twiggy1969 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 ive got djh kit that is being done for a mate as the WD 2-10-0 Dame Vera Lynn ive seen a feew pics but never seen the loco can anyone shed light as to what green its painted in thanks mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 It was the first steam locos road behind. My poor quality thirteen year old taken photos show it as a sort of olive drab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 This photo may help to judge to against BR green albeit weathered in both cases to some extent https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7200/27181401444_115a0ba66c_b.jpg Can't help but think of that weird interpretation of BR Green that Hornby has inflicted on some models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiggy1969 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 thanks guys Olive Drab is the way im leaning on this thinking it to be a darkish shade mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) There is another thread about exactly this topic, into which I've suggested Bronze Green, as per traditional Landrover colour, because it was the WD standard for non-operational vehicles in the late 1940s (which is why Landrover used it as standard). Check the other thread for the BS381C colour reference. (BS381C 224) http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/119798-wd-2-10-0-dame-vera-lynn-what-colour/ I think that Olive Drab is a US military colour (think Jeep, rather than Landrover), and NATO green is different again (think modern military Landrover). Kevin Edited February 17, 2017 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall5 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Sorry to disagree Kevin but, although B.R. green is often referred to as "Brunswick Green" in the railway press, it is actually Middle Chrome Green as used by the G.W.R. Land Rover deep bronze green is very close to Mid Chrome Green - Brunswick Green has more blue in it. Cheers, Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Ray, You are right about the BR green. I've taken that comment out, and I will correct the other thread too...... I'm kicking myself, because I knew that, and had forgotten! But, I don't think that alters the probability that a WD loco would be Bronze Green. Kevin Edited February 17, 2017 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiggy1969 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 this is where the confusion lies as i dont think it is br/gwr green at all hence thinking its an olive drab or something close mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'm not saying I think it is BR green; I'm saying I think it is WD green, a.k.a. Bronze Green a.k.a. traditional Landrover colour. I heartily wish I'd never mentioned BR green, because as Ray pointed out (very politely), I got that bit wrong. K Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Colin Posted February 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2017 Bachmann produced a WD 2-8-0 in green some years ago - see if you can find a pic, perhaps on Ebay, that might help. Failing that, I could dig mine out and post a photo if you wish. IIRC my 2-8-0 is in a drab matt green, definitely a "military" colour! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiggy1969 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 all finished in olive drab and transfers printed on my new second hand alps printer from Russia 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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