Beating this dead horse again - what's the holdup on the Revell paints?

[Richard Bartrop]

And we have had Humbrol paints for the longest time when the Americans couldn't get them, though lately, those have been harder to get.

[BeakDoc]

Just got an email from Hobbylinc.com announcing the arrival of Revell paints.

[Deuces ll]

Anyone have a color chart that you can post on here???....

[Exotics_Builder]

47 minutes ago, Deuces ll said:

Anyone have a color chart that you can post on here???....

Here:
TES_Revell_Paint_Match_Guide1

And here for the color chart
Revell GmbH

 

[TransAmMike]

Now for someone to try this stuff. I'll be waiting ?

[Deuces ll]

1 hour ago, Exotics_Builder said:

Here:
TES_Revell_Paint_Match_Guide1

And here for the color chart
Revell GmbH

 

Thank you sir!... ??

I should have known to look on the Revell site...??

[Monty]

16 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Now for someone to try this stuff. I'll be waiting ?

I don't have pics, but while searching for US-based businesses selling the enamels I came across a number of European military builder sites, and they consider Revell enamels to be high quality paints.  

The Stevens Int'l video shows the acrylic being brushed on, and they seem to excellent coverage without having to resort to multiple coats. From what I've seen, the spray paints are limited in # of colors, and IIRC they're priced slightly higher than Tamiya sprays.  

[doorsovdoon]

Revell paints aren't all that, mind. They've been available in the UK since forever, you're not really missing out on anything. I prefer Humbrol paints, though they too aren't as good as they used to be, at least some of the lighter colours anyway. I find Revell paints are very streaky and watery.

[GeeBee]

I use both Humbrol and Revell enamel paints, i haven't used their water based acrylics, so I can't comment on those, although Revell haven't the range that Humbrol have, but they do have some different colours, they airbrush really nice, either thinned with lacquer thinners or their Color mix, although their metallic colours don't work well with lacquer thinners,  Humbrol are true enamels where Revell's are a synthetic enamel, I haven't found a better gloss black than Revell's thinned with lacquer thinners. 

[Spottedlaurel]

I prefer Revell to Humbrol enamels for brush painting nowadays. Humbrol seems to have changed over the years and I can't use it for some of the things I used to.

Revell #9 is great for plastic/rubber trim that isn't quite black, I get through several tins of that a year.

[stitchdup]

I bought a joblot of the humbrol acrylics a while back, and they are poor quality. They seem to have some grit in them and dont cover very well by brush or spray.  I ended up going back to the enamels as at least they are usable. I like the revell acrylics though, they cover well but I've only used the ones you get in the gift sets. Not tried the revell enamels yet

[GeeBee]

One line of paints Revell did back in the 1990's were their Car Metallics, luckily I still have a few tinlets left, I'm still wondering why they stopped making them,or were they only available in Germany?? I picked them up when I was working over there.

Edited February 20, 2021 by GeeBee

[doorsovdoon]

I can't comment on how good Revell paints would be in an airbrush but I'd imagine they would be ideal for that by how thin they are. I will say though, some of the Humbrol paints are a bit gritty especially the No11 metallic silver.