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Equivalent paints
Posted by Yimkin on Saturday, July 18, 2009 6:39 PM
Hi all,

Building a Hobbyboss Rafale C at the moment. I'm in the uk, and my only easy access is to Humbrol paints.

Could anyone help regarding equivalent shades? Alternatively if you could point me towards a web resource please do so! I'm a distinct novice, so please excuse ignorance...

I need the following:

H8 Silver
H12 Flat black
H317 Dark gull grey
H304 Olive drab
H316 White Insignia
H80 Khaki Green
H77 Tire Black
H76 Burnt Iron (it's a 1/48 so this is important for the engine cans!
H307 Dark Compass Ghost Grey
H315 Light gull

All help welcomed!

Chris
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  • From: sparks, nevada
Posted by Bioya on Saturday, July 18, 2009 7:21 PM
Try this wesite:    http://www.paint4models.com/
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  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Saturday, July 18, 2009 7:37 PM

The numbers you've quoted are Gunze Sangyo Aqueous Hobby Color paint codes. You can find a list here which provides Humbrol equivalents for most, if not all of the codes quoted: http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_gunze.htm

 

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Posted by Yimkin on Sunday, July 19, 2009 6:41 AM
Fantastic! Thanks guys....
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    July 2009
Posted by tomcat4evr on Sunday, July 19, 2009 2:50 PM

try vallejo paints website they got lots of cross reference for ur paints

 

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    December 2006
  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Sunday, July 19, 2009 3:43 PM

Is there a reason that you don't want to use the Gunze Aqueous paint?   IMHO I think that it is some of the best paint out there.  Sure, mixing it can be a bit of a hassle, and mixing it means that you have to buy 2 bottles instead of 1, but if mixed correctly the colors are spot on.

Plus, the paint is very tough.  Just the other day I painted some piece with Gunze Sangyo paint.  I put masking tape over is and sheared the tape off.  In other words I pulled it of sideways...not directly away from the piece.  That didn't affect the underlying paint at all.  If that were Model Master Acryl the paint would have come right off.

I highly recommend using Gunze Sangyo.

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Posted by Yimkin on Sunday, July 19, 2009 5:16 PM
Hi, yes I would, it's just that I live in a remote part of the UK (they do exist!) and other than the net, the only paint I can get hold of easily is Humbrol...
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  • From: Central CA
Posted by Division 6 on Sunday, July 19, 2009 6:54 PM
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