Matt87 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Does anyone know what Packard would of called these colors the Monogram kit is molded in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Carmel and mint ? Avacodo and beans ? Edited March 1 by Little Timmy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 9 hours ago, Matt87 said: Does anyone know what Packard would called these colors the Monogram kit is molded in? Looking at PaintRef.com, I can’t find anything close to those colours. I checked 30, 31 & 32 and there’s nothing close. It’s probably more than likely it was whatever coloured plastic pellets Monogram decided to throw in the hopper. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Green and brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Try autocolorlibrary.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Split pea soup and baby poop bacon ? ( this was my wife's "best guess" ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 They were like the Cadillac V16s you could custom order paint colors. Basically its like a lime green and rust brown. But i just wondered if Packard had a name for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tabbysdaddy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) I think the brown is called fudge Packard. Edited March 2 by Tabbysdaddy 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 The brown looks like it's the same colour they used for the speedster, which was based on a car that was in the Harrah's collection. The green I suspect was whatever plastic Monogram had handy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 In fact, I'd say that green looks a lot like what they used in some of the Tom Daniels kits, and I know they made a run of the Rolls Phantom II in that colour, so personally, I wouldn't worry overly much about it. Go nuts with the paint. The owners of the 1:1 734s certainly did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 13 hours ago, Chuckyg1 said: Try autocolorlibrary.com Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 9 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: The brown looks like it's the same colour they used for the speedster, which was based on a car that was in the Harrah's collection. The green I suspect was whatever plastic Monogram had handy. I actually kind of like the green. Ya the TD Trantuala was molded in that color green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 9 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: In fact, I'd say that green looks a lot like what they used in some of the Tom Daniels kits, and I know they made a run of the Rolls Phantom II in that colour, so personally, I wouldn't worry overly much about it. Go nuts with the paint. The owners of the 1:1 734s certainly did. Im on fence what to paint body or if i should leave it green and paint trim gloss black and also leave the fenders brown. Or if i should paint both something different. Cool thing is they offered almost unlimited paint options in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 10 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: In fact, I'd say that green looks a lot like what they used in some of the Tom Daniels kits, and I know they made a run of the Rolls Phantom II in that colour, so personally, I wouldn't worry overly much about it. Go nuts with the paint. The owners of the 1:1 734s certainly did. Im on fence what to paint body or if i should leave it green and paint trim gloss black and also leave the fenders brown. Or if i should paint both something different. Cool thing is they offered almost unlimited paint options in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 I decided on Maroon for the body. And im going to polish up the fenders and leave them the brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Hideous? The colors, not the car. I'd love to have the kit. Boy does it need paint. Edited March 3 by Deathgoblin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 16 hours ago, Deathgoblin said: Hideous? The colors, not the car. I'd love to have the kit. Boy does it need paint. I like the brown with maroon i think that will be nice. I do like that shade of green on a lot of 1970s land yachts but it fits those body styles well. Like Olds Deltas and Chevy Impala's. The kit is very nice! High quality. I paid 10$ for it 2 years ago at model car show in Warren MI. Great deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 A great deal indeed. I have a speedster that I want to paint like one that used to be in the Craven collection 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Ugly and uglier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/2/2024 at 10:22 AM, Matt87 said: I decided on Maroon for the body. And im going to polish up the fenders and leave them the brown. That will look really nice, those colors go well together! If you plan on not painting the fenders, I believe I might would at least clear them with whatever clear you use on the body..... That way the finishes will match! Then just polish them both if you decide to.......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?make=Packard I don’t see anything real close on this site. Nothing close to the one that I have either.😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Here's a Sotheby's listing for a 2011 sale of the Harrah's speedster, which the Monogram kit is based on. The colours are listed as Salmon, and Chocolate Brown. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo11/monterey/lots/r242-1930-packard-734-speedster-boattail-runabout/192334 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 5 hours ago, NOBLNG said: https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?make=Packard I don’t see anything real close on this site. Nothing close to the one that I have either.😕 That’s what I posted back on Friday but thanks for confirming that there is nothing close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Anything here help? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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