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Greg



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beautiful models, great detail for the scale!
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Silas Models



Joined: 22 Nov 2009
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Location: Paris, France
PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
peter scott wrote:
Hi Frédéric

I think your models are excellent but I don't think the blue one was ever a colour scheme used by Rootes. Light blue should be much lighter.

See: http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/sunbeamrapier.htm

I think your colour may have appeared in Rootes artwork but I can't remember ever seeing an actual Series III or IIIA in that colour scheme.

Peter


Hello Peter

You're totally right regarding the blue colour!!! I made a terrible confusion. This colour scheme seems to belong to a Series II, not III. By the way, do you know those two blue colours name?
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peter scott



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Frédéric

Yes, I agree your colour scheme was used on the Series II. I'm sorry but I don't know any of the colour names. I do have a Rootes workshop manual for the Series III but there is no mention of colours in it and it's 40 years since I owned the car in the photo. I think the colour rendering in the photo is fairly accurate though.

Peter
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richbrick



Joined: 09 Aug 2011
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
great little colleaction there. Official picures or are you just a pro??
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