paint conversion helpers...

[AlanG]

Just to let everyone know that ipmsstockholm have change their directory address from .org to .se

So the new website is now www.ipmsstockholm.se

[ChrisP]

https://www.modelshade.com/paint-conversion-chart

Works ok for me

[BarryW]

I have just remembered this and have posted another thread on the theme as I have found an excellent phone app called Model Paints. It’s the best I have found. See the other thread, I won’t repeat it here

[Airborne01]

Does anybody here do what I do - get a general idea, research a while, then decide 'that looks right ...' and go for it!?

[Tim Marlow]

Yep, me! These applications have a place if you are unsure of your colour eye though. They let you use your preferred paint type when following the researched scheme on the kit instructions.

[dalej2014]

Old Airfix to Humbrol table here: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airf...=22775#p280287

Using that in addition to ModelShade to find RLM code equivalents for a 1976 kit!

[scottie3158]

My go to app which is free to download is Hobby color converter. It also has a handy scale conversion part.

[adt70hk]

My go to app which is free to download is Hobby color converter. It also has a handy scale conversion part.

Likewise Scottie!

[Steve-the-Duck]

Not sure if this should go in the Conversion thread, but there are queries about Mr Color stuff separate here.

So, I just picked this up from the guys at Albion Alloys today. They're now the distributors for all the Mr Hobby stuff in the UK, so they've compiled a handy compare / conversion chart, and the best thing about it is, this is an ACTUAL colour match using paint from the pots and tins, applied to a surface and then compared to the closest equivalent

[Andy T]

That could be useful to some. Any idea if they've done conversions for other brands?

Would love to see one for the mr color lacquers too.

[Steve-the-Duck]

That could be useful to some. Any idea if they've done conversions for other brands?

Would love to see one for the mr color lacquers too.

As yet, that's as far as they've got. He said he managed to do like five colours at a time, to do the matches. Basically, because they're the distributors to the trade, he chose the most widely used paint range. Can't say at all if he'll do other ranges as it's kind of a time consuming process!

[Andy T]

I can well imagine, not an easy task at all!

[Guest]

AFAIK the colours with the same names and numbers in Mr. Color as in Mr. Aqueous are also the same colour, aren’t they? So they would really only need to compare the ones with different names and/or numbers, which should save a lot of work.

[pjgtech]

Great thread thanx!
I was just perusing my paint collection, mainly Humbrol, Tamiya, Revell Aqueous, Mr Hobby and Vallejo Model Colour, and wondering how to compare the various shades from one supplier with another.
Did a quick Google and found - https://www.modelshade.com/paint-conversion-chart/ which seems to cove most of the bases?
I thought I'd post it on here as it might be useful to others.....
Then did a quick search on here and up pops this thread, and the above link has already been mentioned, Lol.
Should have just searched here first!
But handy to know there are websites and apps to compare paints, so cheers.....

[PaulTRose]

Thats one i use a lot but its not perfect but then i dont think any of them are 100%