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Re: European Salon... - 5. January - ThisThat (none / 0)

My Fathers main complaint was that there was no chosen colour, and it was all done in Undercoat.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 07:53:23 PM EST
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Re: European Salon... - 5. January - ThisThat (none / 0)

It's a long UK tradition to run engines in with a grey livery. Most "official" photos of new steam engines were in grey.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jan 5th, 2009 at 06:09:21 AM EST
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Re: European Salon... - 5. January - ThisThat (none / 1)

I don't know if there is English terminology for this, but in German, the grey painting steam locos were delivered with was specifically called "Fotografieranstrich" = for-photography-paint. In black & white industrial photography, engine parts had better contrast that way.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Jan 5th, 2009 at 06:27:27 AM EST
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Re: European Salon... - 5. January - ThisThat (none / 1)

I know there is a british term and "photographic grey" rings a bell, but I'm not 100% sure.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jan 5th, 2009 at 07:35:33 AM EST
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