Class 14 paint colour question

[blueeighties]

I have had an issue when removing the numbers from the cabside of a Heljan class 14. Trying to mix a match to the paint is a nightmare....anyone any idea of what the shade should be, and if it's available from Precision or Railmatch?

 

Regards

 

Lee

 

[cctransuk]

2 minutes ago, blueeighties said:

I have had an issue when removing the numbers from the cabside of a Heljan class 14. Trying to mix a match to the paint is a nightmare....anyone any idea of what the shade should be, and if it's available from Precision or Railmatch?

 

Regards

 

Lee

 

 

I can tell you what it should be - Sherwood Green, as used on the lower parts of a Brush Type 4 / Class 47.

 

Whether the Precision shade will match the Heljan paint I cannot tell you - I would repaint the entire cab and apply new BR roundels - Heljan's roundels are pretty unconvincing, anyway.

 

The other problem, of course, is that the model is weathered.

 

John Isherwood.