paint colour

[david richardson 1Participant @davidrichardson1]

Hi putting together a 31/2 gauge Green King I have been told that the colour is Malachite green but Craft master paints and Precision paints are total different colours can any one advise thankyou

[david richardson 1Participant @davidrichardson1]

Green King

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

I think I have read that the colour pre and post war was different and this site certainly lists two shades. **LINK**

I would also think that the shade might change depending upon where it was painted and with service.

Edited By Nick Clarke 3 on 05/06/2020 20:45:46

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Is that a model of Greene King 841, I'm just curious if it was the green that the Greene King Brewery used on their signs and wether there was a connection with the Brewery.

Martin P

 

 

Edited By martin perman on 05/06/2020 21:33:00

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

I have think Malachite green was used on southern region and GWR was middle chrome green

H

[Halton TankParticipant @haltontank]

It depends what period of time you want you want your loco to be, as they would have different paint schemes during their life times. Assuming you are modeling No. 841, it was built in 1926 at Eastleigh and most likely be out shopped in Dark Olive Green. Malachite Green was introduced by Bullied, but that does not necessarly mean the loco was repainted. In BR days it would almost certainly be painted black.

Regards Luigi

 

Edited By Halton Tank on 05/06/2020 22:30:31

[Brian GParticipant @briang]

Bradley (Locomotives of the LSWR Vol 2) lists which of these locomotives were painted unlined dark green or unlined light green in 1940-41. I assume these are the two shades of malachite as these are changes from Maunsell lined olive green.

I assume from the picture on Reeve's website that your locomotive is in the 823-847 series. If you are building 841 herself, Bradley says she went from Maunsell livery to dark green with "Sunshine" lettering, and was like all the class repainted in unlined black after nationalisation.

Brian G

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