WILLIAM Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 My Step-Father is kindly building me some tank wagons to form a typical Almwch to Ellemere Port chemical train from the 80s & 90s. We need to choose the barrel colour for the Ethylene Dibromide TTA/Bs as per Paul Bartlett's excellent photos below: https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/associatedocteltankwagon/hbd14942#hbd14942 https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/associatedocteltankwagon/h15788f76#h15788f76 Anyone any idea what the name of this grey was? Was it a standard colour? Many thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIAM Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 By the way, here is one of the Liquid Chlorine TTAs my Step-Father has converted for the same train. I'm well happy. 4 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted March 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2021 You probably wouldn't be far off with bog standard grey primer from a rattle can. The variations in lighting are going to lighten/darken the perception of the exact shade going by the images on PB's site. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted March 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2021 Looks great. Hope you tell us how he made them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIAM Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, ColinK said: Looks great. Hope you tell us how he made them. Bachmann TTA chassis and scratch built body. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted March 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2021 Hi William, I used Humbrol 5065 - RAF Aircraft Blue over a white primer to get as near the colour as I could. I had tried a rattle can grey to start with but didn't like the finish compared to colour photos of the real thing. Thanks Phil H 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I must emphasise that I don't have any official knowledge of this, but "Dove Grey" leapt into my head and looking on t'internet I think I could be correct. I don't think it has any blue in it, it's not BR grey. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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