Topic: Tamar Lifeboat Colours (Read 6602 times)

Shambles · « **on:** August 28, 2016, 04:52:10 pm »

Anyone know what the correct colours are for the Tamar

Cheers

rnli12 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 28, 2016, 06:07:05 pm »

Hi,

I know others use different dependent on choice but for me in rattle cans.

Orange - Volkswagen Brilliant orange
Hull - Oxford Blue
Underwater - Red Primer or appliance white

Rich

Shambles · « **Reply #2 on:** August 28, 2016, 07:24:51 pm »

Many thanks for reply Rich

Shambles · « **Reply #3 on:** August 28, 2016, 07:31:43 pm »

Rich. Do you use Halfords rattle cans ?

rnli12 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 28, 2016, 07:44:17 pm »

Yes all rattle cans, just keep your room warm and dust free and all will be well.

lacquer as well.

baloo · « **Reply #5 on:** August 28, 2016, 08:17:11 pm »

Various colours people use, Toyota red/ Mercedes white, vw orange & indigo blue ( Peugeot )

Shambles · « **Reply #6 on:** August 28, 2016, 09:41:13 pm »

Many thanks baloo

kinmel · « **Reply #7 on:** August 28, 2016, 10:45:19 pm »

Oxford Blue is also known as Balliol Blue by some manufacturers

Shambles · « **Reply #8 on:** August 28, 2016, 10:47:13 pm »

Thanks

Shambles · « **Reply #9 on:** September 01, 2016, 07:14:50 pm »

Is white primer suitable for the VW orange

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rnli12 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 01, 2016, 07:30:04 pm »

Hi,

Personally I use white and or a filler primer first then white, if you use a dark primer the orange brilliance can be dampened down.

Others may do it differently, I think Stavros does a good thread on painting.

Shambles · « **Reply #11 on:** September 01, 2016, 07:34:30 pm »

The recommended one is yellow primer,but the only one Halfords have is yellow plastic primer yellow

rnli12 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 01, 2016, 07:54:21 pm »

That's fine, the I put a coat of white over, after rubbing it all down between coats.

Shambles · « **Reply #13 on:** September 01, 2016, 08:25:59 pm »

Many thanks

Muttlee · « **Reply #14 on:** September 04, 2016, 10:13:34 am »

When I was researching colours for my Mersey I found a thread where someone (sorry I forget who) had the paint details from the engineering people at Poole. They use...
Blue - BS381c Oxford Blue 105
Yellow - BS381c Bold Yellow 363
Red - BS381c Rail Red 593
Orange - BS381c Light Orange 557
I have a local paint-shop supplies company who will make up these colours in either a rattle can or a tin, and they're cheaper than the Halfords cans! They look really good on my Mersey.

Shambles · « **Reply #15 on:** September 04, 2016, 02:34:00 pm »

Thanks for that Muttlee,could you let me have the name of your local paint shop please, have you built the MS Tamar ? And where did you get the Mersey from as I want to build that one next if I can get one,like looking for a needle in a haystack

spongie · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2016, 01:03:10 pm »

Models by Design do a 1/12th Mersey hull deck and superstructure, Shambles.

Muttlee · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2016, 10:01:17 pm »

No probs.
I use Paint Shop Supplies which are located just off Little Tennis Street in Nottingham. No, I've not built the Tamar. As Spongie says Models By Design now supply the 1/12th Mersey hull and partial superstructure (I had the mouldings from the early 90s but can't remember who originally made it, although I'm pretty sure it's the same mouldings!). There are some build logs on here of people building Merseys from this hull which are worth a read as the moulds are quite basic so a bit of work is needed to get a highly detailed model.
Matt

spongie · « **Reply #18 on:** September 05, 2016, 10:18:27 pm »

Originally made by Metcalf mouldings

Flundle (Speedline Models) · « **Reply #19 on:** September 10, 2016, 11:42:28 am »

There are two hull colour below the waterline on the Shannon. Black and a sort of greenish grey.
On checking out the corporate ID RNLI page they dont mention these.
I have heard the black called 'Anthracite'.
Does anyone know the RAL colors involved please?
Adrian

kinmel · « **Reply #20 on:** September 10, 2016, 12:39:08 pm »

Quote from: Flundle (Speedline Models) on September 10, 2016, 11:42:28 am

There are two hull colour below the waterline on the Shannon. Black and a sort of greenish grey.
On checking out the corporate ID RNLI page they dont mention these.
I have heard the black called 'Anthracite'.
Does anyone know the RAL colors involved please?
Adrian

The only "anthracite" in the RAL chart is "Anthracite Grey" RAL 7016

spongie · « **Reply #21 on:** September 10, 2016, 01:59:24 pm »

There is no colour code for it really, it is just black anti-foul. A good matte black would work. That said I've not seen it in the flesh yet (out of the water) so haven't seen how grey it looks dry.

Shambles · « **Reply #22 on:** September 25, 2016, 09:20:08 pm »

Thanks to everyone for their inputs

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