W1 hush hush

[Daytona61]

Hi all,
Im building a oo gauge working model.
Can any one tell me the correct colour?
Cheers

[richard]

Did you search this site?

http://www.lner.info/locos/W/w1.php

[Kestrel]

Here's a model of the original with its original livery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuoHO8pgqho

[Kestrel]

Here's a model of the original with its original livery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0nx2Rjz5BI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYimriec57o

[Manxman1831]

Model as built by apprentices at Darlington works at same time as the original. According to staff at Darlington North Road museum it has never been repainted. Whether this is true or not, I do not know.

[v3man]

I was delighted to see the model in North Road Museum. I saw this in the museum in 1953 and have often wondered if it was in existence. Was the old museum in Tubwell Row?

[Manxman1831]

I was delighted to see the model in North Road Museum. I saw this in the museum in 1953 and have often wondered if it was in existence. Was the old museum in Tubwell Row?

No idea about where the museum used to be myself. My father says it used to have pride of place in the old town hall at one point. Used it as the basis for the colouring for his own build of the Finecast kit - which was actually a mistake as he'd asked for the streamliner, oh well - which was to be a present to his wife. So, of course it meant a trip up to Darlington to check on colours, and a very firm insistence that it had to 'look like this'.

The tale about the paint being original caused a few raised eyebrows when we next saw 'The Gresley Beat', as to our eyes their 10000 was now too dark - being a slightly darker shade than the Loveless model - and then we saw it six months later, someone had obviously done a repaint on the sides and tender, but not the front end.

I've included a picture of my mother's Hush-Hush below so you can get an idea for how imposing the finished model is.

[Atlantic 3279]

Can we have the whole inconclusive debate about the correct shade of grey all over again too?

[Kestrel]

Here's another version of the W1

https://railsofsheffield.com/l-h-lovele ... 28147.aspx

[DonnyRailMan]

L N E R Apple Green would look great im hoping Hornby produce one if they do not go bust or even Bachmann
would produce a real fine one ooo .

[nzpaul]

Hi, not claiming I have it right but I used Tamiya xf82 sea grey on mine. Looks quite dark in low light and too light in sun light so who knows. Battleship grey is a fairly hit and miss description of the colour required.

Cheers
Paul

[drmditch]

Battleship grey is a fairly hit and miss description of the colour required.

With battleships you've got about a 3 - 5% chance of getting a hit!