Littlethorpe Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I am planning to paint some buildings in BR Maroon & Cream. Looking at the Humbrol paint Chart they don't have BR Maroon in the list of Rail Paints although they do have BR Cream (RC424). Can anyone advise if any other Humbrol Paint is a close match? David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Midland and LMS maroon should be the same colour. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
walrus Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I find Humbrol 73 Wine enamel or Vallejo 70.946 Dark Red, which are both matt, particularly good for buildings. I know colour is a very subjective topic but these seem to convey the slightly faded shade that I remember on buildings which differed from the more shiny maroon on coaches and locos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlethorpe Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) On 31/10/2020 at 09:32, walrus said: I find Humbrol 73 Wine enamel or Vallejo 70.946 Dark Red, which are both matt, particularly good for buildings. I know colour is a very subjective topic but these seem to convey the slightly faded shade that I remember on buildings which differed from the more shiny maroon on coaches and locos. Excellent suggestion, thank you. Have purchased the last 2 tins of Humbrol 73 from our local Hobbycraft. Will try these out during the forthcoming lockdown. Edited November 1, 2020 by Littlethorpe typo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Humbrol 20 Crimson is perhaps a bit dark for what you want but it makes a very good 'old' BR Crimson for parcels stock and the like. It's not quite as dark as the 1957 BR Maroon but it comes out if the rattle can more easily than Railmatch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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