Adrian-352009 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I've noticed the Gen 2 Dropper Bottles are listed in the new Airfix catalogue and some of the online modelling stores have been listing for sale some of the new colours for quite awhile now but on the Humbrol website itself absolutely nothing. Just the original 70 odd Gen 1 paints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian-352009 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Also looking at the new catalogue it seems like Humbrol are phasing out Enamel paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeBro Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Maybe someone is interested in this, I checked Humbrol Official Shade Chart you can download from their site and compared it with Airfix Catalogue from 2021.And discontinued list looks like that:23 Duck Egg Blue - Matt35 Acrylic Varnish - Gloss36 Pastel Green - Matt37 Bright Green - Matt42 Pastel Violet - Matt44 Pastel Blue - Matt49 Acrylic Varnish - Matt55 Bronze - Metallic57 Pink - Matt58 Magenta - Matt67 Tank Grey - Matt - there's a bug, it exist on shades page chart68 Purple - Gloss71 Oak - Matt - but my enamel tin says it's satin72 Khaki Drill - Matt75 Bronze Green - Matt79 Blue Grey - Matt81 Pale Yellow - Matt82 Orange Lining - Matt - same bug like with 6783 Ochre - Matt87 Steel Grey - Matt88 Deck Green - Matt89 Middle Blue - Matt90 Beige Green - Matt91 Black Green - Matt96 RAF Blue - Matt100 Red Brown - Matt102 Army Green - Matt104 Oxford Blue - Matt105 Marine Green - Matt106 Ocean Grey - Matt109 WWI Blue - Matt116 US Dark Green - Matt117 US Light Green - Matt118 US Tan - Matt119 Light Earth - Matt120 Light Green - Matt123 Extra Dark Sea Grey - Satin125 US Dark Grey - Matt126 US Medium Grey - Matt128 US Compass Grey - Matt129 US Gull Grey - Matt132 Red - Satin133 Brown - Satin135 Acrylic Varnish - Satin135 Enamel Varnish - Satin140 Gull Grey - Matt145 Medium Grey - Matt147 Light Grey - Matt - third time this bug again148 Radome Tan - Matt149 Dark Green - Matt150 Forest Green - Matt156 Dark Camouflage Grey - Satin157 Azure Blue - Matt159 Khaki Drab - Matt163 Dark Green - Satin164 Dark Sea Grey - Matt165 Medium Sea Grey - Matt165 Medium Sea Grey - Satin166 Light Aircraft Grey - Matt167 Barley/Camouflage Grey - Matt168 Hemp/Camouflage Beige - Matt171 Antique Bronze = Matt173 Track - Matt196 Light Grey - Satin208 Fluorescent Signal Green - Gloss209 Fluorescent Fire Orange - GlossAnd rest colours from 224 to 253It mean's those are colours avalible now only in Acrylic version.Look like a lot of enamels are gone forever, (in my case 2 colours from 40 I have)But in the past people use floppy disk, then compact disc and now pendrives, so maybe enamels will die in the near future too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Maybe someone is interested in this, Would someone interested in the availability of enamel paints look in a thread titled Gen 2 Acrylic Dropper Bottles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian-352009 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 Maybe someone is interested in this, I checked Humbrol Official Shade Chart you can download from their site and compared it with Airfix Catalogue from 2021.Hi. Nice bit of research there. Might be worth copy and pasting that and starting a new discussion. Something like "Discontinued Humbrol Enamels". As the moderator said it will probably be lost under this discussion and shame to see all that hard work go unnoticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I'm not convinced that Humbrol are dropping enamels entirely, although with the way the regulations are nowadays I can see why they're 'encouraging' consumers toward acrylic. In recent years they seem to have made an attempt to either rationalise the range, or release enamel (and acrylic) paints in cycles. I would think that with the problem of anti-skinning agent in enamel the shelf life is a lot shorter. We probably have to accept that the days of rolling up to our favourite emporium and seeing a Humbrol rack brimming with paint pots across the entire range are over. I left it behind some time ago because quite honestly there are better products available these days.If you're worried about not being able to buy enamel paints, at the moment Hannant's are listing about four pages worth of Humbrol colours and their own Xtracolour enamels are even more extensive. Revell are still doing Email Color and if you go to specialist suppliers you can get Sovereign Paint Colourcoats enamel and Phoenix Precision Paints enamel. Although the latter is aimed primarily at railway modellers they also do a range of military colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 You have me worried that they might be hardened when I get round to using them. Food for thought. Mr Color Replenishing Agent, does what is says on the bottle. Add a drop to hardened pigment, leave it overnight and the pigment will be gloop the next day. Thin with thinners as required. I've used this stuff to recover pigment that's set like concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Paul, is that for acrylics or enamels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Paul, is that for acrylics or enamels? Seems to work for both, at least lacquer acrylic. You'd probably end up with a gummy mess if you tried it with aqueous acrylic after thinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Also where would I get it from, can’t find it on Hannants and they are my go to for modelling materials. Availability is a bit of a pain, Gunze products have limited distribution in the UK, but you can buy with confidence from Model Display Products: https://www.modeldisplayproducts.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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