Thanks Derek, here's the finished article below (bar the dynamic numbers, how can get I rid of them? I've tried replacing all the 'number_x' files with the blue colour but it displays the numbers shown below, any suggestions would be welcome:
If I made it any darker the other side not lit by the sun would look too dark. It's just how the Rail Simulator lighting system works. Anyway, the photo you supplied is not taken in the sun and is an unfair comparison.