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Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Painting, Finishing and Care. => Topic started by: John W E on January 29, 2007, 04:05:35 pm

Title: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: John W E on January 29, 2007, 04:05:35 pm

hi all, I am trying to locate a colour match for GULF RED - in  either Tamya, Humbrol or any other makes - even Halfords paint mixes.

Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: riggers24 on January 29, 2007, 04:40:10 pm

Bluetit,

Do you have a paint chip or colour match as you could go to north east factors and get some made up.

Try here http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/381.html (http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/381.html)  http://www.nationwidecoatings.co.uk/BS381c.php (http://www.nationwidecoatings.co.uk/BS381c.php)Look for 473

Your helpfull mate

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: John W E on January 29, 2007, 06:28:24 pm

Riggers, well, my mate, since I am an old 'Sand-dancer' here a few words in my native tongue

الحفارون شكرا جزيلا بلادي ماتي     ;D ;D ;D

also, what I was wondering was are there any lads who build supply vessels and the like may use a Halfords say Astra Red or some other Red for the Gulf Red which they know is a very near match  :D

aye John E
BLUEBIRD

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: riggers24 on January 29, 2007, 10:27:02 pm

Since it was your native tongue you could have spelt my name correctly. Oh any time my mate  ;)

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: John W E on January 29, 2007, 10:34:04 pm

hooo yeeee Diggers nee bother man, there must be some sand in yourblood an arl for yee to translate that and gerrit rang - cause you are always digging round in the **it - did you find any models at the bottom of it  ;D ;D

Aye
Bluetit
John

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: FullLeatherJacket on January 29, 2007, 11:17:58 pm

John
Halfords Fiat Red-Orange works for Aziz, which was one of six identical ORSVs working in the Gulf. Maybe give that a try?  ;)
(Yippee! I think this means promotion to Captain!)

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: Colin Bishop on January 29, 2007, 11:25:42 pm

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(Yippee! I think this means promotion to Captain!)

I still outrank you though!  ;D

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: John W E on January 30, 2007, 10:47:50 am

hi ya Captain FLJ much appreciated my friend - trip into Halfords a couple of tins of spray paint and what colour does Admiral Bishop want his yacht?  ;D

Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: Colin Bishop on January 30, 2007, 06:08:25 pm

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what colour does Admiral Bishop want his yacht?

S*d the colour! I've just spent most of the day underneath it scraping its bottom.

Title: Re: COLOUR MATCHING
Post by: John W E on January 31, 2007, 04:22:05 pm

Hi all, and FLJ

Been out to Halfords and according to the Mr 'GORM' behind the counter this colour does not exist in his store anyway.  (The Fiat Red-Orange).   No doubt in some good Halfords stores it will be sitting in the shelf & will be staring in the face - but not so in Halfords here  ???.

Anyway, I surfed the web this afternoon - and came across Phoenix Paints - being sold by a railway model retailer  -  Phoenix Paints do a colour for the railway modellers PP293 - BR Engineers Gulf Red -  This is the website

http://users.computerweekly.net/ka/shawplan/phoenix.htm

I have been on the Phoenix website, but they do have a good selection of paints which no doubt we could all utilise.

Aye
JOHN E
BLUEBIRD