pru426 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 John . after looking your engine colour now i´m quite sure that my engine is darker green it is Deep Bronze Green pekka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 JOHN the RLC MUSEUM only hold cards for the army vehicles you could try a freedom of information request the e-mail address and detail s are on to days post of the thread Austin K9 GS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 JOHN the RLC MUSEUM only hold cards for the army vehicles you could try a freedom of information request the e-mail address and detail s are on to days post of the thread Austin K9 GS Hi Wally, Yes I Sent them an Email about 2 months back and havnt heard anything yet, although at the time you said it would take a while. Would you like to see a picture of the engine colour before I painted it. Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 JOHN l would send them a reminder a FOI request normally takes no more than two to three weeks the delay might be due to the Christmas and new year break but it cannot hurt yes l would like to see a picture of the engine before you painted it REGARDS WALLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 JOHNl would send them a reminder a FOI request normally takes no more than two to three weeks the delay might be due to the Christmas and new year break but it cannot hurt yes l would like to see a picture of the engine before you painted it REGARDS WALLY Here you are Wally Regards John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 JOHN that looks to me to be very faded sky blue it does go very pale after a period of time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 That's the same colour as mine, I'm sure its eau de nil, the same light green as inside the rear radio body was painted, not skyblue (duck egg). I'll be painting my K9 engine that colour when I get round to that bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) I Bought a tin of sky blue and painted some on the engine and its not the same colour, the old colour on the engine is more a greenie blue as Austin says Regards John Edited January 22, 2015 by terrierman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Have to say, I've never been very sure about this colour. I used to think of it as Eau-de-Nil (BS381C 216), but it's not as intensely green as the Eau-de-Nil used in cabs and bodies. When I found out the colour used in that era for engines was (supposed to be) sky blue (BS381C 101) I assumed it must be sky blue, but it's certainly more green than that. Having said that, any original paint is over 50 years old now and has been subjected to repeated heating and cooling over that time, plus oil, petrol, degreaser, steam cleaning and weathering, so how meaningful the colour we see is I don't know. Could be Eau-de-Nil that fades light or Sky Blue that fades green. If we're right that Austin painted engines like that from the factory, it could be their own interpretation. Certainly the three very knowledgeable people here say Sky Blue for MoD recons, from experience from 1965 and 1974 respectively, and from documentation from 1950-ish. On a similar tack I've just found some K9 fuel pumps in the clearout some of which are black, some MBG. Edited January 24, 2015 by Sean N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Very interesting Sean, as you say it could be a number of things, the paints been on there 50+ yrs so wasn't sure of the colour so played safe and painted mine Mid Bronze Green. Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Starting to put it back together now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I had a look at my vehicles today, comparing engine colour with the inside of the radio bodies on the K9s and also a colour chart. Both K9s plus engine spares are all without a shadow of a doubt (faded and oily) Eau de Nil, not sky blue. The engine in the (FJ registration) RL is also Eau-de-Nil, as is the B81 in the Stalwart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 I Think that must have been the colour of my Engine Sean, ive painted it Mid Bronze Green now as you can see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 JOHN the RLC MUSEUM only hold cards for the army vehicles you could try a freedom of information request the e-mail address and detail s are on to days post of the thread Austin K9 GS No reply yet Wally, its the second time ive applied for the details of my truck under the freedom of information act Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 john l am disappointed in the lack of a reply from the MOD under the FOI they are generally very good in replying there was a suggestion that your K9 was EX RAF have you tried the RAF MUSEUM at HENDON if you pm me with the details l will see if there is a record of it in my files REGARDS WALLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 john l am disappointed in the lack of a reply from the MOD under the FOI they are generally very good in replyingthere was a suggestion that your K9 was EX RAF have you tried the RAF MUSEUM at HENDON if you pm me with the details l will see if there is a record of it in my files REGARDS WALLY Thanks Wally, PM Sent Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pru426 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 i took couple of pics from the engine it looks Deep Bronze Green ... the weather was cloudy and rainy it looks original..not overpainted i forgot CRC- Brackleen at home so difficult to say if it is lighter because of dirt pekka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Probably Mid Bronze Green, that's what I painted mine, Wally or Sean will know Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pru426 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Probably Mid Bronze Green, that's what I painted mine, Wally or Sean will knowRegards John yes...it is very likely Mid Bronze Green color image always changes slightly depending on the angle... the light is reflected. the week earlier in bright sunlight it looked lighter than in the picture taken in cloudy weather yesterday pekka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierman Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 yes...it is very likely Mid Bronze Greencolor image always changes slightly depending on the angle... the light is reflected. the week earlier in bright sunlight it looked lighter than in the picture taken in cloudy weather yesterday pekka When will you be starting the Restoration Pekka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pru426 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 When will you be starting the Restoration Pekka yesterday me and my wife went to look at it my friend farm at the moment K 9 looks ..little rust and parting loose paint and it smells old turpentine , old grease and moss...every wifes dream ! restoration project: i have started it ..i took off one (rusted) left wing / fender bolt ..it was peace of cake .. i have acquired and also made some of the tinsmith tools for the other projects (Ferrets) and now welding auto body rotisserie for the K 9 .. it looks that i have to make and weld whole cabin floor :banana: pekka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I took couple of pics from the engine it looks Deep Bronze Green ... the weather was cloudy and rainy it looks original..not overpainted pekka Pekka, have to say it looks deep bronze green to me. Even if you assume the image colours aren't accurate, the engine looks the same colour as the cab underbonnet colour which you have to assume is deep bronze green. Having said that, from what we've put together on this topic you could paint it either deep bronze green, mid bronze green or eau de nil and be accurate (but not sky blue!) Looks as though there is grey underneath, though that may be primer. i have started it ... it looks that i have to make and weld whole cabin floor pekka I'm afraid that's pretty usual on K9s! Been there, done that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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