
Stock Code 27 SEA GREY 14ml
Humbrol
£1.60Delivery time: 1-3 working days |
A solvent-based, fast dry paint developed for use on plastic model kits but which can also be used on other substrates. Matt, Satin, Gloss, Metallic, Metalcote and Clear finishes are available.
Substrate
A wide range of surfaces including most plastics, wood, glass, ceramics, metal, cardboard, sealed plaster, sealedhardboard and more (always check on a small test area to check suitability).
Application
Brush straight from the tin or Airbrush with a suitable thinner such as Humbrol Enamel Thinners. Two thin coats are preferable to one thick coat. The usual thinning ratio is 2 parts paint to one part thinner. Note that Metalcote colours are designed to be polished when fully dry.
Drying Time
Matt & Satin: 20-40 minutes touch dry and upto 24 hours for hard dry. Drying times will vary according to ambient temperature and humidity. Recoat: 6 hours minimum (preferably over night).
Coverage
A 14ml tinlet covers approx 0.3m2 depending on thickness of application.
How to CleanBrushes:
Use Enamel Thinners. Airbrush: flush through using Humbrol Enamel Thinners. Product is perminant once dry.
Dornier Do17 E/F 1:72Stock Code A04014 A04014. Referred to as the “Flying Pencils” the Dornier Do 17 E and F variants were used extensively during the Spanish Civil War and the German sweep across Western Europe at the beginning of WWII, including operations during the Battle of Britain. Later they were used in great numbers as reconnaissance aircraft.
| Martin B26 MarauderStock Code A04015 A04015. The Marauder was one of the sleekest and fastest medium bombers in service with the USAAF during WWII.
| ||||
PBY 5A CatalinaStock Code A05007 A05007. The superb amphibious "Cat" entered service in 1939 and was immediately successful in its various roles. The type from 209 squadron spotted the Bismarck during the famous action and 196 U-Boats were destroyed during WWII. The US Navy flew "Black Cats" to harass Japanese naval vessels at night.
| Horsa Glider 1:72Stock Code A05036 A05036. The Horsa was the primary glider used in the paratrooper landings at both D-Day in June 1944 and Arnhem in September 1944. The Horsa was made up of thirty separate parts primarily made out of wood. This allowed production to be subcontracted out, with some parts being made by furniture manufacturers! In all, over 3,700 were built. The Horsa I was designed to carry 25 soldiers while the Horsa II had a hinged nose and carried vehicles and guns.
| ||||
Focke Wulf TA-154/FW190A-6 MISTEL 1:72Stock Code A05040 A05040. The Mistel project involved packing a war-weary bomber airframe with explosives and guiding it to its target by a fighter aircraft mounted above it on a set of struts. After releasing the bomber, the fighter would return to base. This version was planned on paper, never actually flew, but shows one of the different options the Luftwaffe were considering as the Allies closed in during the latter months of the war.
| Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 1:72Stock Code A08005 A08005. Operating from bases in England, Italy and North Africa, the B-17 participated in the around-the-clock bombing of the enemy occupied Europe; British bombing by night and the Americans by day. The B-17s carried out their missions from high altitude with a remarkable degree of precision, thanks to the Norden bombsight.
| ||||
Spitfire MkIa 1:24Stock Code A12001 A12001. The immortal Spitfire was the most famous fighter of the Second World War and one of the greatest war planes of all time. When the Battle of Britain began in the summer of 1940 there were nineteen squadrons of Spitfires in action. The two Spitfires for which markings are provided are typical of those flown at the begining of the hostilities. The first "Bogus", belonged to 602 Squadron originally based at Drem in Scotland, and which with 603 Squadron shot down the first enemy aircraft over Britain in October 1939. The second "Kiwi", was flown by Flt. Deere D.F.C. of 54 Squadron based at Hornchurch, Essex during the Battle of Britain. This fabulous model will show the cockpit, the Merlin engine, gun ports and other great detail.
| Messerschmitt BF109EStock Code A12002 A12002. The Me BF109e was the Luftwaffe's main fighter during the Battle of Britain when it was pitted against the new fighters of the RAF.
| ||||
Spitfire MK VbStock Code A12005 A12005. The MkVb was produced in greater numbers than any other of the Spitfire Marks and served in all theatres of war during World War II. Spitfires V's entered service with UK based fighter squadrons early in 1941 and provided escorts to daylight bombers as well as undertaking low-level fighter sweeps accross occupied Europe. From 1942 the Mk.V's began widespread service overseas, with Malta's defences being bolstered by three squadrons, while many more went to the Middle East for the build up of the Desert Air Force in the North African campaigns. Later the type was supplied to the Soviet Union, Portugal and Turkey.
| Focke Wulf 190AStock Code A16001 A16001. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, often called Butcher-bird, was a single seat, single engine fighter aircraft and one of the best fighters of its generation. Production ran from 1941 to the end of hostilities.
| ||||
Junkers Ju87B Stuka 1:24Stock Code A18002 A18002. The Stuka was the most famous of all planes used by the Germans as a sturzkamfflugzeug (dive bomber). It is instantly recognisable with its inverted gull-wings, and fixed-undercarriage. The Ju 87 was ugly, sturdy, accurate, but very vulnerable to enemy fighters. Its accuracy was high when in a full dive that was up to 80 degrees. Once the bomb was released it used an automatic pull-up system to ensure that the plane pulled out of the dive even if the pilot blacked out from the high G forces.
| BAe Red Arrows HawkStock Code A02005 A02005. A brand new tool for the famous Red Arrows Aerobatic Display Team's Hawk. This features the new 2008 scheme the team currently fly in.
| ||||
BAE Hawk 120/128 1:72Stock Code A03073 A03073. The Hawk 128 is the new Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) for the RAF and Royal Navy. The Mk.128 includes modern LCD displays instead of conventional instrumentation, and allows preparation for flying modern fighter aircraft, particularly the all "glass" Typhoon. The Hawk Mk.132 trainer is being produced for the Indian Air Force, the first being delivered in 2007
| Boeing Apache Longbow 1:72Stock Code A03077 A03077. The Hughes Apache entered service with the US Army bringing with it advanced technology to the concept of airbourne battlefield support.
| ||||
Scorpion Scout TankStock Code A01320 A01320. The Scorpion was first all-aluninium armoured vehicle in the world. Lightness, manoevrability and speed are hallmarks of these light reconnaissance vehicles.
| Opel Blitz & Pak 40Stock Code A02315 A02315. The Opel Blitz was one of the most widely used vehicles in the German Army. The Pak 40 or Panzerjagerkonone 40 entered service in late 1941 to combat heavily armoured Russian Tanks.
| ||||
Yak 9DStock Code A01034 A01034. The Yak-9D from 1944 was an extended range version of the succesful type operational over Stalingrad in late 1942, being able to escort heavy bombers.
| Focke Wulf 190D 1:72Stock Code A01064 A01064. The Focke Wulf 190 was one of the outstanding fighter aircraft of World War two with over 20,000 being manufactured. The Fw190 D were nicknamed the "long-nosed Dora" because of the lengthened nose that was an improvement from the A series.
| ||||
Messerschmitt Bf109 G 1:72Stock Code A01072 A01072. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 was a German WWII fighter, the BF 109 G series where built with the Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. The G-6 series was the most produced of the BF109 version and had heavy armour than the previous models.
| Landrover 1 Tonne FC Ambulance 1:76Stock Code A02333 A02333. In service between 1972 and 1978 the 1 tonne Ambulance could carry a medic and either 4 stretcher cases or 8 sitting patients, in addition to the driver and a further passenger.
| ||||
Vosper Motor Torpedo Boat 1:72Stock Code A05280 A05280. The smallest and fastest of the operational Royal Navy craft during the Second World War. This type had four 18in torpedo tubes on its flushed deck. Other duties included minelaying, and the delivery and collection of agents and commandos to and from the enemy coastline.
| RAF Rescue Launch 1:72Stock Code A05281 A05281. Initially based arounf the south-eastern coast of Britain, known as "Hellfire Corner". The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service motto was "The sea shall not have them". The type 2 was seen as the ultimate machine at the time, and many aircrews owed their lives to the ability of the launch and its crews to be able to detect and rescue them with speed and efficiency.
| ||||
German E Boat 1:72Stock Code A10280 A10280. The German E-Boat was a high speed torpedo boat used by the German Navy during World War II. Not only were these boatsfast, but heavily armed, very seaworhty and far in advance of the British Royal Naval coastal forces.
| RNLI Severn Class LifeboatStock Code A07280 A07280. Introduced to the RNLI in 1995, the all-weather Severn Class Lifeboat is the largest in their fleet. It has a range of 250 Nautical miles and a top speed of 25 knots. It also carries a powered Y boat that can be launch. The decal schemes will allow you to do any of the currently active RNLI Severn Class Lifeboats in the UK. 60 pence from the sale of this kit will be paid in support of the RNLI.
| ||||
Bismarck 1:600Stock Code A04204 A04204. The most powerful battleship in the world in 1941 when she sailed to raid Allied shipping in the North Atlantic with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. After being spotted by the Royal Navy she was shadowed and then engaged. In this engagement the Bismarck sank HMS Hood. She was then damaged by at least one torpedo from attacking Swordfish, slowing her down. She was eventually sunk by torpedoes fired from Royal Naval ships with the loss of almost 1,900 crew.
| Scharnhorst or GneisenauStock Code A08204 A08204. Sharnhorst and Gneisenau where two famous 'Gneisenau Class Battlecruisers' of the German Kriegsmarine, they were known to their enemy as the 'ugly sisters'. Gneisenau was famous for the 'Channel Dash' in 1942 where she was critically damaged while her sister ship Sharnhorst fought in the Battle of North Cape in 1943 where she was eventually sunk.
| ||||
HMS Montgomery 1:400Stock Code A03251 A03251. Formerly known as USS Wickes she was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1940. With 7th Escort Group, she escorted numerous convoys, rescueing survivors from the tanker Scottish Standard
| HMS Victorious 1:600Stock Code A04201 A04201. H.M.S. Victorious saw action in every theatre during WWII. From launching the aircraft that found the Bismarck, through to supporting the North African campaigns, working with the U.S. Navy in the Far East and famously taking a major part in the destruction of the Tirpitz.
| ||||
HMS HoodStock Code A04202 A04202. The Largest of the British battlecruisers, HMS Hood was sunk early in the Second World War by the German Battleship Bismarck.
| HMS Belfast - ClassicStock Code A04212 A04212. One of the Town Class Batch 3 cruisers, the Belfast saw action at the Battle of the North Cape in World War II, as well as protecting the Artic convoys and taking a major role during the D-Day landings. After being refitted and seeing action in other conflicts including the Korean War, she is now preserved and anchored in the River Thames near Tower Bridge in London.
| ||||
WWII Naval DestroyersStock Code A05204 A05204. This is a set of four famous Destroyers of the second World War which served with Royal Navy and German Kriegsmarine.
| Falklands Warship SetStock Code A05205 A05205. This kit contains three classes of warship used by the Royal Navy in the South Atlantic conflict. Decals are also provided for other ships in each class.
| ||||
HMS King George VStock Code A08203 A08203. This famous British Battleship fought against all three axis powers in WWII and assisted in the invasion of Sicily in 1943.
|
