Paint and Paint-matching References

[Cat_baloo]

Here are mine. Mostly.

I had this spark of an idea after an extended trawl through HInts & Tips sections, where I've yet to find a one-stop shop for paint clues or paint charts. Of all major brands.

Over the years I've accumulated individual colour shemes and colour references for certain of my favourite, and future, kit builds. Over time, picking up this and that site for the bookmarks, I've gained a far broader understanding of paint qualities, useability and painting skill.

Topic discussions have also been invaluable.

Oddly, though, I am still very attached to my catalogue of colour sheets for Humbrol, Gunze-S and Modelmaster!

 

Maybe most of you will have these somewhere in your bookmarks. What I intend is more of a help to those newer to the hobby, or unsure where to turn for a particular colour/brand/accuracy issue. So I hope this proves some assistance.

 

What are your favourite references? would you be interested in adding them?

Any saved forum topics on colour accuracy would also be a major help.

 

FS colour palette:

http://www.colorserver.net/showpalette.asp?group=6

 

BS British colours:

http://www.ratomodeling.com/articles/RAF_skies/

 

The Ultimate Paint Conversion chart:

http://www.paint4models.com/index.html

 

Scale Model database:

http://scalemodeldb.com/paint

 

Codys Coop (discussion on paint formulae):

http://codyscoop.com/ht-paint.html

 

IPMS Stckholm - Urban's colour reference:

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/colorcharts_2.asp

 

IPMS NY (Burk) on Tamiya:

http://www.ipmsnymburk.com/tamiya%20mixing/MixTamiya.pdf

 

RLM colours:

http://www.rlm.at/cont/archiv01_e.htm

 

RLM charts (Peter's Planes):

http://www.petersplanes.com/links.htm

 

RNZAF reference:

http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/

 

Discussion on Scale Effect - IPMS USA:

http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?/topic/5349-painting-scale-effect/

 

There you have it. Probably a drop in the ocean as far as modelling resource goes.

 

Regards

 

Ross

Edited April 4, 2011 by Cat_baloo

[LSP_Kevin]

Good resource list Ross. Thanks for posting it!

 

Kev

[Expat Tomcat]

There was also recently a paint chart published in FSM that looked to be useful. I am not at home and don't have access to which issue it was in, but I can look later this evening.

[joe]

I've used a couple of these before which were really good.

 

Thanks for the links as I'm sure I'll check the rest out...

[Cat_baloo]

Found this, on Tamiya and Humbrol mixes for RLM:

 

http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=2898

 

Regards

 

Ross

[Cat_baloo]

YZC Separate link.

 

This was posted separately on e-mail, but part of the Colorservr link in the above list.

In case the thought of sifting through lotsa stuff doesn't appeal to some builders. Yeah, I know, call me Mr. Thoughtful.

Due to the occasional, ongoing questions I see on fora I shall presume it a point of interest enough to warrant its own spot.

 

http://www.colorserver.net/history/history-zinc-chromate.htm

[robtmelvin]

Since I like to live dangerously, my preferred paint, to the exclusion of all others unless I just can't get what I need in their line, is White Ensign's Colourcoats range of enamels. The both airbrush and bush paint well and from my experience just can't be beat. They also have color ranges specific to most of our areas of interests, from U.S.N and U.S.A.A.F. to I.J.N., R.A.F. and Luftwaffe. From the research I've done, which admittedly has not been exhaustive, their colors are pretty well spot on for accuracy.

 

IMHO,

 

Bob

[Cat_baloo]

I'd love to try W.E.M. stuff, Bob, but they don't ship Downunder. Been hearing great things about it but it's out of reach!

 

Ross