Nick_Burman Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Could anyone point me to a Crimson Lake paint or something similar from the big model paint makers (Tamiya, Vallejo, etc...)? I'm looking for something preferably water-based. Cheers Nicholas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) If you can find it, Badger DM&IR Maroon is a dead ringer for Crimson Lake. It is acrylic. https://tinyurl.com/5n827phk John Edited May 6, 2022 by brossard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Burman Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 28 minutes ago, brossard said: If you can find it, Badger DM&IR Maroon is a dead ringer for Crimson Lake. It is acrylic. https://tinyurl.com/5n827phk John Thanks, I'll keep it mind. However I live in Italy an need something a bit closer... Cheers Nicholas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumblestripe Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Hi I find this paint conversion site quite useful. Modelshade Paint Conversion Chart This is looking at equivalents of Humbrol 20 which is a pretty good match for Crimson Lake I would be surprised if you can't find a decent match in the Vallejo range! With all these red colours they are quite translucent so you need to try different undercoats/primers to get the right effect. Try a sample over white, grey and red oxide to see the difference. I believe that red oxide would be the best option. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ianLMS Posted June 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) I think Humbrol 20 acrylic is a very close match to LMS crimson Lake. I sprayed a kit built bus using it over halfords red primer. First time using acrylic through my airbrush for full painting. Also attached is a photo of a kit built loco sprayed using Phoenix Precision enamel LMS Crimson as a comparison. Again, sprayed over red primer. Lighting makes a difference to how it appears. I find using grey primer turns the shade more purple. Humbrol make a specific crimson lake acylic paint but i havent tried it. AB2403 Crimson Lake Humbrol (Acrylic) AB2403 Crimson Lake Ian Edited June 28, 2022 by ianLMS 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Humbrol RC403 Crimson Lake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Alas, as I found out recently, Humbrol no longer has acrylic Rail Colours in its range........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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