Which brakevan looks worst?

Ya know the little brakevan/coaches that come with some old TOMY and Trackmaster stuff? The ones with no buffers and are all one color throughout. I got a set of 4 of these brakevans for Christmas and want to use the ladder pieces on the corners from one of them to make Henrietta look more accurate. I was wondering if I could get some input from you guys here on BPT on which of the following colors are least likely to be seen on a British/heritage railway and/or look worst. Light Blue, Green, Olive (like Diesel 10), and Red.
Also, what's a good tool for removing specific chunks of plastic from these kinds of toys. Would help greatly for this project, as well as my Derek project.



Now that I'm off my phone I'm able to put this pic here; tehse are the ones I have

[Ucwepn]

I would say the red is the least likely to be seen in Britain but common in other places like the USA and Australia. For plastic removal either a coping saw or a rotary tool with cutting disc but you need to be careful, cut more than you need then file/sand it down once removed.

I would say the red is the least likely to be seen in Britain but common in other places like the USA and Australia. For plastic removal either a coping saw or a rotary tool with cutting disc but you need to be careful, cut more than you need then file/sand it down once removed.

Thanks, Uc. You wouldn't happen to know any good molding putties either, would you?

[Ucwepn]

tamiya model putty is good.

tamiya model putty is good.

Three more questions: Would a drummel work to cut the ladders off?
Do coping saws come in "miniature?"
Could Tamiya model putty work well to make something thin and floating? (the casing around the wheels so that there will be no holes in the model)

[Ucwepn]

I'm not sure, a dremel is only as good as the person using it coping saws are small with a thin blade there is also a jewelers saw which is also delicate. The putty once dried and painted would be waterproof.

I'm not sure, a dremel is only as good as the person using it coping saws are small with a thin blade there is also a jewelers saw which is also delicate. The putty once dried and painted would be waterproof.

A coping saw would be better then? My parents think that it may be too large for the job...
And by floating I meant in air while it's drying, not in water. I'll try to word it better: if I had a piece of the putty molded so that some of it was not attached to anything, is it likely that it would collapse before drying?

I like to use 'green stuff' epoxy putty, mix the blue and yellow together to get a green plastacine type material that drys in air

I agree with ucwepn, dremels are great, but you might be better sanding. I also use a stanly knife and a junior hacksaw, I've also been known to use a heated blade too as it cuts through the plastic easily. But, However you cut plastic, it always seems to leave a rough edge, so you will need to file and sand if you want a good surface finish

[Super]

A most important thing to note is...Please talk to your parents before using any Epoxies, saws, dremels, heat, knives or blades for their approval or supervision.

A most important thing to note is...Please talk to your parents before using any Epoxies, saws, dremels, heat, knives or blades for their approval or supervision.

I'm no fool!
They know about all my modifications and projects before we get the tools required.