OK, just curious to know if anyone paints their Lister(oid)s something other than Hunter Green? One of these days, I'm going to get one of these things. When I do, I'm going to take it apart to blueprint it. -Might as well paint it real nice while I'm at it...
Anybody out there got some creative color jobs???
Does anybody name their generator? I ride sport-touring motorcycle and we always name our bikes. What the heck??? Might as well name my generator too!
Let's hear it...
Ray
Lister would supply engines in primer, as did many other companies like Petters, Villiers and so on.
The actual colour code is BS381C Shade 226 Mid Brunswick Green.
BS381C colours are for industrial applications which is why so many engine makers used the range, which includes Shade 697 Light Admiralty Grey and others.
What colour you paint is entirely your own affair, and in my opinion nothing looks nicer than the deep maroon seen on early Hornsby engines, or the deep red that Petters used on some of theirs.
A Lister will always look 'right' in Mid Brunswick Green, but as long as the colour isn't too jarring, almost anything will do. The finish is also important, you can get away with a lot if there is good surface finish.
Have a look at these two Caterpillar 1Y73 engines, one painted and one not:
http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Portland/Portland070.htmhttp://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Portland/Portland071.htmI'd like to get my two Cat's up into that painted version's condition.
Peter