AJRSS Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Good morning, This may well be a simple question to answer, but I have only recently returned to the hobby, after a gap of 20 plus years, and I am completely out of touch with 'paint codes' etc. Added to that, I cannot find a straightforward answer to the following on the Internet! I am sure that I used to use a Humrol matt paint, which was roughly the equivalent of BR bauxite. Do any of you know what the current 'paint code' is? Obviously I have looked at their on-line wall chart, but I don't fully trust my computer's monitor to display the colours correctly. Thank you in advance. Regards, Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Good morning, This may well be a simple question to answer, but I have only recently returned to the hobby, after a gap of 20 plus years, and I am completely out of touch with 'paint codes' etc. Added to that, I cannot find a straightforward answer to the following on the Internet! I am sure that I used to use a Humrol matt paint, which was roughly the equivalent of BR bauxite. Do any of you know what the current 'paint code' is? Obviously I have looked at their on-line wall chart, but I don't fully trust my computer's monitor to display the colours correctly. Thank you in advance. Regards, Andrew Hi Andrew, I think you'll find that Humbrol number 133 is the old BR Bauxite, it's certainly closer than many (IMHO) and as it's now satin it takes the waterslide transfers well. I usually brush paint this colour, apply the transfers then spray a thin varish, matt or satin depending on how much weathering I plan on doing, weather with 'Carrs' powders then again a mist of varnish to fix the powders. Hope that helps, Dave Franks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJRSS Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Dave, Thank you for the reply - most helpful. Cheers, Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted August 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2012 At the risk of causing mass shock and horror, I've found that some aerosol red oxide primers will work as bauxite, particularly if you are then going to weather the wagon afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Having done some 150+ Parkside kits I can only endorse what Tim mentions here, as every wagon will be slightly different! And of course much easier on the pocket too.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Thanks for that! just to be a pain, anyone got similar equivalents for LNER bauxite! GWR goods grey (I live in the USA where we are 'not allowed' to order UK paints in case thee are terrorists lurking in the model shops...)...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmantel Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thanks for that! just to be a pain, anyone got similar equivalents for LNER bauxite! GWR goods grey (I live in the USA where we are 'not allowed' to order UK paints in case thee are terrorists lurking in the model shops...)...? Here's the Humbrol conversion chart which details conversion tables on page 2. http://www.humbrol.com/_assets/files/Humbrol-Wall-Chart.pdf The only company listed as offering a comparative to HU133 is Vallejo - not sure if they're available stateside. Hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thanks for that! just to be a pain, anyone got similar equivalents for LNER bauxite! GWR goods grey (I live in the USA where we are 'not allowed' to order UK paints in case thee are terrorists lurking in the model shops...)...? Ha! Problem solved; a company called '2ktechnologies' on eBay will ship Railmatch acrylics to us here in the USA. The shipping takes about 3-4 days, so it's pretty quick too. Just FYI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Wellyboots Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2014 Here's the Humbrol conversion chart which details conversion tables on page 2. http://www.humbrol.com/_assets/files/Humbrol-Wall-Chart.pdf The only company listed as offering a comparative to HU133 is Vallejo - not sure if they're available stateside. Hope this helps. Unfortunately the Humbrol chart isn't very helpful as the Vallejo equivalent it states, 522, is in fact stain varnish! Vallejo's own chart for the Model Color range is much more helpful, it shows Humbrol 133 as Vallejo 940 + 522, as the Model Color paints are matt you need to add satin varnish to make the equivalent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Creative Models have an extensive paint equivalence database for Humbrol. They claim HUM133 (Satin Brown) is equivalent to Vallejo 982 (Cavalry Brown) + 522 (Satin Varnish). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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