Rivet Counter

The following notes and charts were created by Gavin C. Stratford.

COLOR CHART - AIRFIX to HUMBROL

This chart details the closest color match in terms of standard HUMBROL colors for the AIRFIX color codes given in older AIRFIX kits. The information was taken from AIRFIX and HUMBROL's literature.

Airfix	Color	Finish	Humbrol	Airfix	Color	Finish	Humbrol

G1	Bright Red	Gloss	19	M6	Black	Matt	33
G2	Yellow	Gloss	69	M7	Flesh	Matt	61
G3	White	Gloss	22	M8	Beige Green	Matt	90
G4	Black	Gloss	21	M9	Khaki Drill	Matt	72
G5	Brunswick Green	Gloss	3	M10	White	Matt	34
G6	Mediterranean Blue	Gloss	14	M11	RAF Blue	Matt	96
G7	Sovereign Gold	Gloss	16	M12	Wine Red	Matt	73
G8	Silver Fox	Gloss	11	M13	Light Gray	Matt	64
G9	Service Brown	Gloss	10	M14	Linen	Matt	74
G10	Sea Blue	Gloss	47	M15	Lemon	Matt	99
G11	Crimson	Gloss	20	M16	Duck Egg Blue	Matt	23
G12	Copper Plate	Gloss	12	M17	Bronze Green	Matt	75
G13	Midnight Blue	Gloss	15	M18	Uniform Green	Matt	76
G14	Pale Gray	Gloss	40	M19	Scarlet	Matt	60
G15	Brass	Gloss	54	M20	Cockpit Green	Matt	78
G16	Gun Metal	Gloss	53	M21	Light Olive	Matt	86
G17	Orange	Gloss	18	M22	Blue Gray	Matt	79
G18	Tan	Gloss	9	M23	Khaki	Matt	26
GV1	Gloss Varnish	Gloss	35	M24	Concrete	Matt	95
M1	Brick Red	Matt	70	M25	Aircraft Blue	Matt	65
M2	Sea Gray	Matt	27	M26	Grass Green	Matt	80
M3	Dark Green	Matt	30	M27	Blue Matt	Matt	25
M4	Oak	Matt	71	MV1	Matt Varnish	Matt	49
M5	Ochre	Matt	83

COLOR CHART - GUNZE SANGYO to HUMBROL

This chart converts the Gunze Sangyo Aqueous Hobby Colors often found in Hasegawa and Fujimi Kits to more familiar Humbrol colors

Sources for the information were paint manufactures color charts, an excellent article in Scale Model International Sept 1991 article by Richard Parker and various articles by Paul Boyer in Fine Scale Modeler.

It should be noted that the Humbrol color chart which converts other manufacturers colors to it's own paint is, while being extremely useful, sometime inaccurate. Most errors seem to be typographical but modelers should check with the actual color before starting work.

Gunze	Color	Humbrol	Gunze	Color	Humbrol

H 1	Gloss white	22	H 70	RLM 02 gray	92
H 2	Gloss black	21	H 71	Middle stone	84
H 3	Gloss red	19	H 72	Dark earth	29
H 4	Gloss yellow	69	H 73	Dark green	30
H 5	Gloss blue	15	H 74	Sky	23
H 6	Gloss green	3	H 75	Dark sea gray	27
H 7	Gloss brown	10	H 76	Burnt iron	53
H 8	Silver	11	H 77	Tyre black	182
H 9	Gold	16	H 78	Olive drab	66
H 10	Copper	12	H 79	Sand yellow	96
H 11	Flat white	35	H 80	Khaki green	159
H 12	Flat black	33	H 81	Khaki	26
H 13	Flat red	60	H 82	Dark gray	156
H 14	Gloss orange	18	H 83	N/A	N/A
H 15	Gloss bright blue	14	H 84	Mahogany	10
H 16	Gloss light green	38	H 85	Sail color	71
H 17	Cocoa brown	113	H 86	Red madder	107
H 18	Steel	11	H 87	Metallic red	51
H 19	Pink	200	H 88	Metallic blue	53
H 20	Flat varnish	49	H 89	Metallic green	50
H 21	Off white	41	H 90	Clear red	1321
H 22	Dark gray	5	H 91	Clear yellow	1323
H 23	Gloss red	19	H 92	Clear orange	1322
H 24	Orange yellow	169	H 93	Clear blue	1320
H 25	Gloss blue	48	H 94	Clear green	1325
H 26	Light blue	109	H 95	N/A	N/A
H 27	Tan	7	H 96	N/A	N/A
H 28	Metallic black	201	H 97	Fluo. yellow	194
H 29	N/A	N/A	H 98	Fluo.orange	205
H 30	Gloss varnish	35	H 99	Fluo. pink	202
H 31	Beige green	90	H 100	Fluo. green	203
H 32	Dark gray	67	H 301	36081 dark gray	32
H 33	N/A	N/A	H 302	34092 dark green	149
H 34	Cream yellow	103	H 303	34102 dark green	117
H 35	Cobalt blue	198	H 304	34087 olive drab	155
H 36	Dark green	75	H 305	36118 dark gray	125
H 37	Wood brown	110	H 306	36270 mid gray	126
H 38	Metallic mid gray	53	H 307	36320 gray	128
H 39	Purple	68	H 308	36375 light gray	127
H 40	Flat base	N/A	H 309	34079 green	116
H 41	N/A	N/A	H 310	30219 tan	118
H 42	Intermediate blue	144	H 311	36622 gray	28
H 43	Wine red	20	H 312	34227 green	120
H 44	Flesh	61	H 313	33531 brown	121
H 45	Pale blue	47	H 314	35622 blue	122
H 46	Mid green	179	H 315	16440 light gray	183
H 47	Red brown	160	H 316	17875 gloss white	22
H 48	Field gray	111	H 317	36231 gray	140
H 49	N/A	N/A	H 318	33613 radome tan	148
H 50	Light green	38	H 320	Dark green	30
H 51	Light gull gray	183	H 325	36440 light gray	129
H 52	Olive drab	155	H 326	15044 blue	189
H 53	Neutral gray	128	H 327	11136 red	19
H 54	Navy blue	77	H 328	15050 blue	190
H 55	Dark blue	104	H 329	13538 yellow	188
H 56	Matt blue	25	H 330	RAF/dk green BS 641	163
H 57	Aircraft gray	140	H 331	RAF/dk seagrey BS 638	164
H 58	Interior green	151	H 332	RAF/lt a/cftgrey BS 627	166
H 59	J.N. green	172	H 333	RN/x/dk sea grey BS 640	27
H 60	J.A. green	75	H 334	RAF Barley grey	167
H 61	J.N. grey	64	H 335	RAF medium sea grey	165
H 62	J.A. grey	147	H 336	RAF Hemp	168
H 63	Metallic blue-green	N/A	H 337	35237 blue-grey	145
H 64	RLM 71 dark green	30	H 338	36495 grey	147
H 65	RLM 70 dark green	91	H 339	16081 engine grey	67
H 66	RLM 79 sand	62	H 340	34097 Marine green	105
H 67	RLM 65 light blue	65	H 343	37038 black	33
H 68	RLM 74 dark grey	27	H 344	Rust	113
H 69	RLM 75 mid grey	125	H 346	Desert sand	250

COLOUR CHART - REVELL to HUMBROL

This chart details the closest colour match in terms of standard HUMBROL colours for the REVELL colour codes commonly given in REVELL (Germany) kits. The information was taken from REVELL's and HUMBROL's literature. RAL denotes the German Federal Colour Standard match.

Revell No.	RAL	Colour	Finish	Closest Humbrol No.	Revell No.	RAL	Colour	Finish	Closest Humbrol No.

1	N/A	Clear	Gloss	35	87	7006	Earth brown	Matt	29
2	N/A	Clear	Matt	49	88	1011	Ochre brown	Matt	63
4	9010	White	Gloss	22	89	1019	Beige	Matt	72
5	9001	White	Matt	34	90	N/A	Silver	Metallic	11
6	9021	Tar black	Matt	N/A	91	N/A	Steel	Metallic	191
7	9005	Black	Gloss	21	92	N/A	Brass	Metallic	54
8	9011	Black	Matt	33	93	N/A	Copper	Metallic	12
9	7021	Anthracite	Matt	32	94	N/A	Gold	Metallic	16
12	1018	Yellow	Gloss	69/188/ 154/169	95	N/A	Bronze	Metallic	171
15	1017	Yellow	Matt	154	96	N/A	Red	Metallic	N/A
16	1024	Sandy yellow	Matt	93	97	N/A	Green	Metallic	50
25	2005	Luminous orange	Matt	192	98	N/A	Blue	Metallic	52
30	2004	Orange	Gloss	18	99	N/A	Aluminium	Metallic	53
31	3000	Fiery red	Gloss	19	301	9010	White	Silk	130
32	3004	Dark red	Gloss	20	302	9005	Black	Silk	85
33	N/A	Flame red	Gloss	N/A	310	1028	Yellow	Silk	194/204
34	N/A	Ferrari red	Gloss	N/A	314	1001	Beige	Silk	71
35	N/A	Flesh	Matt	61	330	3000	Fiery red	Silk	132
36	3002	Carmin red	Matt	N/A	331	3004	Purple red	Silk	73
37	3009	Reddish brown	Matt	N/A	332	3026	Luminous red	Silk	205/209
38	3005	Ruby red	Matt	107	350	5013	Dark blue	Silk	104/198
45	7003	Light olive	Matt	102	353	4007	Purple violet	Silk	107
46	7013	NATO olive	Matt	108/170/173	360	6025	Green	Silk	78/80/180
47	7005	Mouse grey	Matt	106	361	6003	Olive green	Silk	105
48	6028	Green	Matt	149	362	6013	Greyish green	Silk	168
50	5012	Light blue	Gloss	47	363	6020	Dark green	Silk	195/172
51	5002	Ocean blue	Gloss	48	364	6001	Leaf green	Silk	131/101
52	5005	Blue	Gloss	14	365	6000	Patina green	Silk	N/A
53	5013	Dark blue	Gloss	190	371	7035	Light grey	Silk	129/196/183 /166/28/147
54	5022	Night blue	Gloss	15	374	700	Grey	Silk	126/127/ 128/167
55	6027	Light blue	Matt	65	378	7012	Dark grey	Silk	124
56	5000	Blue	Matt	25	380	8000	Greenish brown	Silk	26
57	7000	Grey	Matt	87	381	8025	Brown	Silk	62
58	N/A	Light blue	Gloss	N/A	383	8015	Chestnut brown	Silk	160/177
60	6018	Yellowish green	Gloss	38	390	N/A	Pearl effect	Metallic	N/A
61	6029	Emerald green	Gloss	2	394	N/A	Arctic blue	Metallic	N/A
62	6005	Mossy green	Gloss	3	400	N/A	Violet	Metallic	N/A
65	6031	Bronze green	Matt	75	504	N/A	White	Transparent	N/A
66	7010	Olive green	Matt	66/75	507	N/A	Black	Transparent	N/A
67	7009	Greenish grey	Matt	91	512	N/A	Yellow	Transparent	N/A
69	7026	Granite grey	Matt	77	530	N/A	Orange	Transparent	N/A
70	7032	Light grey	Gloss	40	531	N/A	Red	Transparent	N/A
71	7011	Iron grey	Gloss	5	539	N/A	Pink	Transparent	N/A
75	7030	Light grey	Matt	64	552	N/A	Oxford blue	Transparent	N/A
77	7012	Basalt grey	Matt	79	553	N/A	Marine blue	Transparent	N/A
78	7024	Graphite grey	Matt	67	554	N/A	Purple	Transparent	N/A
79	7031	Greyish blue	Matt	27	561	N/A	Green	Transparent	N/A
80	8003	Brown	Silk	9	582	N/A	Sepia brown	Transparent	N/A
81	8017	Dark brown	Silk	10	583	N/A	Reddish brown	Transparent	N/A
83	N/A	Rust	Matt	113	712	N/A	Yellow	Clear	1323
84	8027	Leather brown	Matt	180	730	N/A	Orange	Clear	1322
85	8023	Brown	Matt	62	731	N/A	Red	Clear	1321
86	7008	Olive brown	Matt	83	752	N/A	Blue	Clear	1320

COLOUR CHART - TAMIYA to HUMBROL

This chart converts the Tamiya acrylic colours to more familiar Humbrol enamel colours.

Sources for the information were paint manufactures colour charts and the Tamiya catalogue.

It should be noted that the Humbrol colour chart which converts other manufacturers colours to it's own paint is, while being extremely useful, sometime inaccurate. Most errors seem to be typographical but modelers should check with the ac'

Key
* = coat with gloss varnish
+ = coat with matt varnish

Tamiya	Colour	Humbrol	Tamiya	Colour	Humbrol

X 1	Black	21	XF 9	Hull red	177
X 2	White	22	XF 10	Flat brown	98
X 3	Royal blue	15	XF 11	J.N. green	172 +
X 4	Blue	198 *	XF 12	J.N. grey	64
X 5	Green	3	XF 13	J.A. green	75
X 6	Orange	18	XF 14	J.A. grey	147
X 7	Red	19	XF 15	Flat flesh	61
X 8	Lemon yellow	69	XF 16	Flat aluminium	11 +
X 9	Brown	10	XF 17	Sea blue	134 +
X 10	Gun metal	53 *	XF 18	Medium blue	96
X 11	Chrome silver	11	XF 19	Sky grey	167 +
X 12	Gold leaf	16	XF 20	Medium grey	141
X 13	Metallic blue	52	XF 21	Sky	65
X 14	Sky blue	48	XF 22	RLM grey	111
X 15	Light green	38	XF 23	Light blue	173 +
X 16	Purple	68	XF 24	Dark grey	123 +
X 17	Pink	200	XF 25	Light sea blue	31
X 18	Semi-gloss black	21	XF 26	Deep green	88
X 19	Smoke	1324	XF 27	Black green	91
X 20	Enamel thinner		XF 49	Khaki	72
X 20A	Acrylic thinner		XF 50	Field blue	111
X 21	Flat base	49	XF 51	Khaki drab	108
X 22	Clear	35	XF 52	Flat earth	29
X 23	Clear blue	1320	XF 53	Neutral grey	128 +
X 24	Clear yellow	1323	XF 54	Dark sea grey	140
X 25	Clear green	1325	XF 55	Deck tan	110
X 26	Clear orange	1322	XF 56	Metallic grey	56
X 27	Clear red	1321	XF 57	Buff	168 +
X 28	Park green	80	XF 58	Olive green	30
XF 1	Flat black	35	XF 59	Desert yellow	93
XF 2	Flat white	34	XF 60	Dark yellow	83
XF 3	Flat yellow	99	XF 61	Dark green	161
XF 4	Yellow green	97	XF 62	Olive drab	66
XF 5	Flat green	105	XF 63	German grey	67
XF 6	Copper	12 +	XF 64	Red brown	160
XF 7	Flat red	153	XF 65	Field grey	116
XF 8	Flat blue	25	XF 66	Light grey	124 +

COLOUR CHART - TESTORS to HUMBROL

This chart converts the Testors acrylic colours found in Testors and Italeri kits to more familiar [1]Humbrol enamel colours.

Sources for the information were paint manufactures colour charts and the Italeri catalogue.

TESTOR COLOUR HUMBROL

Testor	Colour	Humbrol	Testor	Colour	Humbrol

1156	Thinner		1712	Field green	34097 105
1401	Aluminium plate (metalizer)	27001-6	1713	Medium red	178
1402	Magnesium (metalizer)		1716	Pale green	34227 120
1402	Stainless steel plate (metalizer)	27003-0	1717	Dark sea blue	15042 181
1404	Titanium (metalizer)	27002-3	1718	Flat sea blue	35042 181
1405	Gun metal (metalizer)	27004-7	1719	Insignia blue	35044 189
1406	Exhaust (metalizer)		1720	Intermediate blue	144
1415	Burnt metal (metalizer)	27004-7	1721	Medium grey	145
1428	Light ghost grey	36375 127	1723	Gunship grey	36118 125
1469	Sealer for metalizer		1729	Gloss gull grey	16440 129
1470	Dark ghost grey	36320 128	1730	Flat gull grey	36440 129
1479	Thinner for metalizer		1731	Aircraft grey	16473 64
1501	Cherry red	19	1734	Green zinc chromate	151
1502	Garnet pearl	20	1735	Wood	110
1503	Red	132	1736	Leather	62
1508	Light blue gloss	47	1737	Decal set	N/A
1510	Blue	25	1740	Dark gull grey	36231 140
1514	Yellow	69	1742	Dark tan	30219 118
1516	Skin tone	61	1744	Gold	16
1524	Green	101	1745	Insignia white	17875 22
1527	Orange	209	1747	Gloss black	17038 21
1533	Light brown	9	1749	Flat black	37038 33
1540	Brown	10	1764	European green	34092 149
1546	Silver	11	1768	Flat white	37875 34
1550	Flat red	60	1772	Blue angels blue	15050 190
1551	Copper	12	1775	Fluo. red	28915 19
1556	Thinner	N/A	1780	Steel	11
1560	Dullcote	49	1781	Aluminium	56
1561	Glosscote	35	1782	Bright brass	54
1562	Flight light blue	65	1785	Rust	113
1567	Flat tan	119	1789	Airbrush thinner
1569	Flat yellow	24	1790	Chrome silver	17178 11
1571	Flat green	80	1795	Gun metal	53
1583	Rubber	67	2701	Silver blue	N/A
1584	Chromate	N/A	2702	Metallic arctic blue	52
1590	Fire red	19	2703	Metallic dark blue	N/A
1591	Olive green	155	2709	Light ivory	41
1592	Black grey	67	2713	Metallic black	201
1593	Semigloss red	132	2714	Porsche metallic silver	11
1594	Semigloss blue	134	2715	French blue	14
1595	Semigloss orange	209	2716	British green	3
1596	Semigloss white	130	2717	Bright yellow	99
1597	Semigloss black	85	2718	Guards red	19
1701	Military brown	30117 186	2719	Italian red	178
1702	Field drab	30118 142	2720	Classic white	22
1705	Insignia red	153	2721	Classic black	21
1706	Sand	33531 121	2722	Gold metallic	16
1708	Insignia yellow	33538 154	2724	Signal red	174
1709	Radome tan	33631 148	2733	Amber	92
1710	Dark green	34079 116	2735	Black chrome trim	85
1711	Olive drab	34087 155	2737	Grey primer	128

This site was created by David Cotgreave January 2000