Gordon W Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Hi, I am returning to the land of model building and I have a number of airfix 1/72 scale models from WW1. I plan to start with the Albatros DV 1917 and the plans are very basic. I’m wanting to do the paint job as per the colour instructions which give a code such as M19/60 or M13/27. Is this an either / or option or a mix of two colours. If its a mix what are the ratio’s? I’m using humbrol enamel paints and will be using an Iwata airbrush to do the job. Can anyone help me work out the colour system on the plan. Thanks for any help :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 In the case of M19/50M means matt19 is the number for Airfix Signal Red60 is Humbrol Matt Scarlet13 is Airfix Light Grey27 is Humbrol Sea Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 As Ratch says, with the note that Airfix branded paints were discontinued maybe 40 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 One should always consider that each manufacturer recommends their own brand of paint, whether it is accurate or just the closest they make. Accurate paint colours are a subject all on their own. WW1 isn't my usual sphere of interest, but IIRC colours were not necessarily 100% adhered to. The best advice I was given was - if it looks good to you, it's good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Good luck. I am giving up on this forum.byeRodWhy, is there a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Good luck. I am giving up on this forum.byeRodWhy, is there a problem?I'm guessing that Rod doesn't think that you and I gave very good advice. I mean, even though everything we said was accurate, since we didn't say "mix 4 Humbrol shades in these proportions"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 if so, that is disappointing. I've seen builds with obviously wrong colours, but never call them out. We all see things differently and if the builder is happy that's all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Rod - ask 100 modellers how to do something and you'll get 200 answers. There is no right way and no wrong way. It's whatever works for you. I may prefer one paint, you might another, whoever asked will choose what they like best. Unless you are building for a commission (in which case you must please the customer) its down to the individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Rod, it's cool. I personally don't know much about actual WW1 colours, but do know a bit more about modelling paint codes. Hence I was confining my comment to what the information in the kit destructions actually meant, and not what shades were used on the original airframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Germany: https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/urbans-color-reference-charts-part-i/urbans-colour-reference-charts-germany/Britain: https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/urbans-color-reference-charts-part-i/urbans-colour-reference-charts-germany/France: https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/urbans-color-reference-charts-part-i/urbans-colour-reference-charts-france/ US: https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/urbans-color-reference-charts-part-i/urbans-colour-reference-charts-united-states/Apologies for not hot linking, my text editor doesn't facilitate it, so you'll have to copy and paste. Lots of Humbrol references, but also a lot of mixes. A number followed by * indicates the paint proportion in drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Well, Gordon quoted Airfix and Humbrol reference numbers as being in the kit. That told me that it must be a 1970s or 80s boxing from the period after Humbrol bought Airfix, but before they discontinued the Airfix paint range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard-353643 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Just came across this thread and the information links are the sort of thing I have been looking for to do some WWI aircraft.I have also dug out my modelling kit from the loft recently and found a box with Airfix squarish glass bottles along with Revell tinlet paints. Some of the Airfix ones still look alright after a stir. I've tried to 'rejuvenate' a dried up bottle with thinner and that seems to work as well. Turned out it was just a dried crust on top of the paint after giving it a strong poke with a long matchstick.I like the advice about if it looks good to you then it's alright. Just for a wheeze I'm thinking of getting a challenge box of 15no Sopwith Camels and doing them in colour schemes I would have wanted had I been there. Totally non-regulation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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