[WWI] Humbrol paint Substitute

[pezo8481 at bellsouth.net]

Ray B,

     Yes, I know the formula for HUMBROL paints has been changed over the years.  All the 
differences of HUMBROL paint that you have pointed out I have also experienced.  I suspect that 
is the problems Michael McMurtrey is talking about.

Buz
> 
> From: Ray B <fokkereiv at gmail.com>
> Date: 2007/07/02 Mon AM 09:46:16 EST
> To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
> Subject: Re: [WWI] Humbrol paint Substitute
> 
> 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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