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Article #12538 class locos in grey, was re: Why paint items in historic liveries?
From: mark_newton
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 05:31
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 05:31
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Hunslet wrote: > This particular photograph shows 3801 to be quite a dark gray, whilst > other black and white photos suggest that the gray is considerably > lighter. Streamlined 38 nearing completion at Clyde Engineering: http://images2.fotopic.net/?iid=y86vdw&outx=599&quality=70&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1 This photographic print from my collection, while damaged, shows a light shade of grey, as evidenced by the highly visible dirty hand marks around the nose shroud, and along the edge of the valance. Well known photo of two 38s in grey at Eveleigh: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/BOSImages/Series/0017/420/Items/0222/484/17420_a014_a014000220.jpg Again, the grey is quite light on both locos. Three distinct variations in tone can be seen, all of which appear lighter than the gunmetal wagon colour. For comparison, a photo of an LHG in gunmetal lacquer: http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=y86vdv&outx=578&quality=70&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1 There is a well documented technique used by aviation historians to determine the approximate colours of WW1 aircraft by comparing grey scale contrast. Perhaps this method could help identify the shade of grey used on the 38s?
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