BobbyK Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Hi, I have a plan to convert the Hornby LNER clerestory or Ratio midland coaches to resemble loosely some Isle of Wight stock. But can anyone help with what paint (manufacturer and colour) i would need to represent them in BR condition? I think they ran in both green and red at different times. (An aerosol would probably give me the best finish as i'm not the neatest with a paint brush ) Can anyone suggest what decals I can use for the numbering and lettering as well and advise on a varnish to seal them? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I would guess that coaches on the IoW would have been painted in standard BR colours after nationalisation, i.e. Carmine red from 1948 up to circa 1956, then green. I use Halfords aerosol Ford Rosso Red for the former - no idea about about the latter as I don't model the SR. Try googling RAF Kinloss Model Railway Club as they have a list of Halford's equivalents to railway colours. As regards transfers for coach numbers, try Modelmaster or Cambridge Custom Transfers. Can't help you regarding varnishes - I brush paint on Humbrol matt. David C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Another option from Halfords is Vauxhall Carmine for the red era. Railmatch do a spray can for BR(SR) coaching stock green (LINK) but I've never had much luck with keeping their nozzles unblocked! There may even be an acrylic version by now. Fox transfers or HMRS are also options for number transfers. They were never lined or had roundels on in the BR era so they're nice and simple. Good luck with the conversions; once Kernow's 02 is available I may have a go myself. Meanwhile I'm plodding on with my 7mm versions... Cheers Jon F. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyK Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Thanks everyone for the advice. Hopefully that will get me off to a better start! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWCR Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 As above the carriages were Carmine red then BR (S) green. There were also a number of SR PMV's in use, these were however BR Maroon rather than Carmine. Later in BR (S) green as per the carriages. A minor point regarding the numbering. Only the S prefix was used, the S suffix wasnt applied. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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