Accucraft IOM pairs coaches paint colour?

[Martino]

Hi everyone,

I've acquired some IOM coaches in the red and cream colour. I'd like to paint out the 'guard' and '1st' lettering so I can add my own in the SBLR house style.

I guess the lettering is printed on, as it doesn't appear to be transfers that remove with microsol!

So, I'll need to buy me pot of matching paint from one of the railway colour match ranges. Does anyone know what the colour is? Is it BR Carmine (as in Bllod and Custard) or something else?

 

[maxi-model]

Have you thought of contacting Accucraft UK directly? A lot of colours makers use will have a RAL, BS or similar specification to allow a perfect match to be made. Problem will be if there is an exact match from the specialist ranges. nothing worse than a "near" match in a vast expanse of colour. One of the Isle of Mann 15mm group who showed at the 16mm NGM show at Peterborough is apparently a bit of a wizz on colours. Problem is I cannot remember his name :-[
Max

 

[Northsider]

Ed More is the man: he has posted a carriage livery data sheet available on the IOM 15mil group website www.iom15milgroup.com Go to 'Workshop' on the lefthand menu bar, and it is in there. A printout of the pdf will give you a colour sample, though that will be dependent in your printer, of course.

The problem is further complicated by the fact that the IOMR used a faded carriage to base the colour on when choosing the livery 1979 - 1989; it was therefore probably quite a common colour, but after thirty years of Manx sun, storms and sea air it had gone decidedly pinkish! As already mentioned, Accucraft may be able to give you an indication of what they used.

I haven't tried removing the lettering from the Accucraft coaches, but those who have re-liveried their passenger stock found the black coach line that divides the red from the cream to be particularly stubborn, and the lettering could be similarly challenging. You may have to resort to fine wet and dry, strong nerves and a delicate touch if you really want to remove the lettering rather than paint over it. I'm not sure I would dare, though!

 

[Martino]

Thanks guys, good suggestions.

I'm ver grateful.