(28 Sep 2016, 4:55 pm)S813 FVK wrote Will the blue be painted on or will it be a vinyl (to make repainting the vehicles easier)? If it was a vinyl, it would also allow them to roll it out to the rest of the fleet quicker, especially the vehicles which have been repainted recently. Obviously if it will cost too much to do this then fair enough but it was just a thought I decided to put forward on the forum.
On another note, 3943 is still managing to avoid gaining the new Red Arrows livery. Possible change of plan?
The blue will be painted.
All vehicles which currently carry Go North East's red corporate livery will need to go to Saltmeadows Road for repaint again - only the rear section of the bus will be painted again unless there is panel damage to the red ones (and in which case these panels will be repainted too). It should take no more than a day to prepare and paint each vehicle which has already been repainted recently.
As for 3943 - the priority this week is branding the former Thames Travel Solos. It should receive "Red Arrows" branding at some point next week, if not sooner, dependent on other jobs.