And now I'm going to confuse the issue even more, RNLI boats exist in many different shades of blue and orange. They may all arrive from the builders painted the same colours, but they don't stay that way for very long. As anyone involved in the paint or plastics industry will know, different colours all have different degrees of light fastness, that is some will fade in sunlight much more than others. Dark blue is good, but reds, yellows and orange are about the worst, and EEC legislation on additives like cadmium haven't helped at all. I live in Poole the home of the RNLI, so I see an awful lot of lifeboats, and believe me, they are all slightly different colours, depending on how old the paint is and whether they are moored afloat. So if you want your model to represent a 'just delivered' appearance, Phil's advice may be true, but not for a boat that is even a few weeks old.