BEA S-55/Whirlwind G-AFNH: What colour?

[The Tomohawk Kid]

This one has been on my build radar for some considerable time, I want to build the S-55 in the BEA red/white livery as featured in the Beatles film a "Hard Days Night". I have the Revell H-19A ~(with straight boom) ~ and the S&M Silk decal sheet. I have viewed umpteen images of the machine, but can't decide on the hue of the red. In some photos it is distinctly an orange/red in others it errs to a bright red. I'm well aware of the pigments and dyes used in period photos and the issue interpreting colours from photos of this era. Does anyone know the 'true' colour? I also want to make Sycamore in both quarter and 72 scale in the same scheme too, so the info will useful for that build as well.

 

 

Ta in advance.

 

Tommo.

 

 

Edited July 18, 2020 by The Tomohawk Kid

[AMB]

I have just built this and wasn't sure either as those colour photos were taken with different brands of film. However Xtracolour make the correct shade of 'BEA red' No.X552 from Hannants.

I recreated the exact scene from the Beatles film " A Hard Day's Night" here

 

https://www.facebook.com/officialairfix/posts/10158125947751271

[The Tomohawk Kid]

29 minutes ago, AMB said:

I have just built this and wasn't sure either as those colour photos were taken with different brands of film. However Xtracolour make the correct shade of 'BEA red' No.X552 from Hannants.

I recreated the exact scene from the Beatles film " A Hard Day's Night" here

 

https://www.facebook.com/officialairfix/posts/10158125947751271

Thanks, that's helpful.

 

I'd be very interested to learn how you created the dome shaped window blister?

 

Tommo.