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Paint Colours
Painting models is a huge subject in its own right and there are some proprietary makes such as Railmatch which aim to provide an 'exact' match. For more modern models this may be true but for older ones, the paint was occasionally mixed on site and was subject to variance. In proprietary terms, these ranges of paints can prove expensive especially for those modelling on the larger scales and hence the list given below which approximately matches Halfords spray can colours to rail colours.
Railmatch
Railmatch:- Gaugemaster now carry a complete listing of Railmatch colours and a visit to their website is highly recommended .
For a list of Railmatch colours and their use for painting models, see the Paint Guide on the Fox Transfers website at https://fox-transfers.co.uk/paint-guide
Paint colours are very often a subjective matter, given that most old photographs were taken in black and white but below is a list gleaned from various sources of railway colours matched to Halfords rattle cans.
Halfords
| Source | Rattle can colour | |
| BR coach carmine | Ford rosso red | |
| BR coach cream (well worn) | Peugeot antelope beige | |
| BR coach cream Vauxhall gazelle beige | Vauxhall gazelle beige | |
| BR diesel blue VW Pargas blue | VW Pargas blue | |
| BR diesel light green band | Ford highland green | |
| BR loco yellow warning panel | Vauxhall mustard yellow | |
| BR Maroon | ||
| BR steam loco blue | Peugeot royal blue | |
| CR dark blue | Rover midnight blue | |
| CR steam loco | Peugeot royal blue | |
| GWR coach cream | Rover Primula yellow | |
| GWR or Pullman coach brown | Rover russet brown | |
| GWR/BR loco green | Ford laurel green | |
| GWR/BR loco green | Rover Brooklands green | |
| LBSCR umber | Vauxhall Brazil brown | |
| LMS Coronation Blue | Rover Pageant mid-blue | |
| LNER garter blue | VW Pargas blue | |
| LNER garter blue/BR diesel blue, | but slightly more blue Ford fjord blue, less green | |
| LNWR coach bluey-white upper panels | Daewoo Casablanca white | |
| LNWR/LYR coach plum lower panels | Daewoo dark red | |
| LYR coach upper panels | Plastikote nut brown | |
| MR/LMS/BR red | Rover damask red | |
| N.Staffs maroon | Vauxhall Gambia red | |
| NER coach red | Vauxhall Gambia red | |
| Roof grey | Halford's plastic bumper | |
| SDJR blue | Rover midnight blue | |
| SR dark olive green | Land Rover Coniston green | |
| Stanier Coronation blue | Peugeot royal blue | |
| Stroudley LBSCR ochre | BMC tan | |
If you come across any more, please