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Re: Why paint items in historic liveries?

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From: Greg Rudd
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 03:19
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joane2@bigpond.net.au wrote:

>>> But then I don't think you ever had a real paintchip. If you did you
>>> would of put it on your website and rubbed everyone's nose in it.
> 
>>There is no point because your monitors colours will be different to mine.
> 
> That is such a totally lame excuse, Terry. If you want to tell somebody
> what a colour looks like, you refer to a colour standard. You know,
> like AS2700S, or FS595b, or BSC381C, or DIN6164, or Munsell, or
> Methuen. Its not rocket science. You compare your colour chip to the
> standard and give a reference. You asked if people want to know what
> colour green the 38 Class were painted. I say yes, inquiring minds want
> to know. If  you have the answer, give it here.

Exactly, we are waiting but not watching.

The answer will be that only Craftsman paints is the correct colour.  Which
is now longer aval.

And yes Terry Flynn was involved with Craftsman.
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From: Greg Rudd <grudd@usyd.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: Why paint items in historic liveries?
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