Loco paints

Finished reading Mr Vines excellent publication. Where then, does one buy small quantities of the recommended paint? Need to respray two 3.5 locos only.

Any current sources much appreciated please.

I don't know if you are aware of this, but, Chris Vine is an active member of the forum linked below dropping in and contributing quite regularly:

http://modeleng.proboards.com/

Regards,

Phil

hi, you can buy semi enamel paint at motor factors suppliers. much cheaper then any of the model suppliers. I have used semi enamel as have a few other members of my local club and it works very well. good colour and stands up to the heat. you can buy small amounts for brushing or spraying on. michael

If you want correct loco colours then you can go far wrong with Phoenix, primers and paints in spray cans or tins for brushing or spraying.

Well I would be the first to admit I don't know much about Loco's. But I do know a bit about paint.

I have, for many years, bought paint from Brown Brothers. The place to contact is Brown Brothers Darlington and even though I now live miles away I still enjoy good service from their supply department.

For all of my "brush on" projects I use their "Tractol" range of Coach Paint. This may be available from other suppliers but I am unlikely to change. They have supplied Coach Paints to most everyone in the Teesside area over the years and this included "Central Works" when the Coach company still operated it, before it was shamelessly dismantled.

Anyway, back to the plot. I have never achieved the depth of finish with any other type of paint. If you want a quick brush it on -forget it, type finish this may not be for you. But if you want a genuine authentic finish, this is the real thing.They can also match any colour. However, the down side is minimum of half a litre. Which isn't too bad compared to some of the prices I see some people charging for half that quantity of paint.

graham.

Edited By Oompa Lumpa on 09/02/2014 10:37:55

Tractol paints are made by Tekaloid I beleve, who started out as specialist Coach paint suppliers. Look up Tekaloid or Smith & Allan for data. (usual disclaimer).

These might be of help, never used them but have them in my favourites list just in case.**LINK**

Thanks for the recommendation, Graham

... following-up, I found this useful page.

MichaelG.