Marketed by Hannants, Xtracolor enamels are unique with their invariably glossy finish suitable for decals.
Manufactured by Testors, these paints are especially well known in the US. Tamiya manufactures a very succesful range of fine acrylic model paints. Revell has enamel (Email) and corresponding acrylic (Aqua) colors Revell Germany painting guides refer invariably to their own brand of model colors. Italeri has designed their own brand of acrylic model colorsīest known by railroaders, Polly S has a solid range of quality acrylics. No longer available, the Humbrol Authentic line was designed to represent authentic historic military colours. Throughout Europe, Humbrol is still synonymous with ”model paint”. Humbrol vs Lifecolor, Vallejo Model color, Ammo-Mig, AK Acrylics Humbrol vs Tamiya, Xtracolor, Polly S, Revell, Gunze Sangyo, Model Master Heller paints have been long-discontinued, but references can still be found in Heller kits from the 1960s-70s. Mr Color is the solvent (laquer) based range which overlap Mr Hobby to a large extent, but the numbers may differ. Gunze Sangyo Aqueous colours (Mr Hobby) are still some of the finest acrylic airbrush paints. The now defunct Aeromaster company produced the Warbird Acrylic Colours line of authentic aircraft colour shades.Īirfix model paints are old news, but these numbers can still be found in Airfix kits up to the late 1970s.ĪK Real Colors vs Mr Hobby/Color, Tamiya, Vallejo, Hataka, Humbrol Model Master and Lifecolor Which type of paint should you use? Model Colours by Paint ManufacturerĬolour tables and conversion matches for model paints divided by manufacturer.Īn enamel equivalent of Aeromaster’s Warbird Acrylic Colours How accurate are these colour references? Is there an absolute reference? General help, notation convention, sources. This section contains general information about these charts and helpful hints about using them. It can be accessed through the link below.įor clarity, the helpful information about using the charts has been included in both parts. It also contains the general information, helpful hints, the description of FS 595 standard and it’s use in modelling. The previously published Part One focuses on authentic military colours organized by country and time period. This part two of Urban’s Colour Reference Charts deals with model paints and colour conversion between different paint manufacturers. Since then they have been hosted at the IPMS Stockholm’s site. The charts have been excessively updated since, with new contents, more user-friendly format and on-screen colour samples, these charts are an one-of-a-kind, indispensable piece of colour reference for modellers.
#Mr hobby color chart update
In 1998, Urban gave us his kind permission to revise and update the charts. The material was then published on the web as part of the newsgroup’s FAQ. Urban Fredriksson’s Color Reference Charts were first published on the web as early as 1991 – on newsgroup. Originally by Urban Fredriksson & Martin Waligorski
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