Clagsniffer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Hi all, bit of an odd one this! I’ve recently purchased a replica nameplate and depot plaque and mounted them on the wall in my railway room. When I showed my dad the picture he said “why don’t you paint the wall as if it’s the side of the loco?” so my question is, does anyone know of any household paint that’s near enough to the colours of BR triple grey? I would like the orange for the cantrail stripe and the greys for the body sides so it would look a bit like this............... please forgive the crude picture! Thanks in advance. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) Do I recall that B&Q can/used to mix house paint to any colour you liked? You just had to take them a colour sample? Google: 'B&Q Valspar colour mixing' Edited April 5, 2021 by Paul H Vigor to add information 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 They do, and the match they achieve is very good, but getting a locomotive into b&q will take some thought ...... mind you, the railway does run past the end of the car park at our local branch. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 I wonder if I took a model into B&Q they could match it to that? Just looking at the Valspar info, the area to be scanned needs to be 0.5cm wide, so should work for the two body side greys, but no good for the cantrail orange colour, but I could probably just guess for that. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Dulux decorator centres mix colours like B &Q. Also they can mix RAL colours if you could find the RAL numbers for the shades you require they also will mix in tester pots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 minute ago, simontaylor484 said: Dulux decorator centres mix colours like B &Q. Also they can mix RAL colours if you could find the RAL numbers for the shades you require they also will mix in tester pots Interesting. Any ideas where I could find the RAL numbers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Clagsniffer said: I wonder if I took a model into B&Q they could match it to that? They need something big enough to put their test-meter onto - its about the size of a tea mug, maybe a bit smaller. I took a postcard sized sample, and they had no trouble with that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Try doublearrow.co.uk Or look under Br corporate identity manuals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted April 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2021 BS4800/00A13 Executive Dark Grey (Pantone 447) BS4800/00A09 Flint Grey (Pantone 424) BS4800/00A05 Goose Grey (Pantone 415) BS381C/557 Light Orange (Pantone 152) Shade of red, blue and yellow for the sector logos are: BS4800/04E53 Poppy (Pantone 185) BS4800/18E53 Tartan Blue (Pantone 300) BS4800/08E51 Golden Yellow (Pantone 116) Steven B. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Was going to suggest epaints.co.uk they list the BS colour numbers for various institutions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 B&Q should be able to mix the paint for you, they need a very small area to match the colour, so a 4mm model will be fine for the grey, the orange stripe will be too small however. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 Went to B&Q today and got my loco scanned by the grumpiest assistant ever! Here is the result........... The dark grey looks a lot darker on the photograph, pretty pleased with the result! Thanks for all the help folks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 Oh and I took a punt with this for the cantrail stripe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted April 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Just curious - was there a minimum quantity and at what cost - I had visions of you going home bankrupt with enough paint to cover a real loco rather than a patch on the wall . . . . . . . The lower half of the interior walls in our Clubrooms are in genuine Executive Grey thanks to a Club member who worked at Derby Loco Works . . . . . . . . . Edited April 6, 2021 by Mike Bellamy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 I took a picture of the price list whilst I was there Hope that helps. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 05/04/2021 at 14:10, Clagsniffer said: I’ve recently purchased a replica nameplate and depot plaque It looks good! Can we ask where you got it from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 59 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said: It looks good! Can we ask where you got it from? https://newtonreplicas.com/product-catalogue Hope that helps. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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