Redgate's Modelling

According to the official painting spec, BR standard locos were painted black inside the frames, not red as most people believe - based on preserved locos?

 

Regards,

 

Dave.

Thanks for that Dave, of course I can do what I like on this build I'll see what it looks like in all black and take it from there.

As you say! I wonder if the works just ignored the BR spec and carried on as per pre-nationalisation, where most locos did have red frames? Mind you, unless you're creating an ex-works version, i imagine the inside of the frames got very dirty, quite quickly and weren't cleaned between works visits - so the original colour is probably accademic.

 

Dave.

It will be ex-works as it happens, the works plates will say "Built 2010 Mansfield"

According to the official painting spec, BR standard locos were painted black inside the frames, not red as most people believe - based on preserved locos?

 

Regards,

 

Dave.

 

Corr it would be black as the ace of spades inside the frames if they were black (i dont know what they were as i was not around) , at least with red it reflects the light, or at least does till the build up of oil and ash means its more like grey.

regards

Duncan