Hello 

Just a quick posting as I am off out to an SVR Branh meeting, but read with interest your blog....I am a volunteer on the Severn Valley Railway , based at Arley where our time period is mid-late 1930's and we have used dark / light stone / maroon / white and black standard colours....will look forward to reading your future blogs,  there are many fine sites.....the GWR society being one to google.....but always remember never become too 'hung up' on getting the correct shades of this and that.....our station along with many on the GWR network were all too ready to use whatever was 'at the back of the paint shed' if something needed protection...whether it was 'right' or not.....especially if you were out in the sticks where no one noticed!

Regards Bob

Love the modelling by the way......Bob

You could do worse than obtain or refer to a copy of GWR Structure Colours 1912-1947 published by the GWSG.​ This goes into more than enough detail regarding paint colours and, perhaps more importantly, uses.

Completely agree with BobM's comments. There has been a lot of speculation about the exact colours represented by light stone and dark stone but apparently these were mixed on site using a colour card that was in all probability dirty or discoloured. Often the card would have been lost and it was then a case of tipping in what was thought to be the right amount of burnt sienna pigment into the white lead base. Getting the correct share also assumed the foreman's eyesight was OK and does anyone really think they spent any amount of time trying to get the exact shade? Finally even when painted the effects of the weather would have an effect. I know my white car looks quite a different colour once the rain has coagulated the dust on it. Let's not worry too much about the exact colour because the exact colour doesn't excist.

Completely agree with BobM's comments. There has been a lot of speculation about the exact colours represented by light stone and dark stone but apparently these were mixed on site using a colour card that was in all probability dirty or discoloured. Often the card would have been lost and it was then a case of tipping in what was thought to be the right amount of burnt sienna pigment into the white lead base. Getting the correct share also assumed the foreman's eyesight was OK and does anyone really think they spent any amount of time trying to get the exact shade? Finally even when painted the effects of the weather would have an effect. I know my white car looks quite a different colour once the rain has coagulated the dust on it. Let's not worry too much about the exact colour because the exact colour doesn't excist.

That's a very interesting point you make there thanks for that and to BobM :-)

Hi Liam, that looks convincingly like GWR light and dark stone to me. I really like the that low down shot of the loco getting watered. Amazing what it does for realism to get down to that level when taking photos.

Thanks mate, yes I agree, getting down low really does add realism