I am looking to hand paint the tube stripes for my next build, and have been experimenting with shades of blues available.

Being in the UK I am looking at the Humbrol range, and after much reading and advice sought ;) I have bought four shades to compare, and thought I would post them if anyone else is interested.

I have gone for:

Gloss
14 - French Blue
15 - Midnight Blue
48 - Mediterranean Blue

Satin
221 - Garter Blue

I had to just brush them on quick this evening as had to put the kids to bed, so excuse the rough brush strokes:

Looking at Humbrol I believe anything above the number 70 was not produced in 76. Midnight blue 14 seems the closest to me, but I'm just a newb so...

While I think there may have been more than one color used, I'm a firm believer in the overall look of #14.