Crimson or Bllack - What livery to apply to a Royal Scott?

[paulprice]

I'm working on creating two parallel boiler Royal Scots, the question is what LMS livery to finish the loco's in?

Crimson or Black, any recommendations?

[austinbob]

I'm working on creating two parallel boiler Royal Scots, the question is what LMS livery to finish the loco's in?

Crimson or Black, any recommendations?

I don't know what the actual colour would or could be for the LMS era but I do like the LMS Crimson.
I'm sure Karhedron can quote you chapter and verse on the pros and cons of the different liveries. That guy seems to know just about everything railway!!

[paulprice]

I'm working on creating two parallel boiler Royal Scots, the question is what LMS livery to finish the loco's in?

Crimson or Black, any recommendations?

I don't know what the actual colour would or could be for the LMS era but I do like the LMS Crimson.
I'm sure Karhedron can quote you chapter and verse on the pros and cons of the different liveries. That guy seems to know just about everything railway!!

I have a few Crimson loco's in the fleet, but the other day when I was looking through one of my LMS books I saw a nice pic of a black Scott and its sort of stuck in my head since then

[austinbob]

I'm working on creating two parallel boiler Royal Scots, the question is what LMS livery to finish the loco's in?

Crimson or Black, any recommendations?

I don't know what the actual colour would or could be for the LMS era but I do like the LMS Crimson.
I'm sure Karhedron can quote you chapter and verse on the pros and cons of the different liveries. That guy seems to know just about everything railway!!

I have a few Crimson loco's in the fleet, but the other day when I was looking through one of my LMS books I saw a nice pic of a black Scott and its sort of stuck in my head since then

If you like it then go for it. Nuff said

[joe cassidy]

Paul,

Black is for goods engines.

Best regards,


Joe

[austinbob]

Paul,

Black is for goods engines.

Best regards,


Joe

Joe - what are you saying, wash you mouth out with coal, soot and oil. Some black locos are definitely not goods engines!! Anyway all steam locos are beautiful whatever colour they are.

[joe cassidy]

Bob, take a look at your avatar.

The Fairburn tank looks much better in Caledonian blue than in LMS black !

Best regards,


Joe

[austinbob]

Bob, take a look at your avatar.

The Fairburn tank looks much better in Caledonian blue than in LMS black !

Best regards,


Joe

I think you're right but, some locos do look good in black and its not just goods locos that are black - grovel, grovel, grovel. 

[Bealman]

Black.

[Trainfish]

BR blue would be better. With the engine removed and a nice diesel engine fitted 

[austinbob]

Black.

I do like a fella what speaks his mind - black it is then!

[paulprice]

BR blue would be better. With the engine removed and a nice diesel engine fitted 

~You evil evil person you

[Trainfish]

BR blue would be better. With the engine removed and a nice diesel engine fitted 

~You evil evil person you

I'm not THAT evil. If I was really evil I would have stipulated yellow ends too! 

[paulprice]

BR blue would be better. With the engine removed and a nice diesel engine fitted 

~You evil evil person you

I'm not THAT evil. If I was really evil I would have stipulated yellow ends too! 

Get thee behind me SATAN 

[PLD]

I'm working on creating two parallel boiler Royal Scots, the question is what LMS livery to finish the loco's in?

Crimson or Black, any recommendations?

Whichever you want - both Crimson and Post-war lined black are valid for Parallel boiler Scots. If you're doing two, the obvious answer is why not one of each 

Though as ever with the Scots, be careful with your selection of identity  - makes sure the combination of boiler and tender type is correct for your era!