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PAINT and PAINTING

Paint and Painting

Always a tricky subject as the final finish of the model depends on this stage.

 

List of Halfords Spray Paint Equivalents

It must be noted that these are colours have been suggested by other modellers. No guarantee can be made of an exact match. Always have a look at the tin and if possible, try some first before using on a model. It is probably best to stick to the correctly matched colours  as supplied by Phoenix-Precision Paints and Railmatch!

GWR  
GWR loco green Rover Brooklands green
GWR loco green Ford laurel green
GWR or Pullman coach brown Rover russet brown
GWR coach cream Rover Primula yellow
   
British Railways  
BR loco Maroon (Steam) Rover damask red
BR loco green Rover Brooklands green
BR loco green Ford laurel green
BR diesel Roof Grey Halfords Plastic Bumper Paint
BR diesel light green band Ford highland green
BR Buffer Beam Red Volkswagon Mars Red (Good) or Ford Carnival Red
BR coach carmine Ford rosso red
BR coach cream Vauxhall gazelle beige
BR coach cream (well worn) Peugeot antelope beige
BR diesel blue VW Pargas blue (Not a good match)
BR steam loco blue Peugeot royal blue
BR loco yellow warning panel Vauxhall mustard yellow
   
LNER  
LNER garter blue/BR diesel blue, but slightly more blue Ford fjord blue, less green
LNER garter blue VW Pargas blue
   
LMS  
LMS Coronation Blue Rover Pageant mid-blue
LMS Stanier Coronation blue Peugeot royal blue
LMS Loco Maroon Rover damask red
   
SR  
SR dark olive green Land Rover Coniston green
   
MR  
MR red Rover damask red
   
LNWR  
LNWR coach plum lower panels Daewoo dark red
LNWR coach bluey-white upper panels Daewoo Casablanca white
   
CR  
CR steam loco blue Peugeot royal blue
CR dark blue Rover midnight blue
   
SDJR  
SDJR blue Rover midnight blue
   
LBSCR  
LBSCR Stroudley ochre BMC tan
LBSCR umber Vauxhall Brazil brown
   
N.Staffs  
N.Staffs maroon Vauxhall Gambia red
   
NER  
NER coach red Vauxhall Gambia red
   
LYR  
LYR coach upper panels Plastikote nut brown
LYR coach plum lower panels Daewoo dark red
   
Others  
Concrete Sleepers Peugeot Antelope Beige or Plastikote Stone or Suede

 

 'Midland Red' bus red Peugeot Cherry Red