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Humbrol Conversion Charts


Recently, there has been a lot of talk about "what Humbrol paint is what <insert your favourite> paint". Well, to assist you work these things out, I have put below Humbrol's own charts. If you try some and you think that they are wrong, please tell me, and I shall flag it here. Also, if you have any suggestions to fill out the blanks, we'd love to hear them.

Mike

Humbrol 

Testor

Tamiya

Federal Standard

R.A.L.

British Standard

Revell

Gunze Sangyo

2

1524

61 

26 * 

3

X5

62

6

5

22 *

9

80

10

1540

X9

81

7

11

X11 \ XF16*

90

8

12

1551

XF 6 *

93

10

14

52

15 *

15

1511

X3

5

16

1744

X12

94

9

18

1527

X6

2004

30

14 *

19

1503

X7

3000

31

3 / 23*

20

1501

3004

32

43 *

21

1747

X1 / X18

17038

7

2

22

1745

X2

17875

9010

4

1 / 316

24

1569

25

XF8

56

26

86

81 *

27

7031

68* / 75*

28

1733

36622

311 *

29

XF52

BS450

87

72 *

30

XF26 / XF58

73* / 320*

31

XF25

32

301 *

33

1749

XF1

37038

9011

BS642

8

12 / 74* / 343

34

1768

XF2

37875

5

11

35

X22

1

30

38

X15

16* / 50

41

2709

47

1508

45 *

48

X14

51

20* / 25*

49

2

50

97

89

51

1502

96

87

52

2702

X13

98

88

53

X10 *

76

54

1582

55

95

56

1781

XF56

99

60

36 / 330*

13

61

XF15

44 *

62

1736

382 *

63

1706 / 1735

88

65

55

66

XF62

66

78 *

67

XF63

78

32 *

68

X16

39 *

69

1514

X8

BS0/002

12

4

71

BS3042

314

72

XF49

 73

13 *

75

XF13

79

7012

77 / 378*

80

360 *

82

85

83

XF60

84

71 *

85

27038

9005

9 / 302

87

57

88

48

90

31 *

91

XF27

93

XF59

79 *

94

16

27 *

96

XF18

98

XF10

99

XF3

101

364 *

102

45

104

BS105

105

 1712

XF5

34097

361 *

340 *

106

47

109

BS175

111

XF22

112

XF60

71 *

113

344

114

79

116

1710

XF65

34079

67

309 *

117

1713

34102

6003

303 *

118

1742

30219

119

310 *

120

1716

34227

312 *

121

33531

313 *

123

XF24 *

BS640

125

1723

305

126

1725

26270

306

127

1728

308

128

1741

XF53 *

26320

374

53* / 307

129

1730

26440

325

130

27875

9010

301

140

1740

XF54

36231

317

144

 1720

35164

42 *

145

1721

7000

337 *

147

1732

338 *

148

1709

33613

35

318 *

149

1764

34092

302 *

150

1714

34127

153

XF7

31136

327 *

154

1708

33538

15

155

1711

34087

52 / 304*

160

XF64

163

BS641

330

164

BS638

331

165

BS637

335

166

BS627

332

167

XF19 *

4800/18B21

57 / 334

186

1701

30117

381 *

37 *

187

1704

30277

191

1707

17178

91

195

6020

363

196

7035

371

200

X17

19 *

201

2713

28 *

209

3026

98

* - Matches the Humbrol colour with the relevant Humbrol varnish

# / # - Several colours match the Humbrol number