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Nov 3 04 5:53 PM

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I'm slowly making the transition from Humbrol to Vallejo having resisted for years. I've never had any problem painting with Humbrol though miss the days when you could buy the Authentic range which included British Scarlet and Rifle Green etc.

I would have continued but Humbrol have now reformulated their range for airbrushing which has reduced the pigmentation significantly to the point that where one coat would do in the past two or even three are now required.

Incedentaly I found 104 Oxford blue highlighted with 109 WW1 French blue plus ultra highlight of 109 plus white to be a good combination.

I did a bit of research into acrylics and chose the Vallejo range for their ultra high pigmentation. When thinned to the correct consitency they flow beautifully and cover like nothing else I've experienced. I'm still getting used to the idea of not being able to blend the colour on the figure but all told I think I prefer them to enamels not least 'cos they dry so fast and I'm slowly learning a new palette.

There are conversion chart for Humbrol to Vallejo but take them with a pinch of salt – I've not found them to be that accurate and am basing my blues on dark Prussian 899 (I think) not the given equivalent of Humbrol 104 which in acrylics dries lighter than the enamel version.

I'd be interested to hear of any other favorite colour matches eg rifle green?