Stretch

Well-Known Member

• Jul 14, 2016

• #1

G'day folks,

Bit of confusion over here in Holland.

I bought a tin of HMG "duck egg blue" engine paint and the sodding stuff looks more like a pastel green than a blue.

Is this right?

 

Land Raver

Well-Known Member

• Jul 14, 2016

• #2

Colour looks spot on to me

 

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John S

Well-Known Member

• Jul 14, 2016

• #3

X1 looks correct.

 

Stretch

Well-Known Member

• Jul 14, 2016

• #4

Well thanks chaps.

I'll post a picture of the oil filter bowl I've just painted tomorrow - it looks really green under electric lighting...

 

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nickjaxe

Well-Known Member

• Jul 14, 2016

• #5

Mmmm that does look green...bought my S3 new and it was very light blue.

Almost matt...not glossy.

 

Stretch

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2016

• #6

More pictures

Inside with flash (going off on camera)

Outside in the sun (no flash)

Outside in the shade (no flash)

 

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nickjaxe

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2016

• #7

Hard to tell...in some pics it looks green in some blueish...on my S3 the filter was a much deeper blue...not sure about earlier types.

In the last pic it looks very close.

 

Land Raver

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2016

• #8

The later 2 pics look OK to me.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2016

• #9

top pic is more duck egg blue

 

Land Raver

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2016

• #10

Go to google images and type in Series Land Rover Engine and you can see similar repainted examples.
Also worth looking on Turner Land Rover engine website and see some of their rebuilt and repainted ones to compare.

 

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TheQ

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2016

• #11

Duck egg

 

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pete1987RRC

Well-Known Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #12

To be fair it does depend on mummy and daddy duck but if you are painting the engine would you do mine at the same time

 

saxavordian

Well-Known Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #13

I say a form of turquoise.

 

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pete1987RRC

Well-Known Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #14

A forum of so it must be green...

 

Huddy84

Well-Known Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #15

Looks about right to me. This is in shade with flash. Saying that yours does look greener.

 

tomhop

Active Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #16

I wouldn't get too hung up on exact match if you like it then it's duck egg!

 

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nickjaxe

Well-Known Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #17

The egg color looks just right...and a nice semi matt finish just as it was.

The head pictures is two blue and shiny...the rocker covers where never paint on non army stuff.

 

PJF71

New Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #18

Yeh it's a good and original. Iv got the coniston green. But I'm wanting to have the engine block in the DUCK EGG BLUE. I'm thinking good for spotting oil leaks

 

Stretch

Well-Known Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #19

I think I might just buy a pot of engine paint from the paint man as well as the body paint I want and see if that makes a difference.

I'm not 100% happy with this HMG transport paint colour.

 

tomhop

Active Member

• Jul 16, 2016

• #20

I was going to paint mine with the paintman's cockpit green my S3 is going to be bronze green, what colour are they meant to be? Standard petrol by the way