Back in August, in a different thread, you wrote . . .
I want to overpaint the yellow on an LGB tram with the same blue as on the blue/white LGB tram (20202) . . .
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. . . so wondered if what you had bought was . . .
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. . . and whether you happened to have a 20202 tucked away somewhere to compare the colour.
Cheers
David
Hi David,
Yes, it’s very close. I don’t think you will get an exact match and besides, paint fades and changes over time in real life. Nope, I’m afraid I don’t have a 20202 tucked away somewhere…
Make sure when you paint the tram to put a coat of grey undercoat on first, it might take two coats, all depends on how it takes. The brushable blue in the same colour from Hobbycraft is a Matt finish, so beware if you think you might be able to touch some areas of gloss paint. I’ve yet to find a brushable gloss from them.
The pic below shows one of my Steeplecabs, now numbered 5 at the depot, sandwiched in between two standard paint LGB models so you can see how close the colours are. At the end of the day the choice is yours, but I’m very happy with it.
Cheers
Martin
In the first pic, the Mack has been repainted with this paint and the steeplecab is in LGB paint. The middle steeplecab (un numbered) has been repainted…