Update on the blue saga:
An envelope arrived from Alaska this morning, with a superb colour chip from Russ's bike.
Here's the comparison with an original never-seen-much-sunlight NOS 'S' sidepanel bought new from RGM a few years back
Again with camera flash & additional lighting
And the inevitable comparison with my 850 MkIIA :roll:
I'll charge the batteries on my digital camera and try again later to see if there's a difference - these were taken on an iPhone camera.
I'll wait for natural daylight without the rain :|
Clearly how the colour is portrayed is mostly down to the camera/light balance or whatever.
Russ's colour chip is slightly yellowed compared to the 'S' sidepanel, but it looks a lot like the same colour of Fireflake Royal Blue to me, allowing for the degradation of the lacquer with daylight exposure.
Off to do a Golden Bronze Proddy Racer now - photos soon