Stock Code 64 LIGHT GREY 14ml
Humbrol
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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.
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 Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXStock Code A02081 A02081. This aircraft was flown by the RAF's highest scoring ace with 38 combat victories in Western Europe in WWII - Wing Commander J.E. "Jonny" Johnson DSO DFC. This aircraft could fly at a top speed of 408 mph.
|  Hawker Tempest V 1:72Stock Code A02094 A02094. After a brief period operating over France in the week after D-Day, the Tempest Wing was withdrawn to deal with the V-1 Flying Bomb. The Tempest was judged to have the best chance of catching this new weapon, capable of matching its speed at low level. Between June and August 1944, Tempest pilots claimed 800 of the 1,771 V-1s shot down by the RAF, 638 of them by the Newchurch Wing alone
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 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.
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 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.
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 Short SunderlandStock Code A06001 A06001. The Short Sunderland was one of the finest flying-boats ever built and it served with the Royal Air Force Coastal Command for 21 years.
|  Short Stirling BI/IIStock Code A07002 A07002. The Stirling was the first of the RAF's four engined bombers to go into service during the Second World War. Its function was that of bomber, mine-layer, supply dropping, transport and glider tug. It could absorb a terrific amount of damage and was used consistently by Bomber Command well into 1944.
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 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.
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FMA IA 58A Pucara 1:72Stock Code A03068 A03068. In the 1982 War, apart from Port Stanley airport, Pucarás were also operated from two small grass improvised airfields at Goose Green and Pebble Island. They were used in the reconnaissance role and shot down a Royal Marines Scout on May 28, the only confirmed Argentine air-to-air victory of the war.
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|  Cessna Bird Dog 1:72Stock Code A01058 A01058. From 1962 the US army used the O-1 (Observation) Bird Dog during the Vietnam War for artillery observation., with the US Airforce using the type for reconnaissance and forward air control Many were flown by South Vietnamese crews
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 LWB Landrover (Hard Top) & Trailer 1:76Stock Code A02324 A02324. The hard top long-wheel based Landrover is commonly used by signals units having a 24 volt AC electrical system, and carries most types of radio.
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 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.
|  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.
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 Bismarck or TirpitzStock Code A08205 A08205. These two sister ships were perhaps the most famous German battleships of WWII and were a constant menace to the Royal Navy. Bismarck was sunk after a famous sea chase in 1941, Tirpitz was destroyed by an RAF Lancaster in 1944.
|  HMS FearlessStock Code A03205 A03205. Launched in December 1963 this was the first Assault ship of the Royal Navy. Designed to act as a Headquarters during an amphibious assault she can carry up to a maximum of 700 troops along with tanks and other heavy equipment, as well as having a helipad landing deck. Used to great effect in the Falklands War in 1982.
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 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 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.
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 HMS Manxman & SuffolkStock Code A04214 A04214. Two of the Royal Navy's three-funnelled warships of WWII. One a fast Minelayer and the other a Heavy Cruiser. HMS Suffolk took part in the famous hunting down of the Bismarck in May 1941.
|  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.
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