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Title: yellow paint to match dapol
Post by: bluedepot on February 27, 2017, 11:11:38 PM

hi

can anyone suggest which yellow paint would be the best match for front yellow warning panel on a dapol class 33?

just wondering which brand of paint is going to be closest to their shade...

cheers

Tim

Title: Re: yellow paint to match dapol
Post by: Railwaygun on February 27, 2017, 11:32:07 PM

if Dapol match the original. the answer may be here

http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=36618.msg431779#msg431779 (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=36618.msg431779#msg431779)

Title: Re: yellow paint to match dapol
Post by: bluedepot on February 28, 2017, 11:03:51 PM

cheers mate

didn't know you could get matching car paints for british rail liveries! pretty handy...

Tim

Title: Re: yellow paint to match dapol
Post by: GScaleBruce on March 02, 2017, 05:25:46 PM

I used Humbrol Matt 24 yellow to paint the jumper housings on my 33/1, as these are orange on the model and should have been yellow on the BR blue version. Seemed a pretty good match. The loco is away for weathering at the moment so cannot share a photo.

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