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I am thinking of re-painting a few wagons into the "Rail Stores" livery...... the grey looks to be Railfreight grey, but the other colour seems unusual, I have seen it described as green ], blue, turquoise etc!!!

 A trawl thru various photo's doesn't help too much, as the lighting varies so much looking like anything from a mid green to a light blue!!

 Does anyone know the exact shade used, and does any maker do the shade, or is there a suitable alternative???

  Any help would be appreciated!!

   -Nigel

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I can't help directly but this has come up before, this thread has a few useful links to other topics and pictures which might be informative or useful: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/129492-br-rail-stores-21-ton-wagons/?hl=%2Brail+%2Bstores

Thanks for that!!

 At least I now know some transfers are available, saves me having to make my own!!!!

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I did a N gauge van in Rail Stores livery using the Railtec transfers a while back and after a bit of head scratching and searching through a box of ancient jars of paint, decided that Regional Railway Light Blue was as close a match as I could do and was happy with.

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Thanks guys!!

 Reading some old threads, I see a few people have gone for a similar light blue to the ones you mentioned!!

  Others have said its  green, and having studied more photo's, its still hard to be sure, but looking at this pic, it looks green???post-26008-0-58153300-1516815497_thumb.jpg

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Good luck, Nigel! By the way, forgot to mention it's ADB781007 and one of the air-braked, vacuum piped modified batch with new suspension so you may need to do a bit of conversion work on your Vanfit too. I may have other wagons in that livery but not yet scanned.

 

Hywel

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Good luck, Nigel! By the way, forgot to mention it's ADB781007 and one of the air-braked, vacuum piped modified batch with new suspension so you may need to do a bit of conversion work on your Vanfit too. I may have other wagons in that livery but not yet scanned.

 

Hywel

Thanks Hywel!!!

 I am doing a van as the one you showed, probably a Parkside model, and buy their separate FAT19 suspension kit, and something similar with a Tube, shame no-one makes the Ferry High, I think that would make a fine model!!

 -Nigel

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I'd have said green rather than turquoise or blue, as per my pic here (and subsequent discussion):

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/54304-1980s-greyturquoise-rail-stores-zrb-vans/?p=652565

 

The paint jobs and the lettering do look a bit amateur/home-made/vague interpretation, so it's entirely possible there were wide variations in the paint colour used on the few wagons that had that livery.

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I'd have said green rather than turquoise or blue, as per my pic here (and subsequent discussion):

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/54304-1980s-greyturquoise-rail-stores-zrb-vans/?p=652565

 

The paint jobs and the lettering do look a bit amateur/home-made/vague interpretation, so it's entirely possible there were wide variations in the paint colour used on the few wagons that had that livery.

Thanks for that....i'll go for a mid-green, and lighten it if it doesn't look right!!!!

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Good luck, Nigel! By the way, forgot to mention it's ADB781007 and one of the air-braked, vacuum piped modified batch with new suspension so you may need to do a bit of conversion work on your Vanfit too. I may have other wagons in that livery but not yet scanned.

 

Hywel

 

Hywel,

I would like to see any other wagons you might have photographed. I plan to do more RSE wagons when I can.

I have done the van in your picture.

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At this time it had a yellow roof, but I didn't photograph the ends, I did my model with grey.

Another van I have done.

post-1373-0-87645700-1517342457_thumb.jpg

Thanks.

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Hi Paul (Lyddrail) - I've had a quick look...there's a lot of albums...and so far the only one in the opens album is a Ferry Tube (21 70 6094 053-3 ex-B733233) that sports a rather faded Railstores livery in 1993. My scanner is not about at the moment but if you're interested I'll add it when it is! I'll keep looking in the other albums too.

 

Always enjoy seeing your fine layout as I'm a fan of the Departmental too!

 

Hywel

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Hi Paul (Lyddrail) - I've had a quick look...there's a lot of albums...and so far the only one in the opens album is a Ferry Tube (21 70 6094 053-3 ex-B733233) that sports a rather faded Railstores livery in 1993. My scanner is not about at the moment but if you're interested I'll add it when it is! I'll keep looking in the other albums too.

 

Always enjoy seeing your fine layout as I'm a fan of the Departmental too!

 

Hywel

 

Hywel,

Thanks for comment on my layout. I have one photo of the Ferry Tube I took at Hoo Junction, one I will do so your scan would be helpful.

Cheers.

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Mine B733233  http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrytube/ef51bb80  http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrytube/e1caa80e0  I wonder if the reproduction of the blue or green was altered by the previous paint job which was probably in good condition when the Rail stores livery was applied http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrytube/e1b77dfb5 It looks like the main body colour wasn't renewed, and neither was the writing.

 

Paul

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Mine B733233  http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrytube/ef51bb80  http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrytube/e1caa80e0  I wonder if the reproduction of the blue or green was altered by the previous paint job which was probably in good condition when the Rail stores livery was applied http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrytube/e1b77dfb5 It looks like the main body colour wasn't renewed, and neither was the writing.

 

Paul

 

Paul,

You could be right, that would make sense.

Cheers.

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