[WWI] Humbrol paint Substitute

[Ray B]

Over the years Humbrol changed there formulation to keep in line with 
safety issues, also once the paint manufacture was moved to china the 
formulation was distinctly different. Grainier, dries out faster and 
just doesnt work as well as it did. Maybe this is what they are talking 
about?

pezo8481 at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Michael McMurtrey (I give full name because there are too many Michaels on the list),
>
>      Thank you for the "heads up" about HUMBROL.  However, I am not familiar with any problems 
> with HUMBROL paints other than their on again/off again demise.  I am a "Die Hard" HUMBROL 
> paint fan so the HUMBRELLA paint intrigues me.  By the way the link that you provided in your 
> posting does not work.
>
> Buz
>   
>> From: Michael McMurtrey <skyking918 at verizon.net>
>> Date: 2007/06/29 Fri PM 01:03:46 EST
>> To: wwi at wwi-models.org
>> Subject: [WWI] Humbrol paint Substitute
>>
>> For those of you who are users of Humbrol paint but who have become 
>> disenchanted with them of late, I recently stumbled across a new line 
>> of paints from the UK: Humbrella. These are sold by Phoenix Precision 
>> of the UK, whose web site (http://www.phoenix-paints.co.uk/index.asp) 
>> states:
>>
>> Humbrella
>> Following the problems with Humbrol, we have started to introduce a low 
>> cost range of colours that duplicate the Humbrol range. Not all of the 
>> range is yet available. Humbrella colours use Humbrol numbers with a 5 
>> in front. ie number 3 Brunswick Green becomes 53 in the Humbrella 
>> range.
>>
>> They also have their own range of military and British rail colo(u)rs, 
>> but AFAIK, no one imports them into the US.
>>
>> Perhaps one of our British members has experience with this brand and 
>> can comment?
>>
>>
>> Michael McMurtrey
>> IPMS-USA #1746
>> Carrollton, Texas
>>
>>     
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