In th same shop, there was a Revell rack, and from memory, 79(Matt greyish blue) looked like a reasonable match.
Sadly, my memory for colour isn't that good as it's a lot darker. That said, it IS a useful colour, so money not wasted. One positive, the test piece required two coats of 145, but only one of 79, so it's a nice paint.
The hunt for 145 goes on though. Perhaps something in an acrylic range is where I need to go. Now, there is a shop locally that stocks the Vallejo range, so I'll have a look there.
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According to my Humbrol enamel paint chart Revel 57 is a match. There's nothing matching in the Vallejo range.
However, different charts, even from the same company, don't always tally up.
Thanks - I'll look for some 57 next time I'm near a Revell rack.
I have a tin of 145, part of set 31 LNER. Call me the next time you're in southern Ontario.
I paid $2.49 for the set at a long lamented model shop.
If you search for “ipms paint charts”, this might give you some suggestions of other paint ranges to try? If you’re really keen, I can point you to a reference for mixing a very close match from artists’ liquid acrylic paints!…
I despair of what Hornby have managed to do to the Humbrol paint range.
On the basis that Southern Ontario is a little far to travel for one paint tinlet, I better hope that the rumour is true that someone (can't say who at this point) might be entering the paint market...
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