Maxitrack (the makers of our loco) have told us that the colour code for the Maxitrack Planet loco is RAL 3005. We found this at a competitive price at The Paint Shed a company based in Scotland. Maxitrack do sell the RAL 3005 paint in small 'touch up' pots which is handy, but nowhere near enough for our project.
We ordered 5L of Crown trade exterior gloss together with white primer (as we are starting with bare wood) and dark grey undercoat, all for just over £100 inc next day delivery.
This should be enough for the drivers truck and our new passenger carriage.
As with all painting projects, the quality of the finish you end up with depends on the time you spend in the preparation of the surfaces. Its really worth spending as much time as possible on surface preparation and sanding in between coats as you'll have to live with the results for a long time!
Next we have to find some high density foam and some black vinyl for the seats. Difficult to buy the foam online as we would like to test the density of it first.
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