[almonkey]

hi all! i recently acquired a lima class 20 diesel in BR blue from ebay, with this was a spare body shell in primer that i want to paint as a green version. problem is i have no idea what colour paint i should use!
i assume phoenix precision make this colour which is the brand i like to use, but i'm a bit stuck until i know exactly what colour i want.
can you tell i'm pretty new to this hobby?

thanks in advance, phil.

 

[ian shep]

I'm pretty sure that Brunswick green is the colour you are after which is No.53 for phoenix or No.3 for Humbrol.

 

[almonkey]

phoenix 53 appears to be L.N.E.R. Crimson Lake (Blue A4 wheels) however i do have a tin of humbrol 3 and a tin of phoenix post 54 loco green, could this be the colour?

 

[80class]

I think the colour you are looking for is P101 ( B.R. Loco Green (post 1954) ).

Rob

 

[ian shep]

Sorry about the No.53 phoenix, I was looking at the mercury model enamels section on their website

. P101 it is then.

 

[SRman]

Humbrol no 3 is close but not correct. Humbrol used to make railway colours an also had a post-1954 BR locomotive green. I have some still in a drawer but can't rememebr the reference number off-hand.

I believe Hornby may be releasing a new range of railway colours under the Humbrol brand this year (to be confirmed).

 

[almonkey]

nice one! i do have a tin of p101 post 54 green, i went so far as to paint a panel with it yesterday, and as much as i can tell it did look about right.
thanks for the confirmation everyone

cheers, phil.

 

[poliss]

Humbrol Rail Colours are out now.
http://www.humbrol.co.uk/paints/rail-colours/