Suggested Paint Colours for WAGR Modellers

Colour	Application	Paint Brand and Reference	Comments
Locomotives and Rolling Stock
Red/brown	Freight wagons	Humbrol H70 "Matt Brick Red"
		Revell R37
		Floquil* "Boxcar Red"
		Floquil* 60% "Boxcar Red" 40% "Red Oxide"	Exact ratio not critical due to prototype colour variation.
		Holts Red Primer	In spraycan
Green	Passenger Coaches	Humbrol 76 "Matt Uniform Green"
		Revell R48
Green	Steam Locos	Humbrol H3 Gloss "Brunswick Green"	Also railcars
		Humbrol H105 "Matt Marine Green"
		Humbrol H101 "Matt Mid Green"
		Revell SM 364	Semi-matt. Possibly too light?
		Floquil* "Depot Olive"
Cream	Passenger Coaches	Model Master "Panzer Interior Buff"
White	Suburban Coaches and Railcars	Humbrol 22 "Gloss White"
Sand	Coach Roofs	Humbrol 63 "Matt Sand"
Sand	Wagon Roofs	Humbrol 94 "Matt Brown Yellow"
Cream	Wagon and Coach Roofs	Humbrol 102???"
		Humbrol H110 "Matt Natural Wood"
		Floquil* "Depot Buff"
Red	Early Passenger Coaches	Revell SM331 (Semi-matt)	Similar to historic coach at East Perth Terminal
Black	Underframes/bogies	Revell R9 "Anthracite"	Shows detail more than pure black.
		Humbrol H33 "Matt Black"
		Humbrol H67 "Matt Tank Grey"	Slightly lighter still than R9.
Black	Steam locos	Revell R9 "Anthracite"	Shows detail more than pure black.
		Floquil* "Dirty Black"
		Floquil* "Engine Black"	Satin finish.
		Steam Era Models "Engine Black"
		Tamiya TS-6 "Matt Black"	In spraycan (also in bottles).
Red	Loco Buffer Beams	Humbrol H19 "Gloss Bright Red"
		Floquil* "Caboose Red"
Yellow	Handrails on Guard's Vans/Diesels	Humbrol H69 "Gloss Yellow"
		Humbrol H24 "Trainer Yellow"
Orange	Locos Westrail Era c1980 on	Revell R30
Orange	Locos ARG "original" scheme	Humbrol 50% H18 "Gloss Orange" 50% H82 "Matt Orange Lining"	Mix gives satin finish
Black	Locos ARG "original" scheme	Humbrol H85 "Satin Coal Black"
Yellow	Locos ARG "original" scheme	Model Master "Blue Angel Yellow"
Yellow	Wagons Westrail Era c1980 on	Humbrol H154 "Insignia Yellow"	also Shunting Tractors and distant signal arms
Silver	Furniture containers, ADE railcars	Humbrol H11 "Metallic Silver"
Silver	Ends of Governor railcars	Humbrol H191 "Chrome Silver"	Not too shiny
Dark pink	Brake hoses	Humbrol H73 "Matt Wine"
Buildings and Lineside Equipment
Cream	Station Buildings	Model Master "Radome Tan"
White	Signal Posts	Humbrol H34 "Matt White"
Undercoats and Clear Coats
Grey	Undercoat	Holts grey primter"	In spraycan
		Tamiya Surface Primer L	Light grey
Clear	Varnish	Estapol Matt Clear Varnish	In spraycan
		Testors Dullcote	In spraycan
		Humbrol 35 "Gloss Clear Poly"	Ideal prior to decal application
		Humbrol 49 "Matt Varnish"	Final coat after decalling
		Humbrol 135 "Satin Varnish"	Final coat after decalling
MRWA Rolling Stock
Blue/grey	Freight wagons and guard's cans	Humbrol H79 "Matt Blue Grey"
		Humbrol H96 "Matt RAF Blue"
		Humbrol H144 "Matt Intermediate Blue"	Possibly too light
Red	Coaches	Humbrol H107	May no longer be available.

Notes: 1. Paints are matt unless stated otherwise. 2. All colours are subjective so evaluate alternatives yourself before making final choice. * Observe safety directions for Floquil paints due to different chemical composition from most hobby paints. Older Floquil paints (pre 1995-2000) can attack plastics and may require a "barrier" coat first to prevent crazing. Floquil colours are also available in non-toxic "Polly S" range.

The information in this table was originally published on my Marbelup Valley Railway web site in February 2010, and was based on input from several Sn3½ modellers. I have copied the information to the blog to make it more accessible. In time, I will remove this information from my web site and just include a reference to the blog page. If anyone wishes to contribute any further colour suggestions, I can add the information to the table. Please also let me know if the table doesn't display correctly in your browser, as I simply copied the HTML code from my web site without alteration, other than adjusting the table width.