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14c Ambulance
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:50 pm
by kerbside
In Nicks variation listings he shows these as Cream or White, but I have three very different colour models.
George T.
Re: 14c Ambulance
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:24 pm
by Diecast
even perhaps five or more shades. Anyway I agree with George, we should distinguish at least three colours: white, off white, cream.
Antonin
Re: 14c Ambulance
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:09 pm
by johnboy
Diecast wrote:even perhaps five or more shades. Anyway I agree with George, we should distinguish at least three colours: white, off white, cream.
Antonin
Nice to see you back Antonin
I agree, I have numerous shades but these three are distinct.
Re: 14c Ambulance
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:56 am
by brainstrust
Where does it end though? Yes white and cream are distinctly different colours but shades of each are they really note-worthy? There are so many different shades of so many RW's but aren't they often due to what part of the painting run they were in or how much sunlight they have been subjected to or even how much play wear? (I like to think this way because it means less for me to collect!!!)
Re: 14c Ambulance
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:08 pm
by kerbside
I was not referring to shades but to three different colours, Cream - Off White - and White.
George T.
Re: 14c Ambulance
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:06 pm
by SMS88
While there are indeed clearly 3 different colours it may make the variation table very complex if cream example exist without roof guides. Lesney´s intention was at one time to paint them white however the real deal were generally cream which explains the decision to paint most off white or light cream.These differences between off white and cream were likely regraded as one and the same colour when ordering new paint,differences between batches of the same. We see this with other models like the #15 VW. Roof guide models do seem to come in a strong cream and case could be strongest for separate codes but perhaps a foot note will cover all later common versions...........
Re: 14c Ambulance
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:38 pm
by numi
This Lomas group shows the colors/shades from left.
True Cream,Darker or slightly Creamier Off-White,Stark White,Off-White.These or similar shades of off-whites would certainly take us all on a loop!
numi
Re: 14c Ambulance
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:41 pm
by SMS88
numi wrote:This Lomas group shows the colors/shades from left.
True Cream,Darker or slightly Creamier Off-White,Stark White,Off-White.These or similar shades of off-whites would certainly take us all on a loop!
numi
The Fantsatic 4! - the seriously cream with roof decal is the exact shade used on the 1:1 version used by London ambulance service and the only shade of cream creamy enough to be given its own code separate from off white imho........
