LNER Mallard No. 4468
Speed expressed in a streamlined shape.
Bring the engine
to life.
Start with the suggested palette or choose your own colours. Build gentle layers around the engine's distinctive shapes.
Suggested pencil shades and approximate screen swatches. These are not historical paint specifications.
Start lightly and build the darker surfaces gradually. Preserve the printed details.
Leave fine white highlights to separate the moving parts.
Keep the surroundings quieter than the locomotive. Retain light sky areas.
Look a little closer.
Preserved Mallard in blue with a black smokebox front and red wheels, carrying number 4468. Read each caption before using it as a colour or configuration reference.
Preserved Mallard in blue with a black smokebox front and red wheels, carrying number 4468. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Rossographer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Side view of Mallard's blue streamlined casing, fine lining and large red driving wheels. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Front three-quarter view of the blue streamlined casing and black nose. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Close front view of Mallard in blue, showing the curved casing and nameplate. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
The original uploader was G-Man at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Historical monochrome photograph of Mallard at King's Cross in 1948 with its transitional number. Tonal values do not establish paint colour. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Ben Brooksbank · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Know the version.
The source below supports the locomotive identity and history. The photographs record the finish visible when each image was taken. A preserved or replica finish does not establish the original paint specification. Exact original paint shades and all period marking details have not been established for this guide.
The pencil example uses garter blue and pale blue. Its palette is interpretive. The gallery records the particular appearances described in its captions; preserved engines, replicas and monochrome photographs cannot establish every original shade or marking.
National Railway Museum: Mallard 75 and record-run crewDid you know?
Mallard's record run was a team achievement. Its crew included driver Joseph Duddington and fireman Thomas Bray, whose names deserve a place beside the locomotive's.
Make the details count.
Follow the streamlined casing with long gentle strokes.
Reserve a slim highlight above the sweeping side curve.