RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted March 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2021 Everything I can find tells me that southern (and latterly BR(s)) buffer stop beams were painted red with a white horizontal band across the middle. This is fine on a stop with a wooden beam. But I bought Southern stops with beams made from rails. Two rails with a gap between.... http://www.lanarkshiremodels.com/lanarkshiremodelsandsupplieswebsite_221.htm In this case, what is the colour scheme? It's not possible to paint a white band across the fresh air between the two rails! Is the beam overall red or white or some other scheme? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) https://sremg.org.uk/artefacts/arte12.html Which shows the colour order, but doesn’t tell you how to paint fresh air. I think I’d paint the lower head of the upper rail, and the upper head of the lower rail red. It’s the white bit that shows-up in the dark. Edited March 2, 2021 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted March 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Nearholmer said: https://sremg.org.uk/artefacts/arte12.html Which shows the colour order, but doesn’t tell you how to paint fresh air. I think I’d paint the lower head of the upper rail, and the upper head of the lower rail red. It’s the white bit that shows-up in the dark. Yes, I saw that pic. The stop seems to have an extra rail across the middle which makes it easier. I've trawled all of my books and not found any pics yet.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 The official painting diagram doesn't tell you how to paint thin air either - but reminds you that the supports should be tarred unless in the vicinity of platforms when they should be painted green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Is the BR(S) station painting diagram still on-line somewhere? I can no longer find it. Doh! Found it again on Semgonline. Edited March 2, 2021 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted March 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Nearholmer said: Is the BR(S) station painting diagram still on-line somewhere? I can no longer find it. Doh! Found it again on Semgonline. Yes, it's a pity its such low-res. Anyone have a decent legible copy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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