RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted May 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2020 Is the red used for breakdown cranes, tool and mess coaches etc the same as buffer beam or signal red? TIA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) Signal red is quite a bright red really... I always thought that departmental red was a lot more dull/darker by comparison? Have you tried Phoenix P293 BR Engineers Stock Gulf Red https://www.phoenix-paints.co.uk/products/precisionrailway/nationalised/14p293 Best Al Edited May 15, 2020 by YesTor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted May 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2020 Thanks Al, .........No , think Gulf red is too dark. Trying to replicate this colour, Halfords rattle can preferred. https://andygibbs.zenfolio.com/p870637404/e39603942 or https://andygibbs.zenfolio.com/p726940309/e193d99d0 or https://andygibbs.zenfolio.com/p726940309/e220b5243 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 NOT Gulf Red 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2020 On the RCTS photo site there is an excellent clean rendition of the Inverness horizontal panelled breakdown train coach, gives a good reference IMHO. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meil Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 It's the blood of blood and custard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted May 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2020 THIS then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2020 36 minutes ago, meil said: It's the blood of blood and custard. No it isn't. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) It's 'Red Enamel' according to information posted by (I think) HMRS Paul the last time this was asked. Anything between Humbrol 19 Bright Red for ex works (which I think is available in a can) and 174 Signal Red for 'in service but a bit weathered' wont be far off. Absolutely not Gulf Red or coaching stock Crimson (carmine). EDIT - found it Varnished on the cranes and coaches so not too faded. Edited May 16, 2020 by Wheatley 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2020 I used Gamers Workshop "Blood Red" for my breakdown train. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted May 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2020 Thank you one and all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Poor Old Bruce said: NOT Gulf Red 7 hours ago, Wheatley said: Absolutely not Gulf Red or coaching stock Crimson (carmine). Ahhh, fair enough. Simply out of curiosity, where in fact is BR Gulf Red applicable? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On CCE and S&T vehicles built or repainted between 1960ish and 1964ish, before the change to olive green. There has been considerable discussion here and elsewhere about how many wagons were actually painted gulf red though, it appears to have been very much a minority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I used Humbrol Italian Red acrylic - comes in pot and spray can form. Looks good to me although it is gloss so you will need to apply a matt varnish. Hope this helps. Paddy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Red suffers more than most from fading in sunlight, so it wouldn't look wrong to have 2 vehicles sporting different shades even if their paint was mixed using the same formula. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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