Blackpool 31’s Repaint draws to an end!
Phil is due to complete Blackpool 31’s repaint this weekend. Much discussion has taken place as to the exact nature of lining and livery, and we have studied photographs, original panels from 31 and Blackpool 40 at Crich in order to ascertain a correct condition for 31. It looks stunning!
Below: Pending scumbling of the brown panels the sides look a little bright. However, the orange and red lining looks superb- replacing red and red as previously carried.
Below: A sample of the scumble to be applied (left) against an original panel on the right, showing the colour of the 1920s finish. Note also the later liveries carried!
Below: The BTS applied scumble on the left, and the new sample on the right. How this fades! Hopefully we have a much closer match than previously. Note also the red lining on the panel to the rear, now orange and red…
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