarely across the model, pull it tight around the boiler and brush some Humbrol liquid poly onto it. A slight more fiddly work with the beadings as I used .020" X .020" square rod which was pre-shaped with tweezers and my thumb nail to match the profiles that is was to follow along the edges of the cab and tender sides. The strip had been curved to shape and glued in place so far and the next bit once cured was to tweak the shape around the cab roof in stages, I work a curve and onto a straight and then wait to cure before again working a curve and along the next straight. The reason is that the straight bit is easy to hold in place and the curve may be manipulated with tweezers if it not quite right and also the straight bit holds the curve in place once the glue starts to cure. There is a tacky stage when things may be gently pushed into place. The cab roof complete with rain strips, the curves at the front of tender are separate pieces as there is a step between the sides and the raves at the top. The curves were fitted first and the straight bits along the tops and across the back were fitted secondarily as it is easier to sight a straight bit into a corner where it meets a curve. Gibbo. 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 This is a fantastic job coming along very well. Looking forward to seeing the final result…. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbo675 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 4 hours ago, jhb171achill said: This is a fantastic job coming along very well. Looking forward to seeing the final result…. Hi There, Thanks for the compliment. The only thing that is holding the job back right now is finding out what paint colours are required, so if you know then by all means post a comment. Gibbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Davey Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) Regarding suitable paints to represent GNR colours, I have used the following: GNR carriage mahogany: Revell Aqua Colour Mud Brown Gloss This produces this effect: I should probably add a wash of black to these at some point before adding GNR coat of arms decals. Then for the GNR bus/railcar/carriage blue & cream: Cream: Anita's All-Purpose Acrylic 1106 Antique White (it's definitely cream though!) Blue: System 3 Acrylic 134 Prussian Blue Hue I used these two on my GNR buses: Hope that helps! Edited July 11 by Patrick Davey 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbo675 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 (edited) 11 hours ago, Patrick Davey said: Regarding suitable paints to represent GNR colours, I have used the following: GNR carriage mahogany: Revell Aqua Colour Mud Brown Gloss This produces this effect: I should probably add a wash of black to these at some point before adding GNR coat of arms decals. Then for the GNR bus/railcar/carriage blue & cream: Cream: Anita's All-Purpose Acrylic 1106 Antique White (it's definitely cream though!) Blue: System 3 Acrylic 134 Prussian Blue Hue I used these two on my GNR buses: Hope that helps! Cheers Patrick, Top man for the suggestions of colour shades for GNR liveries, I shall look into those. I'm rather amused to think that I'm going to have some mud brown coloured coaches tough. Edit: I've just been looking up some colours and Humbrol 9 is listed as equivalent to Revell 80 which is interesting as I have some of that from when I painted some coaches for Thomas the Tank Engine. Gibbo. Edited July 12 by gibbo675 Extra information 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbo675 Posted yesterday at 12:26 Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:26 Hi Chaps, The V Class is now in works grey ready for top coat for which I shall use Humbrol number 48 on the recommendation of @murrayec, he also advised Humbrol 109 and Ford Wedgewood Blue for the locomotive in preserved livery as did @Galteemore, thanks to both of them for that. I shall use Humbrol 48 as I didn't think a whole can of spray paint for just one locomotive was justified on a cost basis. As may be seen there are some minor areas that the primer have picked up for remedial filling and sanding before final coat is to be applied. I'm meeting up with Thomas who will get this locomotive as a present and so it might be the last wee see of it however, I would prefer to take it back to finish paint it for him and send it on by post another time. Gibbo. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian Keane Posted yesterday at 23:18 Share Posted yesterday at 23:18 Always a pleasure to see your work Gibbo, you make what are quite difficult conversions (Fowler to W mogul in particular) look easy, great to see 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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