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[midships]

information for life boat builders


if any one is struggling for oxford blue paint as used on tamar boats i have found an excellent source for this or any other paint mixed to your requirments and all car colours , tried halfords but met some mutterings even when i gave them the bs code plus they are  very expensive ,found company called paints4you.com very good service ordered paint on friday late in the day ,paint deliverd xmas eve price was £14 95 in spray can 400mls including delivery  they also do lots of other things ( paint was packed with top down so to stop clogging of the spray


hope this is of help to anybody doing life boats
happy new year to all
regards midships

[kinmel]

According to a local paint specialist,  "Ford Balliol Blue" is Oxford Blue by another name and is a stock colour from some suppliers - ie it is "Blue 13" in CarPlan's ColorMatch range.  I have had my model Tamar next to the hull of a real Tamar and the colours looked the same to my inexpert eye.

[triumphjon]

almost £15 per 400 ml aerosol tin sounds very expensive to me , ive taken to buying most of my paint from our local supplier , express paints in portsmouth , im currently getting a 1/4 litre of acrylic  for less than £8 , which im using through an airbrush .
 

[john44]

Right I,m o/k with the blue now, how about the other colors to use
on the Tamar and their rattle can names please if possible?


john

[triumphjon]

the white used to be vauxhall glacier white , and the orange is volkswagon brilliant orange  both as a fairly close match of what us modellers could easily purchase from the local motorists store . a good auto paint supplier should be able to mix from the ral code given to him / her in whatever type of paint you  require .

[john44]

Thanks triumphjon,
I have offered to build a Slipway Tamar kit for a club member.
that is why I required the correct paint colors to use.

john

[tonyO]

 
Paints for Lifeboats. Top of hull OXFORD BLUE                B.S. No 105
                              Cabin top  ORANGE                        B.S. No 557
                              Handrails  LIGHT AIRCRAFT GREY    B.S. No 627
From        Colour Right Paints
                4 Townsend Business Park                                                  Please say Tony the model Lifeboater
                Bere Regis                                                                         from Emsworth recommended him.
                Dorset BH20 7LA
                Phone 01929 472255       Mobile 07976 644886

[tonyO]

PS
ACRYLIC I GET ON BEST WITH.
tonyO